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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1965
Page
4
The Middletown Journal in Ohio lists subscription terms with per week and Sunday rates for in town and carrier areas, an annual option, and a mail trading area price. The notice notes U.S. and outside U.S.A. yearly rates and requires advance payment for all subscriptions.
The Air Force Academy concludes an investigation into a cheating scandal with 105 cadets resigning for cheating or taking part in theft and sale of test papers. Many others knew but did not report, violating the honor code. The incident involves about four percent of the student body.
President Johnson framed space exploration as a learning adventure beyond landing men on the moon. Public imagination is stirred by conquest ideas, but the real payoff lies in expanding knowledge of the universe as satellites study the sun. The second solar observatory satellite was launched to scrutinize the sun, underscoring the program’s methodical work behind future human spaceflight.
The Republican Party advances toward wider appeal with Elmer L. Anderson elected chairman of the Republican Citizens Committees and former President Eisenhower continuing as honorary chairman. Milton Eisenhower remains head of the Critical Issues Council, signaling a shift toward a stronger two party system.
Fulton Lewis Jr reports Lt. Col. Ivanov in Red Star blasts Senator Thomas Dodd as a falsehood purveyor after Dodd released a detailed study of the Soviet economy. The piece notes Soviet defects in machinery, electronics, and consumer goods, and argues East West trade hinges on Western limits on Soviet subversion and adherence to postwar accords.
The article argues the Cold War heats as Red China and the Soviet Union align against the United States. It notes North Vietnam attacks on U S installations, American casualties, and U S retaliation while Soviet aid to Hanoi expands. It discusses President Johnson’s cautious approach and the need to strengthen Western alliance to deter further Southeast Asian conflict.
James Marlow argues the United States faces its gravest embarrassment since World War I as South Vietnam spirals toward collapse amid North Vietnamese raids and internal Vietnamese quarrels. He recalls prior Cold War setbacks from 1948 to 1962 and warns of broader regional risks if U S forces disengage.
A Columbia professor criticizes tall glass skyscrapers with sealed windows and air conditioning, calling them environmental monsters while noting the distance view resembles fairy tale towers. The piece contrasts awe for high climbers with the discomfort of everyday tasks like changing a ceiling light.
Dave Regan speaks on American calm and resolve as the nation edges toward potential war in Vietnam. He argues against appeasement, emphasizes containment of communism, and asserts Americans will not yield to aggression, preferring to confront challenges abroad rather than surrender.
The piece notes uncertainty over threats from China and the Soviet Union but stresses U.S. resolve to stay in South Vietnam if needed. It asserts Americans’ loyalty despite internal divisions and declares readiness to oppose any attempt to drive the U.S. from the region.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Danny Thomas exploring film production and possible Broadway musical, Pearl Bailey’s April Americana appearance may be at risk due to heart strain, several top celebrities facing divorce. Anne Francis comments on matrimony, Channing’s earnings near half a million, Peter O’Toole lookalike sightings, Jonah Jones moves to Decca, and Judy Garland returns to New York living on Manhattan’s East Side.
Factographs note the Eastern hemlock is not poisonous to humans or animals unlike Old World hemlock. It also reports 2,200 thunderstorms globally at any moment and that the first direct Moon hit was by the Soviet Lunik II.
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