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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1963
Page
4
The Middletown Journal in Ohio lists subscription rates including 6 cents per weekday, 15 cents Sundays, 50 cents weekly by carrier, 12 dollars yearly by mail in trading area, 20 dollars outside trading area, and 35 dollars outside the U.S. All mail subscriptions payable in advance. Published daily by News-Journal Inc. Founded 1857.
The piece notes that the European Common Market poses a U S economic challenge, citing Secretary Freeman on discriminatory poultry fees and U S firms adjusting plant plans in France and Britain due to market access prospects. It stresses the need for flexibility in adapting to evolving conditions and ends with a lighter note about Franklin D Roosevelt Jr. having a chauffeur despite a suspended license.
Report highlights rising concerns over detergent foam in water supplies and sewage. Foam from certain detergents clogs plants, drifts into populated areas, and may threaten drinking water. Some detergents are degradable and cause less foam. calls rise for regulation or voluntary industry action. Powell opens school aid hearings, then leaves town.
The French ambassador Herve Alphand avoided sitting with U Thant at a dinner to escape being photographed together amid De Gaulle's cool stance toward the UN. Diplomats see the act as petty yet illustrate how trivial protocol clashes with the world’s need for peacekeeping finance and cooperation.
A historical sketch traces Saint Valentine from a Roman priest facing execution to the medieval origin of love letters. It notes Claudius I’s execution order, the February 14th feast, and the 1477 John Paston correspondence as the first recorded Valentine notes, finishing with a modern wink at marriage.
A 1960 May photograph shows Ernest Hemingway in Havana with Fidel Castro. The piece probes Hemingway’s Cuba years, his disillusionment with Castro, and questions whether Castro’s failures foreshadowed Hemingway’s own death by gunshot in 1961.
The piece argues for a policy of actions short of war to counter Soviet armament in Cuba. It endorses a quarantine on shipping, diplomatic withdrawals, halting Soviet trade, and rallying regional allies to deter aggression without nuclear conflict, stressing national safety and public demand for decisive measures.
Factographs note the average bald eagle egg size increases with latitude. Estimates of Rembrandt’s painted works range widely from 48 to 998 pieces.
A Cincinnati opinion argues police deter and solve crimes but cannot prevent theft or murder. Readers are urged to enhance safety by home security steps such as lighting locking doors and using safety boxes, while noting police can reduce crime through prevention and arrest.
A Washington anecdotal piece describes a White House lobby as a haunted set with ten doors constantly opening and closing. Figures like McGeorge Bundy, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Tish Baldridge, Dean Rusk, Walt Rostow, and Myer Feldman appear through doors in a surreal fashion, prompting a comical editorial on security and staff chaos.
Headlines report four burglaries at the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police headquarters over four months. Commentary from locals riffs on danger, with playful mockery of slogans about global tensions and controversial quotes surfacing in the same era.
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