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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1964
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates including weekdays 6 cents per copy, Sunday 15 cents, in city and suburban carrier 50 cents per week, and mail options: $12 per year in trading area, $20 outside trading area, and $35 outside U.S.A. Subscriptions payable in advance. Published daily by Journal Inc. since 1857.
A Pennsylvanian contrast emerges as Gov. William Scranton resists a presidential bid while Harold Stassen rages to run. Stassen, once a political hothead, shows renewed ambition amid Dewey defeats and prior losses. The piece also notes a malfunctioning hot line to Moscow, blamed on lightning and sabotage fears, urging continued diplomacy to avert nuclear war. It ends with a sharp critique of John Birch Society attacks on Kennedy and the unthinkable reach of hate rhetoric.
Fulton Lewis Jr reports GOP strategists worry Goldwater’s TV debate stance undercuts the fall campaign. Goldwater told Jack Paar debates are dangerous for a president, while Democrats eye using his remarks to challenge platform honesty and future Republican candidates. The piece notes Johnson’s rumored avoidance of debates and the potential political fallout.
A collection of terse statements covers human discomfort after fasting, West Virginia’s Civil War origin, early Persian wind mills for corn, life expectancy by gender in India and Ceylon, Jericho as the oldest city, pedigreed dogs, venom channels in snake fangs, and hydraulic presses in the Eiffel Tower foundations.
President Johnson faces foreign crises from Viet Nam to Cuba and argues that spontaneous public criticism is his strongest asset in negotiating with other governments. He warned against alarmists and critics who oppose constructive aims, noting that dissent in Congress reflects public sentiment and can shape future policy.
A Washington reminiscence blends a page’s pay and dormitory debate with a tour through Capitol Hill life. The narrator recalls Ymelda’s objections to page independence, cites Edith Green’s dorm plan, and notes page duties, ages, and pay. The piece then shifts to critique of U S policy on Cuba and Castro, Johnson’s handling, and calls for a firmer Monroe Doctrine stance to avert further crises and potential war.
A column recalls Ardmore Drive neighbors who gathered for coffee and watched June Helmers join a stage cast in Austin. Betty Jean Pearson Murphy and her parents, Col. and Mrs. Ralph E. Pearson, attended a play and spotted June on the program. The note closes with a cake and steak dinner fundraiser at Lemon Monroe High School to support the Lemon Monroe Band uniforms.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Kathryn Crosby denies Broadway interest while Bing refuses late shows. Kennedy health improves after six specialists and Cary Grant travels to London to visit his mother. Elia Kazan Quintero clash at Lincoln Center stirs intrigue as Marco’s Millions cast questions arise. Harold Nicholas seeks US work but owes ex wife Dorothy Dandridge support. Castro moves troops in Cuba. Holden shifts to personal appearances for Bridge on the River Kwai.
A newspaper piece questions whether Jericho is the world’s oldest city and reports a test finding the average snail travels 23 inches per hour, remarking the pace seems slow for a snail.
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