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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1965
Page
4
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An influential commentator urges returning to talks as Secretary General U Thant calls for a conference among powers to resolve Indochina tensions. The piece warns that rejecting dialogue risks a broader war and stresses avoiding sudden force without exploring peace options.
Atlantic City rest home resident David Avayou, who claimed to invent the ice cream cone at the 1904 St Louis Exposition, has died at age 87. The piece recounts his three week experiment with flour and eggs and grilling on charcoal to create the cone that helped popularize portable ice cream.
A reader recounts transforming a “tradition of failure” through faith and a men’s group and the quote So faith hope love these three. The tale shows practicing hopeful thinking, generosity, and social connection can free someone from failure thoughts. Ernest Hemingway’s line about never yielding is cited to illustrate enduring hope.
A man at the next desk plans to take his new sweetheart, a female reporter, to an International Printing Week exhibit. A college football star reportedly admired a shoe-shine box forged to resemble a football. Babies as young as two show worry, per a scientific study, linked to the word school. A Midwesterner faces counterfeit money charges over a smirk said to resemble Alexander Hamilton on a ten-dollar bill. The incident was no laughing matter.
A quirky alert from Middletown readers mocks Griggsville and a purple martin spring omen. The column riffs on birds and insects, laments mischief, and shares local humor about ducks, milking, and a child’s future.
Micietown High School principal H H Lawrence urges parents not to buy their 16 year old sons a car next fall. He says cars add distraction and risk for freshmen adjusting to high school life and new independence.
The essay contrasts blunt unvarnished talk with double talk in politics. It notes Adlai Stevenson’s candor, recalls Tom Girdler and labor leaders, and praises a return to simple, direct statements on Russia at the United Nations. It argues political rhetoric drifted toward compromise and cautions against evasive language.
A 65 year old retiree writes a playful affectionate missive to his spouse urging recognition of 40 years of devotion. He humorously requests simple retiree comforts a private hideaway a peaceful routine and time to adjust while praising her care and shared life.
Dororthy Kilgallen notes London photographers pursue Leslie Caron and Warren Beatty on the Promise Her Anything set amid high security. Rock Hudson considers Penny Fuller for Barefoot in the Park while Danny Thomas eyes Sit On A Horse with Dick Van Dyke.
Factographs note oceans hold about 4.5 million cubic miles of salt and outline efforts to develop large scale economical methods to extract seawater for drinking and human use. The text adds a biographical note on Andrew Jackson, who had no formal schooling, learned to read and count while apprenticing as a tailor, and was later taught to write by his wife.
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