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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1962
Page
4
The Middletown Journal announces subscription rates for various delivery methods. Per copy weekday and Sunday 15 cents, in-city carrier 50 cents weekly, mail rates range 10 dollars yearly in the trading area and 20 dollars yearly outside, 35 dollars yearly outside the USA. Subscriptions payable in advance. Published daily by News-Journal Inc. Founded in 1857.
The piece argues U S forces in South Vietnam have surpassed adviser roles and now number about 4,000 with helicopters shuttling troops to jungle posts. It questions policy, calls for public clarity on goals and risks, and notes partisan reactions while referencing past Air Force findings on flying saucers.
Former Maj. Gen Edwin A Walker whose John Birch links and anti communism stance propelled his bid for Texas governor faces dwindling Democratic support. Observers note lack of party backing, GOP misgivings, and withdrawal of a New York rally invite. Congress figures forecast a May 5 primary defeat. Eleanor Roosevelt’s Khrushchev remark adds a note on U S Soviet relations.
A Denver eye doctor, Dr Morris Kaplan, told colleagues that watching TV does not hurt children's vision. He argues the best eye care is to use eyes actively, noting reading also exercises vision and mind.
A Hopkins physician decries the American Medical Association in Louis Lasagna’s forthcoming The Doctors Dilemmas. The volume lauds AMA’s role in elevating medical standards yet critiques its political clout and industry ties, with Lasagna arguing the AMA shapes policy and education, sometimes opposing public health advances.
The piece reflects on historic firsts from Lindbergh to Glenn and the Atlantic cable, contrasting public euphoria with the slow pace of political promises. It notes Khrushchev's space offers, U N cooperation proposals, and the pattern of Soviet commitments not always kept, hinting at future breakthroughs and trust in promises.
George Dixon recalls a Washington party amid Clint Holmes era gossip. Senator Clarence D Martin Jr and Charlotte Jackson host as Warren Magnuson and Henry Jackson attend. Helen Hardin Jackson recounts bicycle romance with Senator Jackson, including a no hands ride and courtship memories in Clovis.
Estrellita notes tomorrow can be glamorous in friendships and love while advising caution in business. For those born today, focus on advancing status in the next six months with a springboard to achievement by year end, with March through May strong for career and romance.
The paper notes St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Middletown on March 17 with a stag banquet at $50 a ticket described as a grand affair. The event is non secular and features Irish pride, with extra chatter about other unspecified happenings and old-time celebrations. A separate clipping mentions a Loyal League of Yiddish Sons of Erin charter banquet on March 17 at Moskowitz and Luvowitz kosher restaurant with wholesale ticket access.
Eyebrow Pencil Eddie Fisher travels to Lisbon to meet Milton Blackstone amid Liz Taylor illness. Rome reports note Walter Wanzer amid Cleopatra disputes. Floyd Patterson checks into clinic with books. Jacqueline Kennedy eyed for charity emceeing. Judy Holiday and Gerry Mulligan craft Happy Birthday. Migrating figures include Birrell capture, Fraziers’ family woes, John Wayne quips, Buddy Rich finances, and Meyner potential ASE leadership.
Factographs note Andrew Jackson was nominated by the first national party convention held in the United States. The piece also lists Grand Banks Newfoundland as the world’s largest offshore fishing grounds and cites a $4 convention expenditure per person per event. It mentions most uranium and other metals are imported and that silk thread for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation robe came from Lullingstone Castle in Kent, England.
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