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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1966
Page
6
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices including 10c weekday and 15c Sunday single copies, 60c weekly via routes, and annual mail rates of 15.00 within trading areas and 24.00 outside, with 38.00 outside USA. It notes delivery in city and suburban areas and publication since 1857.
The Catholic Church trims the Index and abolishes the Section for Censure of Books. The Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith will hear authors before listing works. The change preserves the Index but expands hearing procedures and broadens freedom to read. Barry Goldwater criticizes government debt during a booming economy.
The piece notes Southern shifts as senators like Herman Talmadge praise inclusive appeals amid rising Black voter registration. It highlights Alabama Democrats dropping White Supremacy on the ballot and Arkansas Governor Faubus shifting stance with L. C. Bates advising him on Negroes, signaling adaptive political strategies across the region.
FBI officials dispute Rudolph Abel's boasts that he flushed a radio message and destroyed film and cipher materials during his June 1957 arrest. The case centers on a hollow nickel containing microfilm and a missing typewriter link, leading to Abel's 1957 conviction and later exchange for Francis Gary Powers.
In response to Senate hearings on Vietnam, the article argues the President must act on current information with his cabinet and military advice. Critics risk aiding the enemy by questioning strategy, while Congress can support a vote of confidence by reaffirming the 1964 joint resolution backing necessary armed force. The piece defends U.S. foreign policy and the aim of a universal alliance against aggression.
Washington gossip centers on Lynda Bird Johnson dating actor George Hamilton and dressing more fashionably. Friends say she slimmed to 120 pounds, buys couture gowns, and attends events from New York to New Orleans while remaining linked to other suitors and plans for a new White House-era marriage.
An FBI official says Soviet propaganda will fabricate stories to damage the agency. He notes the Communist press has lately publicized alleged exposed Red spies as Soviet heroes in various countries.
The column reflects on a poem Gossip and announces the Saint David's Society of Cincinnati centennial celebration at the Netherland Hotel on Tuesday. It mentions Frank Dobrozsi the Hungarian postmaster of Middletown and includes Welsh and Irish cultural notes with Welsh church leader Rev Ewyn Hughes and Welsh singers from Pontardowe and Dewi Sant.
Fred Friendly resigned CBS news chief after interference during live Viet Nam policy hearings. The dispute frames censorship and balance questions with claims of Johnson administration influence, Gavin Kennan enclave theory, and calls for broader live coverage of House proceedings. General Lane and Professors Rowe and Possony are cited on balance and policy.
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