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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1969
Page
4
Americans spend billions on quack devices and cures amid public health progress. Experts say hope for quick fixes fuels belief in gadgets using vibration color waves and electrical charges. Education and consulting reputable physicians remain the best defense against unsafe schemes.
The House Committee on Un American Activities is renamed to the Committee on Internal Security amid debate over motive and past actions. Rep Richard Ichord defends it as clarifying a vague mandate while opponents fear credibility loss. The test will be in its new duties. Immanuel appears as a biblical citation in the passage.
Joseph Alsop recounts the death of Frantz Fanon in 1961 at NIH Washington after CIA intervention. The piece notes Fanon, a Martinique psychiatrist and author of The Wretched of the Earth, died at 36 following leukemia while in CIA care. Dr. David Haywood recalls Fanon’s illness and discussions about Africa.
Dave notes a quiet birthday and the unwritten rule to avoid publicizing age. He argues aging should sharpen the mind, value history as background, and keep life unfinished. He reflects on youth, change, protests, and past wars, urging constructive criticism and growth.
Congress faces a long standing practice of fund raising dinners for campaigns. Democrats plan a May 12 event at 500 per plate and Republicans a April 2 dinner at 1000 per plate with lobbyists buying many tickets.
The piece recalls George Washington as a British subject born 1732 who became a founding American figure. It cites his lineage, landholdings, views on liberty and minority rights, and notes on slavery. It also references his ties to Benjamin Franklin and a Coolidge quip about the Washington Monument.
The Journal published daily by News-Journal Inc lists subscription costs. Weekday copies 10 cents, Sunday 20 cents. weekly by carrier 70 cents. mail in trading area 21 dollars yearly. outside area 30 dollars. outside USA 38 dollars. All subscriptions payable in advance. Founded in 1857.
Engedi lies on the western shore of the Dead Sea where David hid from Saul in caves. The record notes that United States aid to Brazil totaled $450 million in 1967. It mentions Japan housing 33 active volcanoes and states Herbert Hoover was the first U S president born in Iowa.
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