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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1962
Page
4
The Middletown Journal details subscription rates for the paper in Middletown Ohio The notice lists per copy weekday and Sunday prices By carrier in city and suburban areas 50c per week By mail in trading area six days 10 per year By mail outside trading area seven days 20 per year Outside USA 35 per year All mail subscriptions payable in advance Published Every Day By News Journal Inc Founded 1857 Psalm 8 4 appears.
The piece honors Scott and Amundsen's polar efforts, then centers on the first U.S. manned orbit by John Glenn. It argues space flight proves humans can endure and return safely, contrasts open versus closed societies, and expresses optimism about future cosmic travel and progress in Vietnam.
In Michigan a 33 to 22 vote by the Republican State Central Committee denounced the John Birch Society and its allies. A woman Birch Speaker claimed Eisenhower was a Communist, a claim linked to Robert Welch. The margin suggests significant but not universal GOP resistance to extremism.
The House Ways and Means Committee seeks to curb abuse of entertainment deductions while protecting legitimate expenses. A new plan would allow up to 100 percent writeoffs only if expenditures are directly related to business, with similar conditions for club dues and luxury facilities. The approach aims to balance reasonable business entertainment with limits on perks.
Fulton Lewis Jr reports Republicans expand near-miss margins in solid Democratic areas. In Michigan sixth district Democrat Rob Waldron nearly beat Harold Ryan by 764 votes amid questions of irregularities. New York sixth district saw Benjamin Rosenthal win by 1% over rival Galvin amid GOP concerns and calls for a recount. Other races show GOP gains: Texas thirteenth, Louisiana fourth, Texas twentieth, Arizona, and Pennsylvania seats with notable vote percentage increases for Republicans.
George E Sokolsky examines the Kennedy brothers Bert Kennedy and Robert Kennedy traveling with the presidential aura. He questions if they trade on a famous relative and whether Bobby Kennedy should lead the Justice Department abroad while his brother is president. He contrasts past cases and defends or criticizes the President's choice to use a brother as an informal envoy.
The Stars Say Feb 27 indicates an excellent day for advancing worthwhile goals and long-range planning. Business dealings should go smoothly with notable help from associates, and a productive period is expected. For those with a birthday tomorrow, finances look strong though mid April brings unexpected expenses and the rest of 1962 has ups and downs.
A fragment collection notes varied claims and trivia. It cites Joan Roebling as a designer of wire rope and a connector to the Brooklyn Bridge, mentions radium value decay, ancient attitudes toward the deaf, ocean age views, turquoises sourcing, early French government bureaus, William Otis and the steam shovel, alcoholism impact on productivity, and Big Ben’s bell strike.
Paul Harvey argues that societies repeatedly crave a king to solve their problems but misuse leaders. He warns that choosing a strong figure shifts responsibility, leads to disillusionment, and validates moral failure across eras from Biblical times to modern politics, ending with a critique of Darwin.
A lighthearted column notes Brutus the London police dog regaining his sense of smell after surgery and jokes about giving him a new nose. It also pokes fun at a seven foot tail kangaroo appearing tiny at birth and a shift from mops to vacuum cleaners on ships for deck cleaning.
Dave Regan reflects that Col John Glenn could ease international concerns about the U S image more than any other figure and notes his engaging story about meeting Caroline Kennedy where she asked where the monkey. Jewel Ballay urges Christian love overcoming hate and misunderstanding and calls for faith-based empathy. Local call for Miami Valley Humane Association card party tickets tomorrow at Manchester, tickets at the door.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Broadway fundraising fears as a mystery benefactor provides $10,000 to keep the studio open through summer, while cost concerns loom. The column also covers Faye Emerson dating chatter, a charity ball mishap, astronaut John Glenn debates, Martha Raye in Wildcat tours, Richard Burton and Sybil's travels, and Leonard, Evans, and Lucille Ball TV package talks with a flair for city celebrity life.
Twenty years ago, police sought clues in the stabbing death of New York Central conductor W. G. Faber, his body found in the Hydraulic Canal after his December disappearance from a northbound train. In Middletown, Heat Commissioner Dr. A. Carter was named chair of a state tuberculosis rules study group.
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