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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1966
Page
4
Clare Boothe Luce envisions America by the year 2000 in McCalls, merging flighted tech and medical advances with social reform. She warns wild predictions will seem timid if change isn’t guided politically and culturally, urging direct action to reduce poverty and improve national spirit.
A plane encounter with a sales manager shows how negative self image drains energy and worsens performance. Upgrading self view to reflect true abilities aligns talents with inner beliefs, ending the inner war and boosting vitality for a better year ahead.
The article notes how Christmas weather varied from heavy snow across the Great Lakes and Far West to floods in Arizona, with many servicemen in West Germany and in Vietnam lacking a white Christmas. A Minnesota captain voices longing for snow as troops sing carols and dream of home.
The Charity Ball queen did not receive the traditional bouquet after roses were misplaced in Manchester. A clerk said the flowers were delivered and placed in a refrigerator but vanished before crowning, later found in questionable condition. The incident ends with the roses delivered to Miss Sally Graham after being watered and repackaged.
The article notes mixed results from the Office of Economic Opportunity after 14 months, with critics faulting overspending and weak safeguards. It cites funding misallocation at Fort Totten and Democratic legislators wary of local optics while Republicans plan to capitalize on perceived failures ahead of the 1966 elections.
The article outlines how Medicare will reshape finances for ages 60 to 80 and ease the burden on families. It explains examples of how monthly costs drop and how savings may shift to purchasing goods, travel, and other spending opportunities once Medicare starts in July.
Washington reports that Luci Johnson, daughter of President Johnson, is poised to command attention at her wedding as LBJ shifts to a supporting role. The piece compares her to Alice Roosevelt and notes Lynda Bird’s decisions while detailing Johnson family wedding history and the White House backdrop.
During a five week nationwide tour for GOP candidates Nixon argues helping the poor is acceptable but the administration mismanages it. He cites Johnson's anti poverty talk once called a hoax and notes a potential middle class backlash over Job Corps camps while Democrats downplay fears and warn Republicans would seem Scrooge-like if they oppose the program.
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