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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1962
Page
4
The Middletown Journal, published daily by News-Journal Inc. since 1857, lists subscription prices for in city, trading area, and outside trading area. Rates include 6e for weekdays, 1Se for Sundays, 50c weekly carrier, $10 yearly six days by mail, $20 yearly seven days outside trading area, and $35 yearly outside USA.
James Marlow reflects on 1962 crises and the paradox of progress as nations threaten force and the UN struggles with legitimacy. He notes Goa, Congo, Vietnam, and India’s actions, arguing reason may not prevail and predicting Congress will grimly react to UN crises. The piece ends with a quip on tax bribes versus tax increases.
The piece contrasts Britain's planned decimal currency with its long tradition and argues Americans should adopt the metric system for measurements. It notes U S scientists use metric while many Americans still rely on feet and inches, urging a broader national switch.
Norman V. Peale describes meeting a conductor who shares a near death experience and a conversion to faith that cured his fear of death. He argues fear can be redirected by personal faith, urging readers to trust in God and act bravely rather than be frightened.
H O Miller said selective service registrants will receive a preliminary physical here instead of only one exam at Ft Thomas Ky. The change aims to speed up induction by filtering out obvious physical or mental defects. Russell Anness was elected councilor of Alpha Council 326 Jr OUAM, with Vernon Griffith as vice, Thomas H Stubbs as recording secretary and William WU Apple as treasurer.
Historian George Crout chased the exact debut date for Armco Bands on WLW. With help from Armco officials, librarians, and former musicians, Vance Cribbs and Jeannette Niederlander traced through 200 newspapers to pin down the elusive dateline. Letters from Peter Grant and Frank Simon reflect nostalgia for the program and its creators Verity Chapple.
Old Ironmaster Ben Chapple now living in Pittsburgh visited Middletown before the holidays and told Crout he enjoyed the article, calling it accurate. He recalled the date as December 3, 1929.
Paul Harvey laments the loss of regional speech as travel and media homogenize dialects. He reflects on the Ozarks shifting from hillbilly imagery to modern towns and education, urges preservation of distinctive regional talk before it vanishes. He notes changes from Oklahoma and Dixie to Indiana and the Bayou, urging Smithsonian preservation.
George Sokolsky argues revolutions erase orderly transitions as power passes to the forceful. He traces China, Russia, Cuba, India, and other nations, noting how leaders seize control, often with foreign influence, while the people fade from real voice. The piece asks who truly governs when succession is driven by power grabs.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Debbie Reynolds and Harry Karl planning a New York shoe store chain, Bob Hope set for a Texas two day fee record, and Washington expecting changes in the State Department. Broadways phony gross figures shame a musical, while various stars and weddings mingle with rumors of Hashish in midtown and Alfred Hitchcock quips.
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