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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1963
Page
4
Middletown Ohio publication details including per copy prices for weekday and Sunday editions. Carrier and mail subscription rates listed for city suburban trading area seven days annual costs with overseas options. © 1857 and religious text excerpt included.
A discussion on Kennedy Khrushchev era space cooperation urges prior international discussion of experiments with global effects. It cites US copper needle experiments and a July high altitude nuclear test creating a radiation belt, noting protests by scientists and calls for openness before future planet wide trials and broader international consultation. Russia’s cotton production lag attributed to outdated farm planning.
The Post Office bans non rectangular mail under the new year rules, four and a quarter inches by three inches. Odd shapes like animals and spaceships vanish to streamline mechanized handling and speed up service. California claims population lead but smog hamstrings growth projections.
Jim Tolliver, father of two youngsters, bought sleds for Christmas and now drags two sleds around every evening and on weekends. He acts tired but enjoys the extra exercise, claiming he can trot a full block without breath. Come spring, golf should be a breeze.
Jim Bishop reflects on visiting cemeteries and finds meaning in prayer while recounting family grief. He recalls the death of his wife Elinor, the impact on daughter Gayle who cared for her mother, and Gayle’s journey to healing through nursing, love, and a Christmas grave visit.
The United Nations is portrayed as failing to defend Hungary and tolerating Soviet dominance in its Congo role. The piece argues Washington, Kennedy, and U Thant show reluctance to push strong resolutions, leaving captive nations in Eastern Europe to feel abandoned while US influence wanes in the UN.
A humorous portrait of a president and entourage exchanging a whale’s tooth gift, with misreadings of scrimshaw and coats of arms. The spoof recounts advisers quipping about crises and leaders’ habits, contrasting Ike Truman Khrushchev, and ends with a playful jab at public curiosity.
Factographs mention Hubert Booth of London inventing the vacuum cleaner around 1901 Maine noted as the largest New England state. It notes Sunday as peak for starting US forest fires. It mentions the bassoon as the humorist of the orchestra and Tuareg bathing customs. It states Bolivia’s tin import status and Greece’s slave branding Delta sign. It cites a silk farm at Lullingstone Castle Kent supplying silk thread for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation robe.
Dave Regan recalls the Alice Lloyd School in Pippa Passes Kentucky renamed to honor its founder, a veteran journalist known for The Journal We, the Women. The note reflects on Christmas memories, family letters, and nostalgia for sledding and ice skating days, noting how winters and toys have changed.
Paul Harvey details shifting southern politics during Truman era as conservatives move toward the GOP. He notes rising Republican figures Ed Foreman Bill Brock Jim Broyhill Ruben Phillips and discusses how the South may pivot away from traditional Democrat loyalties toward a Republican alignment while race and labor dynamics push Democrats leftward. The piece forecasts a gradual realignment with key races and party labels likely changing by 1964.
For tomorrow the outlook is generally excellent with good influences on personal relationships travel and creative interests. If tomorrow is your birthday the chart shows potential monetary gains occupational advancement and increased prestige in October and November.
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