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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1965
Page
4
Rates listed for Middletown Journal include per copy six cents on weekdays and fifteen cents on Sundays. Local carrier delivery 50 cents a week, mail within trading area 12 dollars yearly, outside trading area 20 dollars, and outside U.S.A. 35 dollars. All mail subscriptions payable in advance.
The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 authorizes a new lending program to help rural cooperatives serving low income families. The Farmers Home Administration will administer up to 30 year loans and provide technical help to improve credit, processing, equipment access, livestock services and crafts marketing. The program aims to boost incomes by enabling disadvantaged families to access resources.
In New York City's suburbs including Nassau Westchester and Suffolk counties poverty grows as relief rolls surge while populations rise. In Nassau relief recipients are 75 percent white and 87 percent rise in Suffolk, 30 percent in Westchester. Inflation and illness push elderly standard of living lower, with unemployment and home costs cited as drivers. The General Assembly meets in December, recessing until January 18.
Senate leaders back legislation to halt all US aid to Gamal Abdel Nasser's United Arab Republic, aiming for end in 1963. Humphrey says crackdown on aggression and Cairo propaganda. Kennedy era arms sales and regional unrest noted with Egyptian forces in Yemen and plans affecting Israel.
An English reporter links Egyptian efforts near Cairo with Victor rockets proven capable of 235 miles. He and others warn of nuclear-capable developments and increasing rocket stock. Senators push to cut aid, arguing military potential rises as economic support propping aggressor nations.
Analysis shows the cash budget for the next fiscal year may reach about 126 billion dollars with receipts around 120 billion. Historic deficits over 16 years total roughly 35 billion on a cash basis, driven by social security outlays and defense. Budget promises misalign with actual cash results.
Washington AP reports the House changed its rules to let the speaker order a stalled bill to a floor vote after 21 days in the Rules Committee. The move curtails the long standing bottleneck power of the Rules Committee and favors Speaker John McCormack aiding Johnson era legislation.
The article notes Mercury’s surface reaches 774 degree F on its hot side and minus 423 degree F on its cold side. It mentions Swedish botanist Andreas Dahl linking tubers to ancient Mexican food with a healthful starch called insulin. It also states storage batteries and electric cable coverings account for half of U S lead consumption.
The text argues that there is no wage restraint, which could push up inflation and harm the overall business climate. It notes yearly deficits are treated as separate units, with little regard for long term consequences, and cautions against the belief that deficits are healthy.
A Middletown woman bought a Christmas tree with a bent trunk and shedding needles. While removing ornaments she found a bird's nest hidden in the branches, prompting her remark that the tree was “for the birds” and a plan to buy next year from Michigan. The article also notes local art displays at Greene and Ladd and ponders how many Fridays fall on the 13th, joking about superstition.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on David Merrick courting Mary Martin for a Soviet tour of Hello Dolly while Sophia Loren eyes Judith in 1966. Daniel Mann may direct and Gina Lollobrigida sparks Dior fashion wars as Brigitte Bardot bypasses Paris salons. Richard Boone, Jose Iturbi, Alan Bates and others shuttle between stages, studios, and Hawaii. A theft at Inga Swenson's Boston dressing room precedes Baker Street opening. Billy Graham and Cary Grant are spotted in Hawaii.
The Japanese island of Oshima recorded 66 slight quakes this week with no damage. The note hints at local concerns while contrasting with South Vietnamese farmers who also face a rural struggle as guerrillas.
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