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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1964
Page
22
Japan braces for the Tokyo Olympics as construction surges and hotels race to accommodate about 30,000 daily foreign visitors and 300,000 domestic guests. Officials estimate 10,000 construction projects with a $555 million bill and a tight Oct 10 opening.
Four Middletown area men return to duty after holiday leaves. Names include engineer 2C William E. Simpson of Franklin aboard USS Petre in Charleston South Carolina Spec 4 Gerald L. Tinch of 1929 Winona Drive Fort Benning Georgia Spec 4 Robert L. Fox of Camden MP on Okinawa and T Sgt James F Hopper of 2016 Wilbraham Road Minot AFB North Dakota Marine Lance Cpl John L Sullivan of 313 Clark Street serving with seventh Fleet amphibious group James H Bailey of 907 Eighth Ave completed basic training at Great Lakes John T Whiteman of 3309 Elmac Drive completed radio telegraph course at San Diego Henry R Nelson Jr of Franklin completed automotive repair course at Fort Knox Alfonso R Gonzales of 4706 Ronald Drive serving aboard USS Long Beach Mediterranean assignment
Seaman Apprentice David McKenzie son of Mr and Mrs Curtis McKenzie serves aboard the USS Taconic which recently returned to Norfolk Virginia from duty with the Sixth Fleet. Fred W Engle of 1936 Erie Ave visits parents while serving aboard the USS Kearsarge. Private William E Whitt son of Mr and Mrs Dwight A Whitt of Germantown completed a general supply course at Fort Lee Virginia after enlisting last June and basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky.
Army private Jackson W. Sizemore, son of Mr and Mrs George W Sizemore of Eaton Rt 4, participated in a live fire training exercise in Hawaii. He is a cannoneer with the 25th Infantry Division stationed at Schofield Barracks Hawaii.
Interior communications technician 3 C H Moore son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Moore of 3207 Wildwood Road serves aboard the destroyer USS Murray operating out of Norfolk Virginia Airman 3 C Joseph W Cox son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Cox of 2678 Middletown Eaton Road has been reassigned to Bitburg AFB Germany after completing a craft structural corrosion control course at Amarillo AFB Texas
Second Lt. William J. Morrison of Philippi West Virginia has been reassigned to Lockbourne AFB Ohio after graduating from a communications officers training course at Keesler AFB Mississippi. He is married to Christel Gendek daughter of Mr and Mrs Stefan Gendek of 216 Young Street.
Army Private Thomas Thompson, son of Mr and Mrs Tilden Thompson of Somerville, completed eight weeks of military police training at Fort Gordon Georgia. He entered the Army last August. Knox Hartness, son of Mr and Mrs Howard Hartness, is in basic training at Lackland AFB Texas.
The text notes that Japan's Olympic preparations bring hope as Tokyo strides in transport, communications, and housing improvements. Japanese see the Games as a necessary lift for a war shattered economy and a step toward world status, hoping nerves hold through the long effort.
A guide to extending film speed by 1 to 5 stops to capture action with faster shutter speeds. Explains effects on black and white and color, need for accurate exposure, and development adjustments. Advises testing with meters and varying development to balance light, grain, color shift, and image quality.
Ray McKinney became Adairville mayor last week and quit after two days. He learned a federal grant funds a $500000 water and sewer plant, leaving the town of 800 to run the project while managing his pharmacy. The town will swear in former Mayor Jim Betts at the next meeting.
The data show 9 women per 1000 population hospitalized for non maternity reasons and 87 men per 1000 population in the year. This indicates more men than women required hospital care overall.
The Middletown YMCA earned a national Mae eligibility certificate from the National Council of YMCAs through the Ohio West Virginia Area Physical Education Committee. The award cites solid policies, a balanced program, qualified leadership, and ongoing program modernization, with past district and state level entries in boys swimming and diving, girls diving, basketball, judo, weight lifting, and gymnastics.
Columbus AP report states the State Commerce Department is now counting auctioneers and licensing them at 25 dollars a year. As of now 1,059 have licenses with about 250 yet to register. The law allows prior Ohio licensees to be relicensed without exam. new entrants must pass and serve a one year apprenticeship under a licensed auctioneer.
Southern Ohio veterans or dependents on VA Pension rolls were told that pensions will be suspended February 1 if Dec 1 income questionnaires are not returned. Cincinnati office sent 44 742 questionnaires and only 10 were returned. 1 831 came back with all questions answered.
A major drug maker said less than one percent of oral penicillin tablets were accidentally placed in shipments of six hospital size bottles of aspirin. Squibb noted aspirin tablets are stamped on both sides with the company name while penicillin tablets are grooved and unnamed. No Squibb labeled aspirin packages were affected.
Marietta Ohio AP Mrs Alice C Bailey 40 year old mother of eight children charged with first degree murder in the fatal shooting of her husband Donald E Bailey 43 who bled to death on the front porch after a 22 caliber bullet shattered the door while he tried to get her to open it following his night watch job near Belpre Washington County deputies said.
AP reports Hideyoshi Murai a 17 year old high school student was found alive after five days lost in a blizzard on Mt Iwaki in Aomori prefecture. Two of four companions were found dead as about 200 rescuers searched the snow covered slopes.
Peltier urged that state licensing law and rules tighten supervision of auctioneering, stating county control has led to lax enforcement and calling for uniform statewide standards.
Western conditions for reopening the Berlin Wall are seen as unacceptable by East Germany. The main sticking point is a demand that East Berliners be allowed to move freely to West Berlin. West German leaders Ludwik Erhard and Willy Brandt have accepted the policy to end negotiations if the issue remains unresolved.
In Nassau Bahamas emergency repair at Princess Margaret Hospital saved a BBC TV camera when a tiny bulb in the synchronizing system burned out. Hospital staff offered a bulb from a medical probe and the substitute worked, restoring the camera.
The Garda Siochana band leaves Dublin for a seven week American tour starting September 11 aiming to perform a White House concert for President Johnson. Their itinerary includes New York Philadelphia New Haven Boston Detroit Toledo Cleveland Chicago Montreal Ottawa and Toronto.
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