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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1966
Page
4
Published daily by News-Journal Inc since 1887. Rates shown: per copy 10 cents weekday, 15 cents Sunday. home delivery 60 cents weekly, 15 dollars yearly by mail in trading area, 38 dollars outside U S. Subscriptions payable in advance. Postoffice entry at Middletown Ohio.
The sudden death of Shastri removes a statesman from the world stage. Premier Kosygin calls him a great humanist and President Johnson praised him as a fitting successor to Nehru. Gulzarilal Nanda is named likely successor amid factional doubt and anti corruption drives. Americans worry about eating too much but continue eating.
The article notes progress in Little Rock away from its tarnished image by starting faculty desegregation. A white teacher joins an all Negro school and several Negro teachers work in predominantly white schools. The change is described as a hopeful step toward desegregation and restoring the city’s reputation.
The piece notes changes in U S currency including the five dollar bill now bearing In God we trust on the back and the removal of the "will pay to the bearer on demand FIVE DOLLARS" line. It comments on the First Amendment limits and debates about government spending versus lunar programs.
In a fielding survey of social change a speaker declares the Civil Rights era won and the American Negro now has equality under law though not yet full citizenship. He cites Mississippi and Mississippi leaders, Medgar Evers, Adam Clayton Powell, Martin Luther King Jr, and officials like Edward Brooke and Ted Kennedy.
A Washington piece argues the Viet Nam war is part of a larger struggle between Red China and the Soviet Union for global Communist dominance. It warns U S action may hinge on world opinion as Moscow and Peiping maneuver for influence, with Asia as the central arena and North Viet Nam as a key pawn.
Walter R Mears notes Senate minority leader Everett Dirksen wields influence over Civil Rights bills Viet Nam policy and the Taft Hartley union shop issue He backs the President on foreign policy informs White House strategy and remains a pivotal Senate figure amid a campaign year and GOP pressure.
The Arawak Indians of the West Indies invented the hammock. Corduroy roads are built from logs laid in ribbed crests. Angora cats are noted as the largest breed among domestic cats.
A reader column recounts a 35 day hospital stay at Middletown Hospital. The writer praises staff and clergy for care while noting rest is essential and visitors should be limited. The piece argues food serves the sick not diners and urges courtesy to staff to ensure good service.
Hal Boyle riffs on memory castles and bygone life in America. He recalls urban and rural scenes from early to mid century with sharp, humorous observations about common fears, social habits, and everyday travel. The piece blends nostalgia with wry social commentary.
Oddball observations fill a newspaper page noting 80 Columbus portraits not painted from life, a joke about vitamins in alphabet soup, and a historical quip about the first low mood in 1785. A ZIP code directory tops sales at $7 each, Isle of Man census data, a nightmare anecdote, and Las Vegas hotel CRTV uses teach guests gambling games.
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