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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1963
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices and mailing options with rates for week days and Sundays, carrier and mail in varying areas, and yearly abroad. The notice also includes the publishing company name, address line, and a biblical motto.
A UC team for the US Office of Civil Defense estimates which groups might survive a 40 million American death scenario. Heaviest losses would hit cities. East and West Coasts suffer more than the South and Midwest. fewer Catholics and Jews survive due to northern city concentrations. The study anticipates political shifts toward conservatism with rural and Southern Democrats prevailing among survivors. The piece warns such projections ignore the reality of collapse after nuclear war and cautions against treating postwar life as continuity. Khrushchev nears 70 after a Cuban reverse raises retirement doubts.
An elite group of science leaders urges prioritizing the search for extraterrestrial life within the government space program. They warn against framing the effort as a race with the Soviet Union and call for a united, humanity-focused venture into the void. Telstar resumes functioning after a five week lapse, restoring television broadcasts.
An essay debates if good people are happy and argues happiness comes from going deeper than virtue alone. A Idaho man’s story shows the shift from fear and doom to daily joy, paying bills, and starting a business after faith, self analysis, and loving action.
The text notes the Reuben James as a US destroyer sunk before US entry to WWII, references Van Gogh’s yellow swirls, Renoir’s rosy sunlight, and describes the Gurkhas as Nepalese soldiers known for kukri blades. It also mentions the 1947 DoD designation history and reports a ridge 5,000 feet high beneath the Arctic Ocean.
City commissioners resumed informal talks on water rate increases after a lapse in quorum. The discussion covered water as a utility, with a visitor joking that sal vation is free but piping costs. Community humor includes anecdotes about free enterprise, a May 30 1431 reference, and light domestic tales from local figures and families.
The piece urges lifting the long standing grudge against Dean Acheson for his 1950s stance on Korea and NATO. It argues his recent speeches defend a stronger anti Soviet line and a united Europe. It notes his opposition to disengagement and support for a robust NATO and a possible path toward dismantling the Berlin Wall.
Bramwell Fletcher, famed actor and poetry devotee, builds a three part one man show from poetry and prose. He crafted a 300 poem bank, weaving Keats Blake Pound and Yeats into a unity that moves from youth to manhood and ends with hope amid a troubled era. The telecast of Parnassus 63 debuts January 20 on Camera 3 with WCBS.
Dorothy Kilgallen mixes with Ralph Cowan who painted Johnny Mathis and a White House portrait. Warren Beatty eyed for The Carpetbaggers film. Doris Day and Marty Melcher amid a lengthy divorce, real estate hotels tied up. Ty Harden and Marlene Schmidt knit, Dennis Crosby faces drunken driving charges in LA. Puerto Rico hosts Cuban refugees, jobs sparked tensions. Princess Paola satire in Belgian papers. Queen Fabiola defends her friend. Henny Youngman recovers from Miami crash. Stella Stevens plans a record firm. The Longest Day tops 3 million in three months, Darry Zanuck optimistic. Anthony Newly and Bernice Massi party scene. Diane Gardner fights for custody. France Nuyen balks at glam mags. mail order insurance under scrutiny. Kim Novak pursues Milord in Of Human Bondage. Joan Sutherland to tour despite back brace.
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