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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1964
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions, with in city and suburban carrier rates and mail subscription options. Rates include 6 cent weekday copies, 1 cent Sunday, and annual mail plans ranging from 12 to 35 dollars depending on area.
School officials in the metropolitan north lament the inability to control pupil smoking. A high school principal notes students light up off campus to avoid detection, a shift from past discipline where catching a smoker could lead to detention or punitive tasks. The piece frames this as a troubling decline in authority.
LBJ increases press access to the White House and Texas ranch, signaling a shift toward fuller public portraiture. Photographers will capture daily life. upstairs quarters may be shown. news conferences are easier to access, with motives ranging from public understanding to partisan signaling.
The article notes a resurgence of pool tables in American homes with thousands of 4 by 7 feet tables going into recreation rooms. It highlights the hobby as a family-friendly activity and cites personal anecdotes of pool’s calming, skillful appeal and notable enthusiasts from Billy Rose to Jackie Gleason.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Adlai Stevenson circle and Joan Fontaine dating. Picasso plans eight paintings for Villefranche church. Jerry Lester cancels Forum tour. Al Hibbier seeks comeback with Lee Magid backing. Gleason-Mosconi match noted. Oliver praised. Carol Channing news cheerful. Sophia Loren Italy hit. Lana Turner daughter Cheryl Crane to wed John Carlyle. Maurice Chevalier praises US. Jayne Mansfield wedding scene stirs guests.
The Tasmanian government seeks the Tasmanian tiger once seen in numbers but now rare. It bears young in a pouch and may reach six feet. A $220 fine exists for killing one as government agents trap likely sites. Scientists also pursue the Himalayas snowman and panda, with legends of other creatures and a sea serpent still sought.
The piece outlines a shift from hopes of a peaceful year to rising global strains. It cites Communist China shelling Quemoy, Castro's Moscow visit, the pro Communist shift in Zanzibar, Ghana's political moves, and intensified upheaval in Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It also notes U S concerns over Castro’s influence, Panama tensions, and Western responses to Moscow’s influence. The analysis links Latin American demonstrations to Communist agitation and traces Panama Canal history from 1903 to 1921.
The column notes rough winter hits Middle town as birds suffer more than people. Park Department restocked bird seed at Goldman Park and offers a five pound bag for five dollars. A donor group in Morgan County backs a Kennedy Memorial Library drive via Mrs Florine L Ball. Donald Hopper suffers a fractured leg after a fall and remains hospitalized in Cincinnati.
A Washington Post-World report notes President Johnson holds informal press events at his Texas ranch using cement slabs as stepping stones for autographs. The piece contrasts Johnson's easygoing style with Eisenhower and Kennedy and hints at evolving White House informality.
The North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board chief reportedly had his home power cut for non payment. A Bishop Rock lighthouse keeper in England buys a pickup, perhaps to repurpose as seating. An Eastern college football team has yet to win, while Luton College of Technology adds a brides' cooking class.
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