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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1965
Page
4
Entered at Postoffice Middletown Ohio as second class mail matter. Subscription rates list per copy and by mail or carrier. Prices include 6c weekday, 15c Sunday, 50c weekly by carrier, 12 dollar yearly in trading area, 20 dollars outside, and 35 dollars outside USA. All subscriptions payable in advance. Published daily by News-Journal Inc.
The Berlin Wall has been a stark test of freedom with about 21 000 escapees reaching the west and 150 deaths, while estimates suggest 3 000 more were caught. The barrier underscored Communist repression but failed to crush the will to flee. FBI Director J Edgar Hoover clarified his stance praising the civil rights movement and condemning racist groups as cowards.
Dr. Clifford M. Lytle of the University of Arizona argues that federal aid is essential for many states and labels some opponents as clinging to a myth of states rights. He cautions against excessive federal power but says action should come from whichever level can do the job best.
The United States hosted Romanian Foreign Minister Corneliu Manescu and three aides for a nine day all expense paid tour of the United States with visits from Atlanta to San Francisco. State Department officials called the trip an unparalleled show of esteem but critics note Romania remains tightly controlled by Moscow.
The piece humorously notes plans could push pet cats back into labor as mouse catchers while recalling red British postman uniforms. It contrasts Canada’s climate with national temperament and suggests people keep wires hot for communication.
John Chamberlain notes Ray Bliss of Ohio will be named Republican National Committee chair in Chicago on January 22. The move is seen as a second rate defeat for Barry Goldwater and a contest within conservatives over "Arizona ism" led by Dean Burch. Some conservatives doubt Bliss as a true wizard, recalling Ohio and Rockefeller links, while others see unity signals amid factional splits.
In the new Congress Democrats and Republicans kept most top posts. House Republicans replaced Halleck with Ford and installed Laird as conference chairman, while Arends held his post. Senate Republicans kept Dirksen, and Democrats re-elected Mansfield as leader with Long winning the deputy spot despite opposition from Pastore and Monroney and Long’s mixed record on major policies.
National Geographic notes that the poinsettia originated in the New World and credits Joel Robert Poinsett, the U.S. minister to Mexico in 1825, for bringing the first specimens to the United States. It also mentions Chesapeake Bay oysters dredged by the last sailboats and Maryland’s motorized dredge ban in public waters. The first U.S. reformatory opened in New York in 1824.
The piece argues Burch remains a victim of July events when Goldwater rejected Clifton White and Peter O'Donnell to favor Arizona friends. Clifton White forms a REAP to promote education in conservative principles. Ray Bliss will face continued pressure from multiple sides.
George Crout recalls the Sorg Opera House fire of January 17, 1935, that destroyed Paul J. Sorg's oil painting. The piece, a longtime centerpiece, symbolized the theater's golden era. The piece survived as memories of famed performers and backstage lore endure in Middletown.
Paul Harvey cites a Soviet account via Pravda that Richard Sorge warned of Japan's plan to attack the United States, implying Stalinists knew of Pearl Harbor days beforehand. The piece contrasts U.S. trust in allies with Truman’s warning that he does not trust Communists.
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