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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1965
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates and terms for delivery by carrier and mail. Rates include 6 cent weekdays, 15 cent Sundays, 50 cent weekly city, 12 dollar annual within trading area, 20 dollar outside trading area, and 35 dollar outside U S A per year.
The newspaper notes its long history dating back to 1857 as the publishing company behind the daily News-Journal. It emphasizes continuous operation and daily distribution under the News-Journal Inc. banner.
The piece recalls Albert G. Simms and Ruth Hanna McCormick, who wed in 1932 after Simms wooed the Illinois representative at large. McCormick, daughter of Mark Hanna, faded from office as Democratic gains rose in 1932, while Simms died in New Mexico at 82, leaving a minor but lasting political note.
Senator McCarthy of Minnesota drafts a stopgap bill to create a deputy president chosen by the President and Senate confirmation when the vice presidency is vacant. It would place such a deputy next in line, as a practical measure during constitutional amendment efforts. A separate poll notes 81 percent favor releasing birth control data.
On an Eastern Airlines trip to Florida a captain’s playful intercom quips and personal jokes amused travelers. Keith Heaton, a camera man aboard Central Airlines, notes Captain Emmett Spinks’s humor as the flight heads toward Dallas, with running gags about peanuts, a Mystery Flight, and family anecdotes.
The piece argues that party fate hinges on constructive opposition and national policy, not on chairmen or presidential nominees. It cites Everett Dirksen and notes the Senate and House Republicans, along with governors and former presidents, as the key policy makers shaping the party’s approach and potential electoral success.
The piece recounts Senator Carl Hayden solving a 25 year old veteran pension file for S. D. Russell after a slow response. It also notes ex-Senator Ralph Flanders’ surprise return to check the Senate’s snuff box tradition and his critique of modern lawmakers. Sir.
Factographs note that male and female pheasants avoid each other outside breeding season. The Smithsonian Institution houses an unrivaled skull collection of 20 000 specimens, nearly 100 of which display signs of prehistoric surgery.
The Republicans in Congress chose Gerald Ford as their new House leader. The piece notes that policy making must remain with Congress, not party organizers, and warns against overemphasizing alternative programs. It predicts policy clashes over federal centralization versus states’ rights in 1966 and 1968 elections.
Residents stayed home as a light three inch snowfall spread through the area while larger cities faced heavier accumulations. Street department workers cleared roads around the clock, the salt proving ineffective in low temperatures, and the event sparked both minor misfortunes and small fortunes for youngsters.
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys Broadway and film happenings. Plans for Hello Dolly and Mary Martin versus Carol Channing on tour collide with Abe Turchen and the Playboy Club tour cancellation. Also notes on Pell Johnson Rollins Minnelli Burton Hush Hush Charlotte Richards Joely Kim and other entertainment tidbits.
The piece notes Republican appeal toward Ray Bliss of Ohio for the national chairmanship as a logical move not seen since Ike. It ridicules widespread beliefs, stating most Eskimos never even lived in igloos, undermining common assumptions.
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