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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1964
Page
1
The FTC outlines rules to require a danger warning on every cigarette pack. Public hearing is set for March 16 to discuss banning health benefit claims and outlining verified smoke ingredient quantities. The action aligns with a surgeon general health report warning on advertising practices.
President Johnson plans to urge Congress on Monday to pass an $11 billion tax cut to stimulate a recovering economy. Advisers say the economy grew to record levels, with GNP near $585 billion in 1965 and unemployment at about 5 percent, but the president argues faster action is needed.
The Presidents message will accompany a Council of Economic Advisers report and address price, wage and monetary policies. This outlines the administration’s plan to compare current economic measures with those of prior peacetime years.
In Athens a deadly winter storm claimed four lives and left the city buried under snow for a second day. Greece reported 25 villages snowbound in northern mountains as authorities scramble to respond.
Washington officials warn that France’s recognition of Communist China signals a widening shift among Allied nations toward Red China and the Soviet bloc. The Johnson administration fears this reshapes policy on Cuba and Cold War pressures as Paris plans long-term credits and expanded trade with the Soviet Union, challenging U.S. aims.
Dr Octavio Fabrega a Panamanian former foreign minister says any new treaty with the United States should grant Panama control of the Panama Canal. He notes U S diplomats in the Canal Zone may be legally accommodated under treaty revisions. The Committee of National Reaffirmation will send Panamanian leaders to the U S to explain their view.
Premier Khrushchev and Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro held a high level conference with top military advisors at a snowbound hunting lodge near Moscow. Defense Minister Rodion Malinovsky attended. The talks were not disclosed and were interrupted by a hunting expedition during which a meal was served outdoors.
Rome AP says American producer Samuel Bronston received the Medal of Merit of the Italian Republic from minister Achille Corona for using Italian film technicians and for the international value of his productions.
A humor line notes that beautiful women receive more marriage proposals than intelligent ones because many men think they see more clearly than they actually do.
A Middletown urban renewal feature by Jim Bohman explores displacement from Garfield project effects. It includes residents’ views on new homes and community changes, reflecting broader renewal challenges and personal consequences.
The Providence docked at Saigon on a goodwill visit as combat raged about 60 miles south. A helicopter was reported down with two Americans and a Vietnamese observer missing or dead. Ambassadors and military officers met aboard during a three day stay while forces pressed to clear Red training camps in Kien Hoa Province.
Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater accused President Johnson of dividing Americans with the poverty program and said the Republican Party is the only home for conservative Southern Democrats. He spoke in Fayetteville during his South campaign, calling Johnson’s plan an echo of FDR and urging unity against Democratic policies. He criticized decades of Democratic divisiveness and framed Republicans as America's true unity option.
Alfred Huffman aged 60 died when struck by a car as he attempted to enter a waiting vehicle in Coshocton Ohio. The driver Donald Carnes 38 was questioned after the incident which police said remained under investigation.
Tass reported a violent blizzard swept Neftyanye Kamni on the Caspian Sea Saturday, halting breathing and knocking people off their feet. No deaths were noted. the storm was rated near the top of the international scale, an unusual weather report for the drilling town built on stilts.
Arab rulers, after meeting beside the Nile, appear unwilling to risk a shooting war with Israel and show unity as a veneer. The final communique avoids firm action on Jordan water and joint military plans, highlighting Nasser and King Hussein as pragmatic leaders.
Mrs John Kennedy flew to Boston for the solemn Requiem Mass for her husband at Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Accompanied by Lee Radziwill Eunice Shriver and Rep. Torbert MacDonald 1900 guests attend 1 a.m. service to be led by Cardinal Cushing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and choir.
President Johnson flew by helicopter Sunday to Camp David in the Catoctin Mountains for a weekend at the presidential retreat. He is expected to return to Washington either late Sunday or early Monday.
Relay 2, NASA's advanced communications satellite, is scheduled for a Tuesday launch from Cape Kennedy. Ground stations on four continents will beam experiments to the satellite during a nine day test window. The mission continues Relay 1 operations, features seven new electronic changes, and uses a Delta rocket to place an 18 pound payload into a 4600 mile high orbit with a higher low point for extended transmission time.
Relay 2 will transmit to more earth stations than any prior American satellite, with facilities in the United States Great Britain France West Germany Italy Brazil and Japan. After launch it will offer mutual visibility between North America and Europe for television transmissions up to seven minutes each three hour orbit. Initial US Japan transmissions will reach forty minutes, drop to zero in July, then rise as the orbit shifts. Brazil lacks a rehiobaeie eke data facility while Nutley New Jersey hosts a related tests site.
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