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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1964
Page
4
Middletown News-Journal Inc publishes daily with subscription rates: 6 cents per weekday, 15 cents Sunday, 50 cents weekly by carrier in city and suburbs, 12 dollars yearly by mail in trading area, 20 dollars outside trading area, 35 dollars outside USA. All subscriptions paid in advance. motto quotes Ephesians 4:22 about putting off the old nature.
The piece discusses John Glenn as a national hero transitioning to a U S Senate candidate from Ohio The analysis notes his space program achievements may overshadow policy detail and the need for Elvis elaboration during the campaign It emphasizes the obligation of hero figures to address major political issues seriously.
Hoffa's control aims alarm unions and firms as Congress weighs new limits while South Dakota moves to ratify the 24th Amendment removing poll tax barriers. The piece argues for voting rights equality and questions the pace of constitutional change.
Emil Herman, a renowned photographer, endures a brutal 1963 marked by a studio strike at the Daily Mirror, a costly illness in his wife Kay, and his own cancer diagnoses. He battles debt, unemployment, and personal doubt while clinging to family support and professional resilience.
Analysis argues Panama may press Colombia to reclaim Panama’s canal rights, noting historic shifts from 1903 treaty to independence, and warns that panicky moves could revive Colombian ambitions. Editorial urges calm diplomacy and UN caution.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes high society braves a Boston snowstorm for Funny Girl while James Garner heads to London for Move Over Darling. Gina Lollobrigida teases a dramatic film project as other stars pace Hollywood rumors and Miami wins federal grants under redevelopment aid.
Secretary Luther Hodges notes two Adolf Hitler watercolors shown in the United States are valued at 20000 dollars. He jokes about a one time two bit Austrian painter and cites counts of women detectives and longshore workers in the Volta States. A naturalist comments on gorillas of varying builds and strength.
Dave Regan reports on Middletown downtown revitalization driven by Barnitz Bank plans for a 250000 dollar addition, John Ross Store management changes, and a new parking and shoppers center. City studies roads and housing prospects as civic committees push for continued progress and public support.
The Senate Rules Committee decided not to question Senator George Smathers over a land deal with Bobby Baker. Chairman B Everett Jordan mocked probes of senators while hinting at investigations of aides and the engrossing and folding room staff in the Senate offices.
Police investigated a break in in Dorado Kansas finding crumpled bed linens and noting the intruder only took a nap. An annual yearling ewe on a Craig Colorado ranch gave birth to four lambs, two more than usual.
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