Middletown Journal subscription rates and details
The Middletown Journal lists pricing for subscriptions including 10c per copy on weekdays, 15c on Sundays, 60c weekly by carrier, 15.00 yearly by mail within trading areas, 24.00 yearly outside trading areas, and 00 year outside the USA. All subscriptions are payable in advance. Published daily by News-Journal Inc. since 1857.
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News-Journal Inc
Brother Simon Brought To Jesus, John Report
A fragment notes that he found his brother Simon and brought him to Jesus, referencing the gospel account in John.
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Simon
Jesus
John
Rail Strike Threat Reemerges Over Diesel Firemen Jobs
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen under H. E. Gilbert threatens a nationwide rail strike if a 1950 diesel fireman job requirement is not restored by March 31. The issue centers on a now-expired arbitration award and a long superseded 15-year-old agreement, with doubts about current safety needs and job elimination handling.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
H. E. Gilbert
Congress
Union
Gilbert
Beds For Medicare Boost Hospital Capacity Expectations
Discussion over hospital and nursing home bed shortages as Medicare nears rollout next July. Expansion of home nursing services and new accreditation standards from the Health, Education and Welfare Department offer optimism, with about 4 200 of 7 000 non government hospitals already qualified.
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Congress
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Medical Profession
Joint Commission On Accreditation of
United States
Publishers as targets of readers and editors in history
The article recollects famed publishers and their battles with readers and staff. It profiles Joseph Medill Patterson, Robert McCormick, Albert Kobler, Thomas Beck, Lucius Russell, Bill Hearst Jr., Paul Hunter, Hap Kern and others, detailing clashes between editors, writers, and advertising departments in a portrait of press power.
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McCormick
Patterson
Great Britain
Woodrow Wilson
New York
Tribune
The
News
Albert Kobler
New York Mirror
William Randolph Hearst Sr
Mr. K
Walter Winchell
Kobler
Thomas Beck
Collier's Magazine
Beck
M.G.M. Lion
Lucius Russell
Newark Ledger
Bank Street
Bill Hearst, Jr
Frank Conniff
Bob Considine
Paul Hunter
Liberty Magazine
Hunter
Hap Kern
Boston
Kern
Four-year terms risk democracy and checks on power
President Johnson proposes a constitutional change to allow four-year House terms, but the argument warns it would end congressional elections during interim periods. The piece argues for stronger accountability, preserving checks and balances and timely public input against a move toward autocracy.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
House of Representatives
Woodrow Wilson
Parliaments Debated in Favor of Free Elections System
Mr Wilson argues for the parliamentary system long in effect in Great Britain and Canada and other free countries. Elections of members of the legislature are discussed in this context.
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MR. Wilson
Great Britain
Canada
Free Countries
An Office Boy Memories and A Read on Office Ranks
Hal Boyle recalls a New York office boy era and compares then and now. He reflects on how office boys become junior executives and how respect and disdain shape his memory of Leon Durst and newsroom life. The piece blends nostalgia with critique of hierarchy and the ritual of the shouted Hey, boy.
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New York
Leon Durst
Leon
Soviet Claim TV Invention Backed by 1928 Russian Proof
The article notes Soviet officials insist Russia invented television in 1928 and assert their researchers also created color television. It frames the claim within broader debates about linguistic vulgar terms and home dictionary limits.
Middletown Seeks Big Brothers Club Aid for Fatherless Boys
Letter from a mother urges community help for her 10 year old son. She explains the boy's withdrawal and grief after his WWII veteran father’s death six years ago. The writer asks for a few hours weekly of male company through a Big Brothers type program or substitute father figure.
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Kentucky
Boy in Middletown Adopts Friend Amid Divorce
A young boy in Middletown, affected by his parents' divorce, has formed a close bond with a friend who visits and helps at the friend’s place of business. The relationship centers on support and companionship as the boy fulfills his needs.
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Middletown
Loneliness Prompted Call for Big Brothers Aid
The passage urges formation of a carefully screened Big Brothers organization to help lonely boys, stressing the need for organized, meaningful mentorship and stating that loneliness is a severe issue. It invites capable men to step forward and take up the challenge.
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Big Brothers
New York Democrats eye Rockefeller foe in 1960 race
The piece notes New York Democrats, optimistic about facing Gov. Nelson Rockefeller in a fall contest, amid polls showing low support in New York. It highlights Frank O'Connor, Queens district attorney, as a leading, well connected but regionally inexperienced candidate, with possible rivals including former Mayor Robert Wagner and Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.
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Washington
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
John Kraft
New York City
Rockefeller
Joe Bifsplk
Frank O'Connor
Queens
John Lindsay
O'Connor
Robert Kennedy
Upstate
Liberal Party
Utica
Syracuse
Albany
Humphrey
Dave Dubinsky
Wagner
City Hall
Roosevelt campaigned in state with poll on popularity
Roosevelt supporters ordered a poll from Oliver Quayle to test his standing next month. A June poll had Roosevelt ahead of rivals in New York City, including O'Connor who was then largely unknown outside Queens. Roosevelt seeks Liberal backing and hints at a Humphrey-Roosevelt 1972 ticket.
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O'Connor
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Equal Emeployment Opportunities Commission
Roosevelt
Statehouse
New York
Averell Harriman
Oliver Quayle
Quayle
New York City
Queens
West Virginia
John F. Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Kennedy
Roosevelts Assets Shape 1972 Democratic Scene
The piece notes Roosevelt's built in assets and alliance with Albany power broker Daniel O'Connell and Kennedy friendship, examining how Kennedy may secure New York party leaders for a 1972 convention run. It suggests New York figures could influence a national outcome as governors historically eye the White House.
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Roosevelt
Albany
Daniel O'Connell
Kennedy
New York
White House
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