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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1964
Page
4
Middletown Ohio subscription notice lists prices per copy and by mail or carrier. Rates cover city suburban area 50 cents weekly, seven day mail $12 in trading area, $20 outside, and $35 outside USA. Publication by News Journal Inc since 1857.
A shift from political and economic emphasis to a spiritual battle between totalitarianism and capitalist democracy is urged. The author links social justice to religious moral law, warns affluence breeds hypocrisy, and notes growing resentment abroad as hunger and poverty persist in the United States.
Illiteracy remains a national issue with many adults unable to read or write at minimum levels. New York City seeks to teach 700 000 residents basic literacy skills through volunteer instructors amid a Puerto Rican population impact. A broad public program to close the literacy gap warrants support. Then a casual pitch claims you can buy a submarine for buried treasure hunters with 3500 dollars.
Fulton Lewis Jr reports the Communist Party may run candidates in 1964. Arnold Johnson asks state officials for election laws and ballot placement details, outlining questions on petition requirements and write-in rights across all 50 states.
Scientists warn that radium decays to half its value over 1800 years. The atlas notes Greenland contains over 10000 icebergs. An ostrich diving its head into desert sand is seeking water, a lesson in misconceived hides.
The author argues the Canal Zone seizure was a U.S. backed move with Panamanian complicity and a $25 million indemnity to Colombia. Citing Theodore Roosevelt, Cromwell, Bunau Varilla, and Allen Drury’s novel, the piece decries modern claims of ancient wrongs and calls for a stand against such grievances.
James Marlow notes President Johnson must juggle routine budget battles with sudden foreign crises. The Panama riots and De Gaulle’s Red China stance create early strains, testing Johnson’s grasp of policy as his presidency begins amid an election year.
On January 25, 1878, Ernst F. W. Alexanderson was born in Sweden, credited with a multi tuned antenna a tuned radio frequency receiver and early work in television. Charles Guiteau’s 1882 Garfield murder conviction is noted along with other historical items from 1949 1982 and a Korea era POW discharge order ten years ago.
George Crout recounts a January 26 1876 blaze along Middletown canal threatening shops, lumber yard and a pork house. The new Holly Water Works aided fighting the fire, reducing reliance on old pumps like Pat Lyon, while volunteers and local libations fueled efforts. Edward Jones aided crews with beer and ham supplies, prompting reflections on future paid fire protection.
Paul Harvey argues against overreaching regulation citing Illinois prohibition on cigarette sales and a Texas smoking ban by Eastland city leaders. He warns that too much government snoopervision intrudes on private life and compares anti smoking zeal to a broader dictatorship threat.
The estimated population of Red China is 700 million. Viet Nam has been politically divided since Vietnamese groups expelled the French who held a protectorate from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century.
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