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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1964
Page
4
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The piece discusses whether President Johnson should have accepted a record player as a former Senate gift. It notes claims by an insurance man that Robert G. Baker sent the item, while Johnson says Baker expected nothing in return. Calls for sworn testimony from Baker and Jenkins to clear up the matter amid political implications. Wisconsin remains a holdout against yellow oleomargarine as Madison backs dairy interests.
Discussion on a proposed American supersonic passenger plane centers on speed subsidies and civil rights battles. An aeronautical engineer warns a 70,000 foot flight could generate a ground level boom 15 miles wide, from acceptable to catastrophic.
A Monday night entertainment note discusses the Outer Limits episode with the one word title Z Z Z Z Z. Critics note the trend toward long titles and speculate on its impact if ratings rise, contrasting with other recent video offerings.
Fulton Lewis Jr reports Carl Rowan, despite race controversy, will likely be confirmed as director of the U S Information Agency. The piece notes Rowan’s prior Senate testimony, charges over Tshombe, and Wasington’s move from diplomat to potential presidential aide. It also mentions aviation talks on a New York to Moscow air route and FAA head Halaby’s past opposition.
The passage notes Pacific islanders regard octopus as a desirable dish. It remarks on octopus eight tentacles and a humorous aside about frost on pumps and a character named Zadok Dumkopf preferring pumpkin pie crust.
Column argues democracy requires the people or Congress choose a vice presidential successor, not an incoming president. It critiques plans placing selection in the hands of the executive, discusses divided government, term lengths, and the need for a constitutional amendment giving Congress or the people direct voice in succession.
Washington column lampoons the CIA as it seeks a public image upgrade. It jokes about press agents and family days, contrasts with military open houses, and imagines Santa Claus McCone distributing ink analyses and covert espionage roles.
J. D. Trent of Elsmere Street credits two quick thinking boys for giving him ten minutes that kept him alive after a heart attack on Central Avenue near the old Big Four station. He was revived with oxygen and treatment at Middletown Hospital and plans to return to work in February. He does not know the boys but asks for thanks through this column.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Lucille Rogers death on honeymoon shock waves as families hire new attorneys over estate. Elliott Roosevelt eyes Congress while Doris Duke and Joe Castro divorce headlines stir gossip. Frank Lovejoy’s daughter Judy Lovejoy and Albert Finney’s circle shuffle through nightlife chatter.
The only object from the Adams era in the White House is Gilbert Stuart's full length George Washington portrait hanging in the East Room. Iowa has about 94 percent of its land in farms and holds 25 percent of all grade A soil in the United States.
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