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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1962
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription costs including 6c per copy weekly, 50c weekly carrier, 10 dollars yearly in trading area, 20 dollars outside, and 35 dollars outside the U S. All mail subscriptions are prepaid. The notice quotes a biblical verse from Matthew 25 24 25.
The 1962 landscape hints governors may again shape the White House race as Nixon Romney Rockefeller Scranton Hatfield Volpe and Powell loom for 1964. The piece notes Senate influence rose in 1960 and argues a shift back toward state executives could occur. In a separate line, many anti Franco figures were expelled from Spain as Franco pivots rhetoric.
The courts uphold that a ham remains ham and is not imitation ham even with added water. The Agriculture Department allows labels to say water added and now permits stating water added does not exceed 10 percent if true. The change favors meat packers and consumers alike, while Congress weighs policy on aid to Yugoslavia and Poland.
In Fresno Community Hospital engineers push cost cuts by trimming back rubs from ten to three minutes claiming a good rub takes three. The author argues longer sessions better suit patients, noting no back rub lasts long enough and urging empathy from efficiency experts.
Jim Bishop portrays an aging political czar nicknamed the Boss and his former bagman Charlie McDermott. At eighty, the Boss reflects on power, corruption, and newfound leisure as they reminisce, gamble, and ponder a young girl selling a car raffle chance outside the mansion.
David Lawrence analyzes Indonesia's West New Guinea dispute with Sukarno rapidly growing Soviet influence. He argues the Indonesian military, aided by Soviet arms, could fall under Communist control, signaling a Western defeat if Sukarno seizes West New Guinea by force. He warns the West must seek peaceful settlement to prevent Soviet exploitation of aid.
The article recalls a three hour GOP meeting at Ike’s Eisenhower farm with Nixon present and jokes about badges, the Estes gift cow, and Ike’s revived campaign effort. It also covers Dirksen quips and Freeman jokes, plus debate on Indonesian military aid and East West tensions.
A tense exchange unfolds as the Boss cautions a young associate, declaring it is against the law and ordering him to stop any contemplated activity. The remark underscores the agency's strict stance and potential legal consequences.
The text explains that visible steam is white vapor of moisture droplets formed from condensation of true steam. It notes whales remain mammals with vestigial limbs. It states scientists have learned to manufacture rubber that duplicates nature's product.
Dave Regan writes of tomato plants six feet tall yet none ripe by July Fourth. He laments high store prices, 82 cents for three tomatoes, and weak flavor. Attempts to grow his own fail due to a shady yard and poor yielding cocktail varieties, so he continues buying tomatoes.
Dorothy Kilgallen guests Duke Ellington writes on vacation about hospital visits by priests and friends in New York. Ellington recalls flowers from Ella Fitzgerald and Lena Horne, jazz figures, and plans a Newport Festival piece after recovery. He notes a positive Washington Jazz Bash, Lisbon and Constitution Hall events, and collaboration with Dr. Arthur Logan.
A woman christening an Australian ship saw nine hard strikes against the bow before the champagne bottle broke, described with humor. The piece also notes the dandelion's European arrival by cargo ship and ends with a banter about deporting a foreigner.
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