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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1964
Page
4
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U S aircraft firms balk at paying 25 percent of an estimated 1 billion dollar supersonic plane program cost. Government proposes joint firm partnerships to share risk, urged by Halaby, with a President's advisory committee weighing financing and profit viability amid possible industry resistance. Pravda criticizes transport services for poor fruit and vegetable delivery.
The Supreme Court faces a controversial apportionment ruling with divided justices. It rebukes malapportionment by asserting districts should reflect citizen numbers, not area, to ensure equal influence. The piece notes rising car thefts amid a broader call for reform.
Scranton aides cite private polls by pollster E John Bucci claiming Lyndon Johnson leads Barry Goldwater by large margins and that Goldwater’s nomination would doom multiple GOP candidates. Polls reportedly show Johnson a 5 to 1 favorite nationally and put several Democratic seats at risk in 1964.
The city of Tucson Arizona in 1919 took ownership of the United States first municipal airport. Louis Bleriot the French aviation pioneer made the Channel crossing in 1909. The text notes large vending machine coffee sales and high traffic density on the Hollywood Freeway in Los Angeles.
An editorial argues the Fourteenth Amendment’s ratification was flawed and that Congress used questionable methods to enforce it. It urges constitutional amendments to outlaw racial discrimination in public facilities and criticizes coercive tactics in civil rights enforcement.
Washington correspondents praise Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen for wit and openness at press conferences. The piece notes his humor, long tenure, and habit of hosting after events, while lightly profiling his stance on Goldwater’s nomination and his reluctance about vice presidents.
A playful column ponders if boomerangs were Russian inventions and whether a boomerang could reach Australia. It jokes that reindeer aren’t as smart as horses and quips about Santa’s travel choices. It notes a saying about dogs living a year like seven humans and remarks on busy dogs in the present.
A playful anecdote about cat lovers and a Manx cat without a tail leads a store clerk to question dress fits. The piece recalls Willie the cat who enjoyed dressing up yet hunted well, illustrating that cats vary in temperament just as people do.
Dorothy Kilgallen and Molly Bee spark romance chatter while Henry Cabot Lodge faces draft talk ahead of the GOP convention. Lincoln Center glitz draws mobs as Ava Gardner, Elizabeth Taylor, and Richard Burton stage a starry night. Beekman Place ironies and Capucine comments add to the Hollywood skew.
Journal fragment recounts bar hopping with Judy Garland and companions in Copenhagen, mentions quinine water, London trip, California ads for The Masque of the Red Death with Vincent Price, censorship questions, Broadway building location, Ursula Andress negotiating with Ray Stark, Diana Dors and Dickie Dawson reconciliation, and transatlantic telephones involving Cliff Robertson and Francine York.
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