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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1966
Page
4
Entered at Postoffice Middletown Ohio as Second Class Mail Matter. Subscriptions: per copy 10 cents on weekdays, 15 cents Sunday. By carrier 60 cents weekly. Mail in trading areas seven days 15 dollars yearly. Outside trading area seven days 24 dollars yearly. Outside U S A 38 dollars yearly. All subscriptions payable in advance.
In a critique of private citizen police, vigilante groups tied to civil rights backlash and anti communist efforts are warned as outside democratic norms. The New York Criminal and Civil Courts Bar Association proposes federal state and local laws to require registration and disclosure of members and finances to monitor these groups.
The Catholic Digest notes moonshine makers face troubles from revenuers, while French cognac regions report a fungus turning red tile roofs black where the liquor is stored. The tale contrasts tax pressure on American moonshiners with a strange warning sign in France.
Noted English speaking landmark Maxwelton House, famed as the home of the real life Annie Laurie, is up for sale. The 900 acre estate includes more than two dozen bedrooms, eight formal living rooms, and six cottages. Current Laur ie heirs will relinquish ownership, though the famous tune Annie Laurie will endure in tradition.
Rebekah Baines Johnson writes to Lyndon and his new wife Bird ten days after their wedding, offering affection and hopes for a harmonious family bond. The letter, kept private, reveals a mother’s insight into ambition, love, and the pull of home. Lyndon values his mother’s care while Bird seeks reconciliation, and the note travels through time to illuminate their early years in Texas.
Washington reports that peace in Viet Nam may come sooner than expected as covert talks unfold in several capitals. Key figures like Harold Wilson and Johnson will meet in coming weeks while Red China and the Soviet bloc push for a face saving settlement. The United States seeks to move North Vietnamese forces back and secure a government in the South, with negotiations shaped by a cautious, committee style leadership in Moscow and Peiping and renewed diplomacy through neutral mediators.
Ruth Montgomery notes Washington’s shrug at Senator Thomas Dodd ethics probe. she observes officials’ tolerance for campaign contributions and favors, cites leaked correspondence, and reflects on past scandals involving Johnson associates, tax issues, and payoffs. The piece blends skepticism with caution about moral fallout.
A man is innocent until proven guilty and judgment on Senator Dodd is withheld for now. It is noted his former aides did not react strongly to alleged misdeeds, failing to steal papers or leak contents to a columnist until after the senator fired them.
General Motors Research Laboratories proposes Driver Aid Information and Routing System that uses coded emergency messages, voice exchanges between car and service center, roadside audio signs, and a panel sign display inside the car. It features a route minder and in-car route selector to guide to destinations without maps. The article jokes that improving the driver is still needed.
Soviet import of Fiat 124 sedan and negotiations to build 2,000 units daily signal a vast automotive venture. Russia eyes transfer of know how, tooling and factory construction for a mass market, aiming for 600,000 a year, with Fiat as the primary beneficiary amid West East trade frictions.
The report highlights a Scottish professional who achieved 19 holes in one during his career, the highest ever count cited. It mentions a Japanese Reds protest staged near Yokosuka Naval Base during a U S submarine visit, noting the submarine Snook as the vessel involved amid the demonstrations.
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