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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1966
Page
4
In the wake of the July 13, 1966 storm, Middletown faced widespread outages with 1,500 telephones down, 5,000 homes without power, and WPFB radio off air. The piece urges immediate planning for disaster communication and a capable disaster unit to prevent future chaos.
The article extols Head Start as a transformative pre school program opening new worlds for deprived children through field experiences and guided social and reading activities. It then argues prayer provides a distinct power, citing personal examples of recovery and healing, urging disciplined daily practice and deep sustained faith as the path to meaningful results.
Historians study a 1897 Middletown issue of The New York Musical Magazine to recover ads from 50 local merchants. Only Weber and Diver's keep same names. others became current firms or closed. Items include Union Laundry later Union Sanitary, Middletown Brewery now Castell Building, and the U.S. Hotel later Chase Hotel.
A Vision Letter analysis notes Castro remains alive after death rumors, but Cuba’s economy suffers. Sugar output fell to 4.45 million metric tons in 1965 66 from prior year, with a 1.5 million ton drop and a 1.6 cent per pound world price. Havana relies on Soviet, Chinese, and East European sales, while the Kremlin bears subsidies and a $9 million trade deficit.
A 65 year old retiree writes to former coworkers under the name Social Security Sam. He boasts a $125 000 retirement cushion funded by their paychecks and taxes, critiques welfare, and argues retirement frees one from social obligations while warning it has rough edges. He signs off with a jab about coming back with excuses.
The piece argues corporations now demand degrees for non factory roles, driving high school grads to college while many graduates doubt business value. It notes Harvard trends toward grad school, surveys from Wall Street Journal and Fortune, and suggests firms reconsider on the job apprenticeship to avoid alienating future workers.
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