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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1963
Page
4
The Middletown Journal published daily by News-Journal Inc since 1857 lists subscription rates for in city and suburban carriers, mail options in trading areas and outside regions, plus annual costs and advance payment terms. The page includes printing and postal details along with a Bible verse.
The text argues that civil rights are a moral obligation, not a reaction to world opinion, and that racial discrimination harms the United States’ image abroad. It cites Secretary Rusk contrasting discrimination with international diplomacy and notes that failure to curb discrimination would dismay the free world. It ends by contrasting concerns with Belgium over language.
The piece compares Owens and contemporary sprinters and milers, noting first five 100 yard dash winners at a national meet ran 9.3 or faster, faster than Owens's 9.4. It cites Bob Hayes at 9.1 and Bannister's four minute mile, arguing psychology and improved conditions drive progress. It also mentions blank ballots in Peronist support.
The piece notes Kennedy’s critique of Nixon over urban renewal and housing policy, promising a five point year plan to transform slums into parks. It also covers a federal urban renewal program funding a New Jersey state park bird refuge and GOP chances in Maine with Clifford McIntire as a likely candidate to unseat Edmund Muskie.
A quip filled piece notes how class reunions remind people of age. A Peterborough tale mentions an older former classmate gathering triggers nostalgia and shared memories among attendees.
The author argues Moscow talks on a nuclear test ban will not stop a broader war. Red China may test an atomic bomb soon, risk spurring aggression toward Southeast Asia and Formosa. The piece invokes WWI and WWII diplomacy, warns against secrecy, and calls for exposing imperialist aims behind the Cold War.
The piece critiques James Bond fiction and real agency failures as revealed by a British-American espionage rift. It contrasts Bond’s mythic victories with a disclosed sieve-like MI5 and FBI CIA failures tainted by Harrow and Eton old-boy networks and Soviet infiltration, ending with a chilling scene and a spy chase implication.
Dave Regan praises Water Refining Co and Sorg Paper Co for restoring the old Advance Bay Co building on N Broad Street and brightening Middletown’s west side. He notes the exterior improvements lift city pride, enhance views for visitors, and boost morale and worker morale even if profits aren’t guaranteed.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee near divorce in Los Angeles with New York meets fueling hopes of reconciliation. Olivia de Havilland and Barbara Stanwyck face marriage doubts and illness. Meredith Willson works on My Darling about courting his wife in San Francisco.
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