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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1965
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates including 10 cents per weekday copy, 15 cents Sunday, 50 cents weekly by carrier, 12 dollars yearly by mail in the trading area, 20 dollars outside the trading area, and 35 dollars outside the USA. Published daily by News-Journal Inc. since 1857.
A Bible verse from Matthew 6 27 poses a question about worry and human limits. It asks who can grow taller by worrying about it, highlighting faith over anxiety.
The widow of a Da Nang Air Base sergeant voices hard choices in Vietnam policy. The piece argues for clearer U S aims and a reevaluation in Senate hearings on Henry Cabot Lodge’s South Viet Nam ambassadorship. It calls for civilian leadership and a shift toward negotiated solutions rather than military brawn.
A review links the Mongol conquests to long lasting Russian autocratic rule. It notes Genghis Khan born 1162, his raids across Asia and Europe, and how successors ruled Russia for two and a half centuries. The piece argues Mongol dominance influenced governance through Lenin and Stalin.
The 96 year old Irishman from Drumcondra Dublin recounts a life of frontier grit. He describes his C Irish police career in Wexford and Cork, a broken hip from a bicycle crash, and a world record in hop, step and jump with weights. He plans no return to America and says whiskey increases life’s enjoyment but he would rather not grow old and stooped.
The column argues the voting rights bill will years from now reveal blame for eroding state voter qualifications and for discriminatory provisions. It notes Republican high support in 1965 and cites questions to President Johnson about coverage and fairness, urging lawmakers to stand on principle rather than political gain.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Tina Louise and Les Crane engaged but not married. Maria Callas seeks a Paris specialist for low blood pressure, staying indoors under fur. Plaza Theatre crowds for The Knack, Irina Demick rumored to be pregnant, Natalie Wood script in consideration. Ronnie Dove tour and The Ipcress File teased. Rock Hudson Seconds controversy, Gov. Rockefeller horse incident quips, Balenciaga on Paris fashion, Spanish designers gain U S attention. The New Christy Minstrels release Gemini tribute song.
A local column stirs debate by suggesting women wear shorts for home and yard work while defending modest public attire. Readers respond with strong opinions for and against, reflecting a lively town discussion.
John Chamberlain argues the major league season around All-Star time appears set with the Mets and Athletics likely finishing last. He links civil rights progress and antiwar activism to a calmer summer, warns of potential August agitation, and asserts violence tends to self-limit without a genuine revolutionary surge.
A narrator notes that many eleven year olds seem to lose earlier good temperament, reflecting on the difficulties of sixth grade. Grandpappy Jenkins praises memory of simpler times when fairs and exhibitions did not append the syllable rama to events.
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