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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1960
Page
3
Subscription rates listed for daily newspaper in Middletown Ohio. Details include per copy, weekly, and yearly mail options in various zones, with prices for U S and foreign addresses. Also notes publication by News-Journal Inc and a Bible verse from Colossians 3 12 13.
The 1960 census shows suburbs grew six times faster than cities, housing about 95 percent of 39 million metropolitan newcomers. Experts warn open space loss, urban sprawl, and blight threaten central cities. Models include green belts and large-lot zoning to curb growth and preserve farmland.
Fulton Lewis Jr. reports Senator Thruston Morton as the leading VP pick for Nixon with Chicago nearing. Morton’s GOP leadership rebuilt the national machine, draws support from many factions, and strengthens the ticket in the South and border states. Other VP possibilities include Gerald Ford and Barry Goldwater, with Lodge also mentioned but unlikely.
The piece argues a California Arizona pairing lacks geographic balance and favors Goldwater remaining in the Senate where he leads conservative forces. Rockefeller is deemed a liability, Mitchell lacks enthusiasm after years of VP talk, and Seaton faces limited prospects. Keating and Scott are mentioned as unlikely nominees.
David Lawrence surveys Los Angeles and San Francisco, comparing growth since 1911. He notes population booms, space in cities, traffic challenges, and a shift toward aviation and faster east west linkages. The piece contrasts Pacific coast expansion with national political tensions.
A satire on a new GOP campaign song titled Go Republican mocks political messaging and compares party tactics to wolves. The piece notes historical campaign songs since Tippecanoe and Tyler too and pokes fun at public figures and institutions including a New York library statue, a wandering dog with a wallet, beard trends, UN glasses sterilization, and a West Berlin llama escape.
Hal Boyle recalls a morning routine that turns comic as a new laundryman causes stubborn starch to flood shirts and unleash a family starch feud. The vignette captures a light domestic battle with humor and a long marriage.
Middletown residents endure a tense day as General John Hunt Morgan’s Confederate cavalry raid reaches the Miami Valley. Reports say 200 horsemen moved through the area, horses hidden and valuables secured as communities brace for battle. By evening Morgan rests near Williamsburg after racing 100 miles, with militia deployed to Cincinnati and Ohio’s capital, while locals hope for capture and safety.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Fidel Castro's waning strength while referencing Soviet radar on new U S jet planes and U S diplomacy. She quips about Spencer Tracy and Sophia Loren, then reviews reader mail about the Democratic Convention and calls for voter influence beyond the electoral college.
The writer rails at Mrs Schulman and Mrs Freese and hundreds of similar voices. He argues opponents of reform lack wealth, savvy, organization, or ruthlessness to win by working with unsavory powers. The piece paints the average citizen as a joke in the current system.
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