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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1966
Page
6
The pope faces a solitary choice after Vatican deliberations on birth control. Pope Paul VI weighs whether to reaffirm rhythm only, permit limited methods, or allow artificial contraception amid population concerns, with fall announcement planned.
The exchange in Literary Gazette pits John Steinbeck against Yevgeny Yevtushenko over denouncing the Vietnam War. Steinbeck urges a full withdrawal and calls on Soviet youth to pressure their government. He says his own efforts will follow if Genya's influence succeeds.
New York Mayor John Lindsay names a civilian police review board led by Algernon Black to hear alleged brutality charges. Critics say the panel is stacked and will undermine police morale, amid riots in other cities and large petitions against the plan.
The column argues that American wealth is shifting from traditional mining and industrial assets to intangible bets on pop culture products like Batman. It notes a young couple profiting from National Periodicals Publications while lamenting inflation and the reliance on government actions for metals pricing.
A humorous clipping surveys farmers business sense and college pride, noting William and Mary as the second oldest U.S. college and pondering whether Mary would admit it. It also references a Kentucky rainbow superstition and a printer named Milt.
Marianne Means reports Nixon ties his presidential hopes to three Southern gubernatorial races. He backs Claude Kirk in Florida Rep James Martin in Alabama and Rep Howard Callaway in Georgia, using speeches and fundraising to aid their campaigns. Nixon aims to show he can deliver coattails and win favorable delegates for a southern strategy.
Miami Mayor Robert King High secures the Democratic nomination after a harsh primary and runoff with incumbent Governor Haydon Burns. He enjoys ties to Vice President Humphrey and Johnson administration backing, but Florida conservatives may doubt help from Great Society programs.
Factographs record Nebuchadnezzar as ruler of Babylonia. The Cape Cod Canal measures 540 feet in width and 32 feet in depth.
George Crous records a July 25 1874 interview about Nathaniel Sackett who arrived in Monroe in 1816 and laid out the town. The account details farms, Butler Hill, Ox Mills, Shaker Village crafts, and early superstitions, including a mob raid on the Shakers and local lore of witches and charms.
Russia withdrew from the U S Soviet track and field meet in Los Angeles citing tensions with Red China. The cancellation follows rising Chinese critique of Russia under pressure from Viet Nam war protests. The piece contrasts athletic goodwill with political fear and notes a separate visit to New York University’s Institute of Medicine and Rehabilitation to a greenhouse therapy center led by Dr. Howard Rusk helping patients mentally.
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