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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1964
Page
4
Subscription rates listed for Middletown Journal include 6c for weekday copies and 15c for Sundays. Carrier delivery 50c weekly within city and suburbs. mail rates range from 12 per year in trading area to 35 per year outside. Published daily by News-Journal Inc founded 1857.
The piece argues that temperate and trained Negro ministers play a key role in guiding the movement for equality. It notes that while national figures like Martin Luther King provide direction, grassroots leadership comes from clergy shaping dialogue and community action without violence. It contrasts old stereotypes with a rising class of educated ministers.
An anonymous spokesman claims Juan D. Peron plans to return to Argentina this year, but critics label his regime as repressive and corrupt. The piece argues his return would harm Argentina and urges the government to keep him out. It also notes a conservation campaign to save the whooping crane and calls for action against the independent man.
The article warns that midsummer sag poses a gradual danger to people in midlife who wish to stay trim. It notes frequent between meal snacks and fattening drinks before cookouts, plus seasonal laziness that reduces exercise.
George Dixon visits Albuquerque and reports the Democratic National Convention delegate fight in New Mexico. He hears nicknames like Little Joe and Crazy Joe for Rep. Joe Montoya and notes factions among Anglos and native Spanish Americans, with Big Ed Mechem and Clint Anderson shaping the scene.
Khrushchev mocks Goldwater and Nixon during campaigns but warms to presidents once elected. He praised Kennedy at times, recalled Berlin tensions, and later noted Johnson as reasonable. A rare hot line with the White House reflected cautious cooperation amid Cold War strain.
The material cites preliminary estimates: U.S. farm losses from disease insects and weeds total about 13 billion dollars annually. It claims two billion people worldwide face hunger daily and that over 75 percent of the human race is undernourished. It also notes mynah birds can imitate human voices.
The piece surveys Democratic contenders for vice president at Atlantic City. It weighs Gene McCarthy, Mike Mansfield, Tom Dodd and others, noting Dodd's foreign policy stakes and Johnson's likely balancing strategy to retain southern support without alienating northern centers. It highlights Dodd's hawkish Congo and Laos positions and his long allied role with LBJ.
Dr. Robert S. Goodhart promotes spreading feedings across four or five meals to build more muscle and less fat, arguing that a big breakfast isn’t necessary and may delay work. He questions the cereal egg breakfast norm, noting a diet leaning toward wheat cake and pork sausage. Americans spent a record 2.7 billion dollars on candy in 1963, averaging 17.6 pounds per person, a surprising twist to dieting trends. Grandpappy Jenkins recalls HCL as High Cost of Living, not Henry Cabot Lodge.
George Crout reports Middletown adopts a new Board of Health under a revised ordinance. The six member body can abate nuisances, regulate privies and require disclosures. Vaccination debates arise amid enforcement measures including fines for non reporting.
Paul Harvey argues the Civil Rights Bill, now a month old, has caused little upheaval in the South and more turmoil in New York City and Chicago. He criticizes Yankee reporters for misreading the South and praises Goldwater's influence while urging calm and a shared national spirit.
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