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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1965
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription terms for Middletown Ohio readers. Rates include 10 cents per weekday copy and 15 cents for 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 U S A. Payments are in advance. The paper notes its founding in 1857 and includes a Psalm 119 verse.
President Johnson has chosen Thurgood Marshall of the Federal Appellate Court as solicitor general, making him the first Negro in the post. The role shapes government arguments before the Supreme Court, with Marshall noted for his NAACP work and the 1954 desegregation ruling. He may later reach the Supreme Court.
The piece contrasts Pope Paul’s planned visit to the United Nations with a John Birch Society speaker labeling the UN as an instrument of international communism. The author suggests a disconnect between the pope and the society’s stance, noting the danger of guilt by association.
The Barrow in Furness submarine yard faces a heat of tea breaks as fitters queue for hot water. A mobile hot water dispenser could solve the delay, but workers may prefer socializing in line. The piece contrasts a US factory practice with the UK ordeal.
In Vienna the writer details von Thurn and Taxis and other plots against Adolf Hitler. It highlights the 1944 July 20th conspiracy, Goerdeler and Stauffenberg, and reports Lippe-Weissenfeld’s near assassination attempt in March 1943 with a loaded pistol hidden in his trousers. The piece ends noting Lippe’s posthumous fate in the Ardennes.
The piece argues a candidate should deny candidacy publicly while courting momentum. It cites Hughes in 1916 and Stevenson in 1952 as examples, noting Rockefeller’s aim to heal party rifts, win reelection in 1966, and possibly pursue a 1972 bid. It suggests a national draft can arise from perceived inevitability.
The article argues the United States could have averted greater war and devastation in South Vietnam if tougher action had been taken earlier under Presidents Eisenhower Kennedy and Johnson. It reviews Diem era policy, U.S. aims to curb communism and aid Vietnamese development, and reflects on missed opportunities to force reforms or withdraw.
A parade of odd facts and casual observations fills the page from hailstone sizes to daily cigarette use. Notes include a six day work week proposal for post offices, a moving California mountain, a claim that 98 percent of our bodies renew yearly, and etiquette advice on pacing dinner guests.
A veterans group notes Middletown Hospital lost its flagpole during expansion and plans a new flagpole soon. They urge flying a flag and offer to donate one from veterans groups. A new library is planned for United Missionary Baptist Church at 18th Avenue and Minnesota Street with books collected by church women, contact Patricia Jackson at 422-3740. The column also comments on local weather and a Texas visitor noting cool, dry days with few hot humid spells.
Controversy swirls around King Farouk who owed a famed jeweler over a million for luxury purchases. A rumor mill links Mayor Wagner, his wedding, and Paul Screvane’s mayoral prospects. Hollywood deals shift offices cost millions, with stars and producers courting big roles and projects amid global scandals and theater ventures.
The Virginia Gazette appeared in Williamsburg in August 1736 as the first newspaper south of the Potomac River. The American bald eagle iconography is noted on many early hand made glassware items.
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