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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1965
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for various delivery methods. It details per copy rates, weekly carrier fees, and annual mail options within trading areas, outside areas, and international, all payable in advance. It notes the paper is published daily by News-Journal Inc. and includes a biblical quotation.
The FAA launches a new educational program to curb excessive drinking by private pilots and reduce crashes. More than a quarter of a million dollars is allocated, part of an effort to improve safety as private plane accidents occur nationwide.
The Post Office Department faces criticism for political patronage in the youth opportunity program. White House opposition to secrecy clashes with lawmakers pressing for employee list disclosure. A House subcommittee has struggled in past years, but current pressure may force transparency.
The proposed amendment to orderly presidential succession has passed in Wisconsin Nebraska and Oklahoma but failed in Colorado. Critics cite partisan fear or extremism while supporters call it a sensible improvement to ensure a head of state in case of incapacitation.
Fulton Lewis Jr reports rising outrage as judges release repeat offenders on bail amid high profile crimes. The New York Journal American cites a year old delinquent arrested for a fatal stabbing after prior knifing of a high school student, fueling claims of turnstile justice and public danger.
A Washington burglar labeled an 17 year old veteran criminal was tried as an adult after a Capitol Hill home robbery. Sen Gordon Allott praised police then he was released on bond and soon burglarized another Washington apartment. Vandals damaged a Philadelphia warehouse with $180000 in goods. three freed on probation, two sent to Youth Study Center. FBI Director Hoover cites a 93,000 offender study to argue leniency harms society.
The records show 76 percent of offenders were arrested at least twice and more than half received leniency such as probation or parole. Over their first lenient period they averaged over three additional arrests. FBI studies on murderers bank robbers and fugitive felons reveal long criminal histories and recurring offenses.
A Washington analysis argues that Supreme Court picks increasingly reflect political ties rather than judicial experience. It notes Abe Fortas, 55, faces scrutiny over past left wing ties but could mature into a balanced justice. It cites Justice Douglas and Black and calls for prior judicial service before elevation.
Washington AP reports a remarkable week as President Johnson expanded Vietnam policy and made major appointments while Congress approved sweeping social security changes and a new medical care program for Americans aged 65 and older. The surge included a Tennessee crime commission, judicial appointments, and a push for peace talks.
A House Senate Conference Committee approved a civil rights bill protecting black voting rights after striking a poll tax ban. They also endorsed a four year 7.5 billion housing and urban development package with rent subsidies. Senate flood control measures await House approval while labor law changes bar state union shops. Potential Senate fight looms.
A group of scientists will descend into the Pacific near La Jolla California inside the Sealab I underwater laboratory on August 16 for several weeks of experiments to study life undersea and cope with late summer heat.
The passage notes Eisenhower's appointment of objective federal judges like John M. Harlan Charles E Whittaker and Potter Stewart shaping constitutional law. It then observes a later shift toward political over judicial credentials in high court appointments and bar associations' passive stance.
The Middletown City Directory notes new industry entries including American Rolling Mill Company on Curtis Avenue with its American Steel Roofing subsidiary, Barkelew Electric Manufacturing at Third and the Hydraulic, and Col in Gardner Paper Co on Water Street. It lists firms in tobacco, paper, machinery, and power. P. J. Sorg Tobacco merged with Continental Tobacco. Williams Sebald Brewing Co and Sabin Robbins Paper Co establish branches. and local contractors, mills, and mills operate along Big Four tracks and canals.
The Government’s purchase of a downtown St Petersburg hotel for a Women’s Job Corps center drew neighborhood ire as 270 residents lived there amid noise and disputes. Across centers, dropout rates rise and costs soar with transport, staff and a $225000 18 month hotel lease attracting criticism.
Expenditures for each girl run seven thousand dollars a year, higher than the cost to send a girl to Vas sar for a year. The war revealed many labeled unemployable were fit for defense work when drafted, turning up surprising talents. The piece notes government drafts sustain enlistments, suggesting poverty as a push to self reliance.
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