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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1962
Page
4
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Jesus proclaims I am the light of the world and that those who follow him will not walk in darkness but have the light of life, as recorded in John chapter eight verse twelve.
The piece surveys vice presidential renomination history from 1840 to 1960, noting Wallace and Hamlin as deviations. It argues current precedent favors Johnson's renomination in 1964 if he is willing, contrasting past Congress upheavals with Lincoln and Johnson’s choices and Roosevelt's 1944 shift.
The piece recalls Earl Warren leading both parties in 1946 and notes his son Earl Jr. now aiding Gov. Edmund Brown against Richard Nixon in the 1962 gubernatorial contest. It highlights a split in Republican loyalty and the potential impact on Nixon. The analysis frames Warren’s political lineage and its possible effect on party support.
An American adviser to Saudi leaders outlines vast undersea water reserves, salt deposits, caustic soda and sulfuric acid potential, natural gas, and iron ore. He cites improved reservoirs and a mountain road as keys, plus Saudi fortunes funded by Arabian American Oil Co. Development accelerates, reshaping the desert’s profit outlook.
A biographical portrait of Francis Spellman, tracing the archbishop’s career, character, and influence. The piece highlights Spellman’s charity, humor, decisive leadership, and complex humanity while noting unresolved questions about his morality and impact.
A historic analysis attributes the 1961 62 stock market drop to a profit squeeze as unions push higher wage costs while prices lag. It notes the rise in the price earnings multiple from 15 to 23, the 735 Dow peak on Dec 13 1961, and the subsequent fall after President Kennedy's April price policy stance. It argues for policy action to restore profit margins, spur investment, and reduce unemployment.
Washington notes a lighthearted look at southern senators filibustering from April 24 to May 14 to avoid summer at home. Senator Anderson defends a medical care program amid AMA opposition while a baseball game scene in D C Stadium unfolds. Elevator etiquette prompts a mock Senatorial access system.
Factographs recount an 1787 Shays Rebellion attempt led by Capt Daniel Shays to seize the U S arsenal in Springfield Massachusetts on January 25 1787. The uprising failed. In a separate note about watchmaking two pounds of alloy steel could produce a wire twenty miles long for spring manufacture in 300000 watches.
Dave Regan argues the month of June dominates marriage plans while critiquing parental preparation. He contends mothers prepare daughters to hunt husbands but neglect teaching wives roles, and rarely train sons to be husbands. He suggests cradle-to-marriage education for mothers, though doubts sale.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes stock market plunge cancels trips and acts in the Catskills. Bookers face hundreds of cancellations as hotels drop performances. Also covers Ralph Burns recovery, Rock Hudson and Marilyn Maxwell in Tucson, Darryl Zanuck Paris premiere plans, Adenauer and Schroeder power play, Mary Martin at the Colony, Kim Novak publicity, Tony Bennett remark, Harry Belafonte benefits, Judy Garland saga, Benny Goodman entourage holdover, Skinny D'Ama’s Atlantic City sale, Jan Murray TV success, Cara Ward Broadway talk, and Clara Ward directing Tambourines to Glory.
A weather note observes that the phrase mean temperature gains emphasis as year changes. Factographs mention unrelated statistics about home repairs and a Trojan War themed film rumor. A Galapagos tortoise ages up to 400 years, reported in a nature item.
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