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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1965
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription pricing for varying delivery methods in and around Middetown Ohio. Rates cover per copy, carrier, in city suburbs, trading and outside trading areas, with yearly mail options and international pricing.
In a 1920s style editorial critique, William Allen White’s critique of the Ku Klux Klan is recalled as a warning against its “cowardly” menace. The piece notes Hiram Evans’s 1926 Kansas visit and White’s biting response calling the group a threat to American institutions and order. De Gaulle’s stance on U.S. Dominican intervention is briefly referenced as a contrast in consistency.
The piece notes rising domestic opposition to expanded American combat involvement in Vietnam even as official plans indicate troops will take a more active part. It warns of possible gradual abandonment of curbs and urges broad public discussion before escalation commits the United States to large scale land war in Asia. It also mentions Bourgiba’s old Arab Israeli settlement plan.
A cut of Louis A Safian’s 2 000 Insults For All Occasions showcases jabs aimed at every target from bores to chatterboxes and shy souls. The humor catalog includes lines about spouses, drinkers, and timid folks, echoing a midcentury gag tone.
Analysis notes the high court’s birth control ruling as signaling a sweeping privacy liberty that could invalidate state laws restricting interracial marriages and even affect divorce grounds. It cites the four concurring opinions stressing marriage as a private affair and protected by constitutional privacy and liberty guarantees.
AP reports a muted year in U S politics with Johnson-friendly Congress and limited leadership beyond the Dominican Republic and Vietnam. Vietnam’s unstable government, looming U S military buildup, and questions about eventual full scale war loom as China and North Korea pledges raise fears.
Facts compiled on science and history cover cabbage vitamin loss, Grand Banks fishing grounds, salt manufacture, ancient Greek incense use, child mortality, Pacific ocean depth, Finnish sauna, Chinese thumb prints, Mexico City origins, U S wood use.
Three juniors Joe Berman Ken Robinson and Mark Danner plan a revived Middie Manor youth room at the Episcopal Church with a free prelim dance on June 27. They aim for self support through donations and student run governance with an advisory board and required volunteer hours.
Paul Harvey argues against fearing a false economic downturn. He notes retail sales dipped one percent but remain six percent higher than a year ago and expects the boom to continue through 1955 though slower in the second half. He cites autos and income estimates, cost-of-living rises, and warns against panic despite uncertain signals.
The reading proclaims a stimulating day ahead with favorable planetary influences on business finances negotiations and long term projects. Personal life shows romance travel and outdoor activities as star blessed and a child born today will be highly sensitive and creatively versatile.
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