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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1965
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates for The Middletown Journal including per copy pricing, carrier, and mail options. Rates shown include 10 cents for weekday copies, 5 cents for Sundays, 50 cents weekly by carrier, 12 dollars yearly by mail within trading area, 20 dollars yearly outside trading area, and 35 dollars yearly outside the USA. The item notes the paper was founded in 1857 and is published by The Journal Inc.
After Mayor Wagner declines a fourth term Democratic leaders recalibrate to counter Rep. John Lindsay with Sen. Kennedy’s faction and possible candidates. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. is floated as a tough rival while Kennedy and Johnson influence the party’s direction amid renewed national significance. An astronaut mission is briefly noted as a separate space item.
A congressional subcommittee exposed the FDA allowing a drug firm to send vital cautions to physicians in plain third class mail. The panel pressed for first class mail and clearly marked envelopes to ensure doctors read the warnings and avoid them as junk. An economist warns the cost of living will reach an all time peak this year as prices rise nationwide.
Jim Bishor writes a meandering diary of daily life set in New York and Florida with family milestones. He notes daughters Karen and Kathleen advancing in school, a Japanese Toyopet, and travel plans to the Persian Room and Mike Douglas Show. Also referenced are book projects, Kennedy and Johnson works, a Warren Commission note, his father’s health, a damaged boat, records at Liberty Music Shop, golf musings, dental quips, and family mishaps, all in a casual, stream-of-consciousness voice.
Washington senators and representatives clash over postwar foreign aid policy as they seek a more imaginative approach. The debate cites lend lease, Vietnam, and global programs, with Fulbright urging reexamination after aid spurred opposition. A Senate commission proposal faces House resistance and potential compromises.
Factographs note that many early Greek and Roman coins bear rulers’ monograms from the towns minted. It also remarks that humans and chickens close eyes in opposite directions and mentions fire’s impact on business failures. It adds a claim about Sunday checks being valid.
President Johnson faces the war toll's emotional strain as families seek truth about Viet Nam. He stresses American duty to prevent nuclear war and defend world order while urging public support and readiness for sacrifice. The piece argues for a White House ceremony to explain the mission's meaning to parents and the nation.
Robert McConaughy of the Middletown Department of Health urges moderation in sun use. He says midday sun should start at 20 minutes for first exposure, with gradual increases, and notes glass and smog filter rays. He cautions about aging skin and pre cancerous keratoses from overexposure.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Paul Screvane is deemed Mayor Wagner’s preferred Democratic nominee, with factors like John Lindsay’s Republican run and the parking meter scandal linking to Screvane. Also notes Hollywood gossip on Shirley MacLaine and Frank Sinatra and rising ticket prices for Broadway shows.
Air lines annually spend about 3 million on gifts and “passenger service items” to improve rider comfort. A separate note reports two white whales shipped from Canada to England grew ill at sea and were diagnosed after a long delay. An historian cites only 534000 people participated in the War of 1812.
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