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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1964
Page
4
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A large bipartisan mail solicitation led by Walter N. Thayer and Dan A. Kimball aims to raise funds for party campaigns, potentially reaching over 41 million Americans by next October. It could widen financial participation and temper dependence on major donors, though it is not a full solution to campaign costs. The Kennedy Commission urged congress to fund campaigns and offer tax incentives. Christine Keeler, described as a playgirl, is out of jail seeking a movie job and wagers high pay for sin.
Federal officials cited Flight Safety Foundation tests showing inflatable bags in seats may help survivors in a DC-7 crash at 100 miles per hour. A dummy survived, suggesting potential for standard use in commercial planes. Some lawmakers plan retirement later this term.
A columnist discusses calls to end public religious observances and national Thanksgiving Day proclamations after Supreme Court rulings against prayers and Bible readings in schools. He notes pressure to remove Christmas from public life, while arguing for keeping a national day and December celebrations separate from commerce and politics.
A local column questions if Middletown laws cover swimwear as officials admit no specific topless bans exist. Park staff note decency rules apply, with historical shifts from bikini bans to modest suits, while observers ponder a convention of 50 topless swimmers. Bus Farmer recounts a pond accident involving a mud stained suit. A sociological study invites readers to name Middletown’s 10 most influential people.
Paul Harvey laments a GOP tug of war over choosing a presidential nominee. He cites Eisenhower Scranton Rockefeller and Lodge as seeking to deprive voters of a true choice by backing an open convention while promoting a candidate who differs from Goldwater. Schlafly argues Kingmakers push non Republican support to thwart Goldwater.
The writer laments the influence of powerful opinion makers who steer Republican choices in a secular era. She argues their control clashes with traditional religious practices and questions the propriety of Thanksgiving as a national holiday amid debates over prayer in schools.
Mr Lancaster questions the universal retirement age of 65 arguing it harms 65 year olds and ignores individual usefulness. He notes moral and fiscal concerns sites Social Security Medicare and welfare costs and urges voluntary retirement from 55 with incentives while keeping some pensions and adding life long health insurance. He warns civil rights progress may shift views on age discrimination and workplace rules. He also outlines a plan including a labor management board and universal health coverage for retirees.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on a possible arbitration at Radio City Music Hall amid an AGWA strike seeking a 15 percent raise as summer plans loom. Irina Demich and Cary Grant rumors mix with Dyan Cannon and Peter Sellers insurance woes and Suzy Parker quips.
One acre of sugar beets or cane yields about 1.7 million calories, roughly four times that of other foods. Reindeer are more intelligent than cattle but less so than horses. The fourth Friday in September is observed as American Indian Day.
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