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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1968
Page
8
A reader warns against TV closeups of grieving families after disasters and asks for privacy, noting Kennedy burial coverage as a model. Ann Landers says grief is private and TV should show more restraint even as photos can aid safety campaigns.
In a Middletown Journal column Dr Crane urges parents to allow 12 year olds to attend church camps. He explains the 12th birthday marks teen status and praises camps for fostering independence, leadership and religious dedication in a homogeneous teen setting. He cites college homesickness and career motivation benefits and invites requests for his booklet.
Fifteen inmates at the Chillicothe Correctional Institute filed habeas corpus petitions in Ross County Common Pleas Court seeking release on grounds of illegal confinement. Marion J. Koleski the superintendent and Dr Lowell K Cunningham the division physician criminologist were named defendants. Seven cases are set for hearing next Wednesday before Judge Howard Goldsberry, with others scheduled for the first week of July.
An Ohio Middletown Journal notice promotes Pattern 549 and Bunny crafts with movable arms for pennies. It lists pattern transfers, mailing details to Laura Wheeler and New York address, plus offers craft catalogs and several quilt and afghan pattern books for 50 cents each.
The Ohio Highway Patrol Academy will graduate 26 new patrolmen in ceremonies next Friday. The class brings the total patrol officers to 956.
Readers share practical tips including storing hot briquettes in airtight containers to reuse later and shaking off ashes. Other notes suggest using a coffee warmer candle to extend glow, repurposing receiving blankets as table covers, tinting cheese dip with catsup for color, and a creed from a Home Economics Club.
In a club game North S 54 and South AQ10 led to a 3NT contract after a 2NT and 3NT sequence. Sylvia, learning bridge, misapplied third hand high, playing the king of clubs and then a spade, costing her side 50 points as the expert mocked the misplay.
Fishermen employ a large thread spool and a pencil to unwind the line from a reel. This method helps straighten tangled line and allows cleaning and greasing of the reel components.
New Jersey Turnpike officials report 78 handguns seized from motorists in the first five months of the year. Police also confiscated a hand grenade from a single motorist. Officials say 92 people have been charged with illegal possession of concealed weapons since January 1 as state police detect weapons during routine traffic checks.
New data shows Texas maintains the lead in U S farm numbers with a total of 195000 farms. The report highlights state prevalence of agricultural activity and compares figures to other states.
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