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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1965
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription options with weekly and annual rates for city, urban, trading area, and outside trading area. Rates include 6c for weekdays, 15c for Sundays, $12 per year by mail in the trading area, $2000 per year outside, and $35 outside USA, all payable in advance.
A biblical quotation from Genesis 50 19 20 reflects Joseph telling his brothers not to fear and attributing their actions to God. He says God meant it for good to save many alive, illustrating providence and forgiveness.
Bernard Baruch, who died at 94, was a lifelong adviser to presidents from Wilson to Eisenhower and led the War Industries Board in World War I. He warned in 1946 that atomic energy must be steered to peaceful ends, a counsel largely unheeded as history shows. Critics later mocked a Notre Dame spoof film titled John Goldfarb Please Come Home.
President Johnson approves plans for Gemini 5 to practice docking with a target, paving the way for a full rendezvous in space by October. Gemini 6 aims to link with an Agena rocket to advance techniques vital for the lunar program and a 1969 target date. A Vietnamese barmaid is charged with passing military information from U.S. helicopter crews.
Norman V. Peale argues a Gallup poll shows religion’s impact declining since 1957, with 45 percent viewing it as down and 62 percent of students agreeing. He cites waning church attendance 1958 to 1965 and criticizes clergy and lay leaders for outmoded preaching, urging a return to personal faith and active Gospel outreach in a changing society.
A humorous letter from a customer claiming an extra chocolate egg arrived in his Easter order at Flue Ice Cream and Candy Co. puzzles owner George Chaff as he recalls the incident and pays two dollars for the mistyped theft of a second egg. The note, signed Delinquent but Honest, questions a miscount while praising the candy.
Ray Bliss, GOP national chairman, attacks the Free Society Association formed by Barry Goldwater to clarify conservatism. The clash, seen as partisan, highlights tensions within the party as Republicans weigh unity versus splinter groups. The piece contrasts GOP reactions with Democratic tolerance of splinter groups backing preferred candidates.
This feature profiles Russell W. Scott who retired at 65 and built a refinishing business. He began by refinishing at home, priced jobs simply, advertised, and expanded through neighbor referrals. He notes high labor costs limit postwar labor availability and profits average about 9 percent. The piece urges retirees to consider small home based businesses and mentions a 36 page booklet available for 50 cents.
Edward Bennett Williams, famed defense attorney for Sam Gianca, mulls an ace in the hole to free his client possibly via an emergency Supreme Court session. The piece surveys celebrity gossip and New York nightlife as backdrop, noting tax cuts and industry shifts amid a wave of showbiz chatter and street-side disruptions.
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