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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1965
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists per copy rates for week and Sunday editions, carrier delivery within city and suburbs, and mail subscriptions for trading area seven days, year, and outside areas including international rates. All subscriptions are payable in advance. Published daily by News-Journal Inc. Founded in 1657.
Dean Burch announces he will step down April 1 as national chairman of the Republican Party. He argues Kennedy and the Kennedy myth plus a skilled Johnson era reshaped the race after Kennedy’s assassination, describing a six month bitter primary that fractured the party. He warns the GOP needs two wings and a center to fly again.
The piece notes Western states resist the Land and Water Conservation Act, which requires a state board directing projects to obtain federal matching funds. The act keeps two public directors and governor-appointed members, limiting private influence. Legislators fear political backlash for accepting funds, a trend seen as overdue accountability.
The piece traces Nevada from a sparsely populated territory to a rapidly growing state. It notes census trends from 1900 onward, highlighting a 43.1 percent gain since 1960 and the impact on its status among U S states, including Alaska's admission and Wyoming comparisons.
Fulton Lewis Jr. reports FBI officials warn leniency in parole and probation fuels violence. Citing cases from Chicago to New Jersey, including ex convicts Powell Smith Falco Tarrantino Campbell, they argue repeated releases lead to police deaths and serious crimes.
Hoover denounces lenient judges as turnstile justice and backs New York State Senator's bill to require thorough youth background checks, rapid trial disposition, and stiffer penalties for serious offenses. Grand jury indicts seven leftists for contempt of court over riots tied to pro-Peking groups and antiwar actions including a Castro Cuba tour.
David Lawrence argues that ignorance of the Constitution and law fuels the Alabama protests and related U.S. unrest. He says federal troops are not justified without court action, cites a barred Selma highway march, and notes violent incidents in Detroit and Brooklyn attributed to hoodlums and outside agitators.
From President Johnson to ordinary citizens, pressure rises on federal judge Frank M. Johnson as he weighs forbidding Governor Wallace's ban on civil rights marches in Alabama. Martin Luther King Jr. faces internal debates and some in Negro ranks urge more militancy amid national protests and clashes. Wallace seeks federal protection for demonstrations, meets Johnson, and Johnson signals action to protect voting rights and curb violence in Selma.
President Johnson after Friday talks with civil rights leaders warned he would not be blackjacked into rushed action. He condemned picketing sit ins and lying ins in federal buildings as counterproductive and urged the movement to pursue change through lawful, constitutional channels in the courts.
Catherine Toman campaigns to raise 1.00 for a piano and organ at the Butler County Home with support from the county commission. Donations total 300. Checks go to Catherine Toman Piano Fund at her address. Easter delivery hoped. Also notes missing Weimaraner Hans and PTA plate-drive at Doty House and local stations for Nan Kennedy School for the Deaf in Dayton.
Broadway gossip highlights Glenn Ford calling a $25,000 ring a friendship token for Kathy Hays and musings on Erroll Garner, Connie Francis, Stella Adler, Jayne Mansfield, and Henry Fonda. The column touches TV, film, and stage figures, with anecdotes on marriages, romances, albums, and international productions.
The Channel Islands remained the sole British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Georgia's railroad network spans 6,017 miles.
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