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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1964
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for different delivery areas and methods. Rates include 6 cent weekdays, 15 cent Sundays, 50 cent weekly carrier, 12 dollar annual in trading area, 20 dollar outside trading area, 35 dollars outside USA, with advance payment required. Published daily by News-Journal Inc since 1857.
The piece argues Easter’s emblematic meaning surpasses hats bunnies eggs and ham. It urges readers to value the promise of eternal life over festive trappings. It notes a $10,000 a year pay raise is substantial yet seldom discussed by congressmen for the record.
The article contrasts American guarantees of religious freedom with Soviet efforts to eradicate faith through persuasion and state pressure. It notes Pravda comments that coercive measures would boost fanaticism while stressing the need to cherish free conscience. It also mentions Soviet twilight moonlighting where pensioners return to work while receiving part of their pensions.
The March Ohio Valley floods produced 11 direct fatalities, far fewer than 250 in 1937 and 732 in 1913. Officials credit advance warnings for orderly evacuations, noting warning systems similarly save lives during hurricanes.
The piece recalls Bobby Baker’s rise from a junior page to secretary to the Senate majority under Lyndon Johnson, with tributes from both parties. It notes Baker’s influence grew after 1955 and cites praise from figures such as Mike Mansfield, Vance Hartke, Robert Byrd, Hubert Humphrey, Tom Kuchel, Everett Dirksen, and Jacob Javits.
The Fresno convention of the California Republican Assembly endorsed George Murphy for U S Senator and recommended him as presidential nominee contender. The piece highlights Murphy's Hollywood career, anti communist stance, and long party service.
The piece analyzes Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 political pattern, aiming to be a "people's president" with broad appeal. It contrasts Johnson's cautious domestic leadership and restrained foreign policy with Kennedy's approach, noting budget prudence, civil rights, and Panama diplomacy as key tests.
Oregon State and Stanford split two games with the same 65 to 57 score fueling a sense of rut for both teams. A Minneapolis man sets a new world awake-keeping record at 275 hours surpassing the prior 264 hours. An Arctic sled team can travel about 100 miles daily. Winter vacation camps for children gain popularity as an alternative to school.
Middletown publishes a 35 page code of Charter and Ordinances by Mayor S. E. Bowman and Recorder Charles F. Gunckel. Highlights include oath and bond for the mayor, road district status, labor on streets, street grading and paving, penalties for fast riding, feeding animals, fireworks and Sabbath gaming, and fines for public indecency and nuisance.
The Kennedy family pride and duty are praised as shaping Robert Kennedy’s stance while a nationwide Kennedy for Vice President movement gains traction. Local Democrats back RFK for political gain, though ambition alone cannot warrant the ultimate office.
The Census Bureau survey shows almost all children aged 7 to 13 enrolled in school in 1963 while about 93 percent of those aged 14 to 17 were registered. Worldly, apples varieties reach nearly 10,000 different types grown globally.
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