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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1964
Page
4
Middletown Journal publishes subscription prices for 6 cent weekday and 15 cent Sunday copies. City and suburban carrier deliveries cost 50 cents weekly. mail rates are 12 dollars yearly in trading areas and 20 dollars outside, 35 dollars to outside USA. All subscriptions payable in advance.
The National Lumber Manufacturers Association seeks a change in lumber standards to require boards at 1 1/2 inches thick. Supporters include the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and the National Association of Home Builders. Commerce will decide by May or June with hearings to follow. Scranton says he would accept a sincere and honest draft for the vice presidential nomination.
The article denounces Senator Russell as proposing a relocation scheme to distribute Negroes nationwide. It argues the plan is cynical and unworkable, and that the civil rights bill aims to protect constitutional rights rather than punish the South.
A physician shares how faith conquers fear through Bible verses and mindful reading. He cites Joshua and daily devotional practice as a medicine for anxiety, and tells of a successful case where biblical texts eased a racing heart and restored work and confidence. Readers can request the booklet Thought Conditioners by writing to the newspaper.
The article notes that the heaviest smokers are the white population of the Union of South Africa with the United States ranking second. It also states the world’s largest legislative assembly is the House of Parliament of the United Kingdom and mentions Benjamin Franklin predicting air conditioning nearly five decades before its invention.
A frustrated father laments school science emphasis and recounts his daughter’s messy project. He balks at red blue and green bulbs and costly supplies, then helps her improvise a makeshift plant growth setup using colored light and improvised boxes. Mother proclaims the design as a clever solution.
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys New York entertainment spots from Shepheard’s at the Drake to affordable clubs. She notes fashionable crowds at Shepheard’s, diverse dining blocks on 5th Street, and cheaper thrills at Red Garter Greenwich Village and Peppermint Lounge with signature dances.
Washington observes a surge of women joining speaking clubs inspired by Ladybird Johnson. Graduations in Prov ensen’s Protegea Presiding feature prominent spouses and daughters of leaders from Congress and NASA, with a strict ta say of penalties for stumbles as the class braces for many future platforms.
A pamphlet excerpt urges retirees to control their thoughts and rely on self-knowledge rather than crowd opinion. It cites Montaigne on inner measurement and contrasts personal worth with social rejection. A booklet offer follows a New York address for “NEW GOLDEN YEARS.”
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