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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1963
Page
4
Middletown Ohio newspaper lists weekly and Sunday copy prices, carrier and mail options, and annual rates for local and distant readers. The notice notes subscription payment in advance and cites the paper's 1857 founding.
Ohio legislator Joseph J. Horvath proposes curbing name racket by assuming the incumbent voter preference when candidates share a name. He cites cases like a John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts who won office by name alone and notes the risk if two people with the same name run for the same post. Other states should consider similar fixes.
The article notes Soviet confirmation after 18 years that troops found Hitler’s body in Berlin and burned it in a bunker, with lingering doubt about Soviet truthfulness. It also covers Mount Everest climbers and a 14-year-old polio survivor who paints, reflecting on resilience and the value of quietness and faith.
A North Carolina man’s misadventure with free ads sparks a look at a Long Beach savings association paper printing free ads. The piece strings together quirky listings from parakeets to beds, a ballroom rental, a poodle match, and odd municipal laws, all wrapped in a satirical, freewheeling desk cleanup.
Factographs describe Roald Amundsen as leading a small Norwegian herring boat to become the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage according to historical notes. Other claims include facts about opossums, tiger beetles, the Admiralty building, lunar composition, and John Bunyan’s writing in prison.
Nelson Rockefeller cancels a Goldwater testimonial dinner appearance claiming he is getting married. A phone exchange with Peggy Goldwater reveals confusion as Mamie Eisenhower answers, and the exchange ends with the truth of the call. The report also notes a Maryland library mystery involving Mrs Claude C. Witze.
The Kennedy administration disbanded a 38 Cuban national intelligence network active in Cuba and across Latin America, ending $15,000 monthly support. A State Department notice on May 1 confirmed termination of political military and economic aid as Congress disputes the move and CIA ties are questioned.
The 1963 Fermi award of $50,000 to J Robert Oppenheimer is weighed against claims of earlier slander by critics asserting McCarthyism. The Gray committee found him less than candid about Communist ties, and the piece argues McCarthyism did not victimize him but misstated history.
The nature item notes that fish can fast for long periods and typically do not require drinking water to stay hydrated, drawing on aquatic life adaptations.
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