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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1964
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices: weekday 6 cents, Sunday 15 cents, city and suburban carrier 50 cents weekly, mail within trading area 12 dollars annually, outside trading area 20 dollars, outside area 35 dollars annually. Published daily by News Journal Inc. Motto urges youth to be exemplary in conduct and faith.
The piece argues that despite a record auto production year and a likely followup, traffic will worsen with more cars on the road. It notes Detroit's return to bigger models for 1965, higher prices, and greater engine power, while urging restraint to conserve iron and fuel reserves for future Americans. It warns that a big-car trend would be wrong.
The collapse of Allied Crude Vegetable Oil Refining Corp last November cost the New York Stock Exchange a member Ira Haupt & Co. Brokers raised 9.5 million dollars to pay Haupt creditors, sparking a plan to create a 25 million dollar contingency fund. The fund will aid overextended members, barring fraud, and operate continuously to stabilize confidence and protect investors.
A playful look at the start of fishing seasons nationwide, where anglers chase new lures to tempt bass. The piece quips that fishermen never have enough lures and jokes that a new bass taker lure may attract the fish or the angler, maintaining the age old lure arms race.
Fulton Lewis Jr notes Freedomways a richly bound quarterly on the Negro freedom movement. It features a pro Communist network with contributors linked to the Worker and subversive groups. satellite project in Cuba. Fulbright absence on civil rights votes noted as he travels to Greece and Turkey.
A forestry article estimates the annual U S wood crop could blanket the earth with an inch thick and a foot wide if used. Executives from United Technology Center forecast space cities hundreds of miles above Earth within about 50 years. The Treasury aims to curb public superstition against $2 bills, though adoption may be slow.
President Johnson faces southern resistance amid civil rights debate as Thurmond warns of impact if a civil rights bill passes. Alabama shows strong unpledged elector support for Wallace, with lopsided margins in several districts and surprise strength in North Alabama TVA territory.
Senate Leader Mike Mansfield champions reviving silver dollars to boost Montana’s economy and preserve a bygone era. The piece notes minting last occurred in 1935, a 1963 Treasury stock drop, and a new push amid coin-collector demand with a humorous quip about ghostwritten arguments and a Miles City matron’s hymn offering.
The Russian Embassy marked Soviet Press Day with food and a lively crowd. A pundit, still able to read, browsed books in Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin's library and, upon finding a volume titled Leftwing Communism, exclaimed the author must be a rich billionaire.
The report surveys evolving Democratic and Republican dynamics after Johnson’s toehold as president. It notes Goldwater’s southern strength and Johnson’s mixed support, with opposition within the north and in industrial Lakes County. It highlights Wisconsin Indiana and Philadelphia voting patterns and a stand-in role for Welsh in Indiana.
The growing protest vote against the civil rights bill forces Republicans to choose a stance. They must decide whether to back the bill in the North or take a middle-of-the-road position on the campaign trail. If Goldwater or Nixon is nominated, expect targeted criticisms of constitutional grounds while preserving broad support for equal rights and opportunity.
A columnist argues air travel remains vital despite fatal accidents noting auto deaths dwarf aviation but stressing the need for better safety. He observes fear and privacy concerns in new screening ideas while urging continued flying for speed and cost efficiency. The piece reflects on risk as inherent and cautions against paralysis by fear.
Dorothy Kilgallen compiles quick snippets from Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Jane Fonda and others on marriages, fame, and vanity. Liz Taylor, Paul Getty, Victor McLaglen and Ingrid Bergman appear in bite sized quotes, with humor about acting, love, and show business.
The text links Queen Victoria to popularizing pre orient practice at state banquets and defines a visa as permission to enter a foreign country granted by that country.
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