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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1962
Page
4
Middletown Journal announces subscription rates including per copy six cents and weekly 50 cents for city delivery. Home delivery and mail options priced by area. domestic and international rates listed. Published daily by News-Journal Inc. founded 1857.
In Texas, John Connally and Don Yarborough led a six‑candidate field to a runoff for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Connally, a Kennedy era figure with Johnson ties, faces scrutiny over his stance against some Johnson Admin programs, while the outcome could affect Johnson’s national political position. The piece also notes March's record high consumer prices and rising inflation pressures.
An essay extols ideas as a low-cost raw material for creativity yet notes people guard their thoughts. It laments the reluctance to share ideas publicly and imagines a DIY idea exchange kit as a potential popular trend rivaling the Twist. The piece ponders restraint and curiosity about borrowing or stealing minds.
The piece notes Princeton President Harold W. Dodds contends that ex-governors and generals rarely fit college presidencies. He argues fund raising should be secondary to maintaining high academic standards, and that presidents must focus on educational matters rather than personal fame.
A reader recounts visa hassles for American tourists seeking Hungarian entry. Five of ten women's visa applications were approved, five denied, with fears of being marked persona non grata. The piece features Vienna sightseeing interludes and a winding, humorous travel anecdote ending with a quip about an Archduke Otto impersonation.
A Marsden England poultry farmer reports nine of his four hens now lay eggs with green shells. The odd color prompts calls for caution as color conscious birds stir public curiosity.
George E. Sokolsky argues that Red China seeks imperial expansion beyond its borders to control territory east of the Bay of Bengal. He links Chinese plans to Laos and Vietnam and cites Xiang and Lin Tse-hsu to illustrate a doctrine of Middle Kingdom supremacy and unity among Chinese peoples.
In Middletown and across America anxiety grows as Scott Carpenter prepares for his space mission. Residents recall John Glenn’s epic flight and pledge prayers for Carpenter, whose life is risked for all. Ohio Academy of General Practice urges identification cards for travelers and accident victims, with free cards previously issued to over 40,000 people. A missing Manchester dog named Pamper prompts Harold Leichty to ask for help locating the pet, with contact at GA 2-4302.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes publicist Jack Brodsky touring Rome amid Liz Taylor and Richard Burton gossip, with Sybil Burton's defenses and Eddie Fisher's pain. Dolores Hart stars in Lisa amid a Russell Crowe-like media swirl. Anna Rosenberg promotes $1000 dinners for JFK at Four Seasons, Mae West TV talks spark buzz, and TV may aid films whose titles hint at themes rather than geography.
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