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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1964
Page
4
The Middletown Journal publishes its subscription rates for daily and Sunday delivery. Rates include city and suburban areas at 77 days twelve dollars annually, outside areas seven days twenty dollars, all payments due in advance, and the publication date reference.
The piece notes mounting frustration among African Americans as Congress debates civil rights measures. It warns of potential violence if progress stalls and cites observers fearing a breakdown of restraint among leaders and communities. Bayard Austin warns of extreme pressure resembling vigilante actions.
A Philadelphia Bulletin survey shows Goldwater drawing support from key Pennsylvania delegates and Western groups. Delegates from Kentucky Colorado Wisconsin and New York shift toward Goldwater, while Scranton is floated as a possible vice presidential running mate. If California falters he could back Scranton or Nixon ally White.
Governor Romney argues that concentration of private power by unions and employers harms economic progress. He calls for profit sharing with customers and warns that government intervention could ruin collective bargaining and private enterprise. The comments contrast with other party lines on wage and price controls.
Ike keeps a neutral stance on Goldwater signaling he will not dictate GOP choices. He warned against forcing Republicans like sheep and urged the party to decide its platform and favorites on its own. Liberal hopes for a pre convention brake appear dashed amid mixed reactions. The piece ends with an unrelated observation about fish and fishermen.
A quirky note on lions preferring grassy plains over forests and a dietician’s call for silent breakfasts. The piece mentions an English village named Christmas Prayer and reports twelve individuals charged with bread price fixing, hinting at a bakery economy and rising food costs.
Washington readers learn Bell System will launch picture phone service next month linking Washington New York and Chicago. The piece jokes about privacy exposure and changes in dating politics and business life, noting live transmission and implications for politicians and spies alike.
The text describes elephant seals along the California coast and mentions odd plant poison ideas, Strassburg pie, and a cross between buffalo and cow, plus astronaut capsule components and work attire. It notes elephant seals diving deeper than a mile.
Report on the Civic Association open house and its wide program from cradle to grave praising the new city building. Notes about Thomas Collins column readers over 40 and a humorous piece, plus an undertaker lending chairs for anti smoking sessions and a missed view trip to the out of town.
Dorothy Kilgallen recalls Shirley MacLaine at the What A Way To Go premiere aboard a pink and blue themed 20th Century Fox subway train to the World's Fair. Celebrities included Gene Kelly Darryl Zanuck Bob Cummings Paul Newman and an English fashion presence amid a crowd of about 400 swells.
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