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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1964
Page
4
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Soviet leader Khrushchev praised Egypt at Aswan marking the dam's first stage, while the US earlier withdrew support. The piece notes Russia as benefactor, compares past policy errors, and urges Congress to adopt a single daylight saving time scheme to end clock confusion across states.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court under federal guidance reapportioned the state legislature after Governor Reynolds vetoed a GOP favored redistricting. The ruling cites the U S Supreme Court and signals potential similar actions in other states where legislatures fail to reapportion per constitutional requirements.
A columnist laments escalating racial conflict and rejects both white supremacist and Black nationalist tactics. He recalls the 1954 Supreme Court ruling and urges adherence to law, warning that violence and dogmatic zeal from either side threaten progress toward true understanding.
Washington columnist laments Senator Case urging colleagues to confess to any dealings with Bobby Baker. imagined scenes show senators racing to confess to faults, with satire on self incrimination and the dangers of public penance, while noting some lawmakers did not know Baker.
Congress faces a constitutional clash as the United States fights in Southeast Asia without a formal war declaration. The piece cites American casualties, questions about who fights, and calls for UN action and greater transparency on Red China and Soviet roles in Vietnam Laos and Thailand.
The text notes the United States has the second largest coal area after Red China and mentions a post road tied to early mail routes. It also states Louisiana is the only U S state named after a French king, Louis XIV.
A Miami University center planned for Armco Park aims to enroll 5000 students in five years, while Armco plans 1000 new workers. Local leaders expect rapid Middletown development and potential university and industry partnerships as revisions to long term plans unfold.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Georgia Brown's Oliver! glow and a late loan saving a World’s Fair exhibit. Sid Caesar cuts his left pinky in a hotel accident while Mary Astor joins Joan Crawford and Bette Davis in Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte. Barbra Streisand’s album praised, Cassius Clay avoids romps, and Alan Dale’s If You Want to Leave Me sells fast. A World’s Fair air conditioner dispute surfaces amid backstage chatter.
A quirky clipping contrasts Eskimos melting igloos on warm May days with wild Bahama pigs roaming between isles for food. It notes a California high school distributing apples by teachers during a Spring Valley recess and ends with a cheeky question about being born too soon.
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