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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1963
Page
4
The Middletown Journal in Middletown Ohio lists subscription rates: per copy six cents weekday, fifteen cents Sunday. carrier 50 cents weekly. mail 12 dollars yearly in trading area, 20 dollars outside trading area, and 35 dollars outside the US. Masthead notes include Broad at First Ave and a 1857 founding.
An exploration of fishing culture describes diversely focused anglers from bass to muskellunge and types who fish for the act rather than the catch. The piece contrasts meat fishers with fishing purists and ends with a brief note on U S officials predicting victory in South Vietnam.
Yale seeks a new president as A Whitney Griswold dies, with trustees debating whether to pick from within or recruit outsiders. Harold Dodds argues against retired politicians or generals and urges considering a strong faculty member. Dodds notes postwar funding pressures and the need to attract outside money, while a final quip asks where horseshoes will be found.
The piece playfully notes President Kennedy injured a finger while slicing bread. It warns of a public misperception that unsliced bread is common in the White House and suggests a broader decline in home kitchen skill among modern housewives and brides.
Fulton Lewis Jr. reports a Republican upswing through January to April 1963 with wins in Baltimore Norfolk Connecticut and Mississippi signaling growing GOP optimism for 1964. Key gains include McKeldin in Baltimore and victories in Georgia Mississippi Connecticut and Kansas City council seats.
The article argues rights arise from human nature not skin color and questions if public street demonstrations can resolve grievances. It cites European history from Bastille to 1848, notes Negro leaders and groups like NAACP and King, and warns against relying on street pressure over legislatures and courts.
George Dixon reports on private garden gatherings in Georgetown where bartenders, waiters, and attendants moonlight at various venues. He notes many White House staff moonlight town wide to supplement presidential party staffing and recounts anecdotes about tipping, hosting schemes, and a JFK kitchen incident.
The note explains that canary birds are named for the Canary Islands and mentions the birds’ role in pest control and the impact of skunks on birds.
The Japanese National Railways Dream Express hit 182 mph in a test, drawing playful notes that a train should be on time. A London financier allegedly chaired 451 firms, and Sir Winston Churchill was named an honorary American citizen by Congress in a historic gesture.
The essay argues espionage has shifted from dedicated patriotism to monetized loyalty. It cites a Moscow trial where a traitor and British ally accused each other, notes the rise of mercenary spies, and mentions Oleg Penkovsky and General Ivan Serov as high profile cases. It contrasts old and new generations of spies and reflects on governments sustaining secret services.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Mitzi Gaynor may headline a New York one woman show after a highly successful run at the Latin Casino earning about 40000 weekly. She notes paternity cases, film projects, music ventures and theater plans shaping a busy entertainment landscape with stars like Johnny Carson Bobby Darin and Peggy Lee pacing for future moves.
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