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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1963
Page
4
Middletown Journal lists subscription options: 50 cents per week by carrier. 12 dollars per year by mail in trading area. 20 dollars per year outside trading area. 35 dollars per year outside the USA. Includes note of publication and postal details.
The seven Mercury astronauts Alan Shepard Gus Grissom John Glenn Scott Carpenter Wally Shirra Gordon Cooper and Deke Slayton formed a close team during US spaceflight. As new pilots train for Gemini and Apollo missions the group expands to sixteen while the Mercury era ends. The past heroes remain part of the nation’s space story. In 1947 only 3 percent of families earned up to 15000 dollars a year, with twelve percent in that earning band and half the spending power.
The Washington to Moscow non stop jet set a speed record and undermined Soviet claims over a US Russia commercial link. AEC Chief Glenn T Seaborg joined a Soviet rep to renew cooperation on peaceful atomic energy use, offering a hopeful note amid global tensions.
A diary like scene in Madrid at the Castellana Hilton recounts the 50 year romance of Will Durant and Ariel Alexander. The Durants grew from a Jewish refugee background and Harlem roots to a long life together, sharing work on The Story of Civilization while maintaining deep devotion and playful affection.
Washington scene at the White House where Pierre Salinger conducts a shifting 11 oclock briefing amid gossip, a teased Sorensen jab, Hinlock Creek postmaster withdrawal, and off the record remarks. Reporters eventually note and question the unusual timing and content of the session.
The statement notes more than 2 million bicycle riders in the United States and asserts Hudson Bay lies entirely within Canada. It contrasts American cycling demographics with a geographic claim about Hudson Bay's national boundaries.
AP essay explores common misconceptions about the U S flag asking questions about colors stripes stars and star arrangement. It notes most people misunderstand stripe counts and star totals but affirms the flag's meaning over perfect drawing accuracy.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Letitia Baldadge quits as First Lady social secretary faces publisher offers and public appetite grows. Gordon Cooper appears to thrill audiences as Patience on screen, while Carol Lynley's father surfaces in a custody case. Eisenhower to autograph memoirs. Faye Emerson and others in Hollywood rumors and staffing. Hilton Brussels hotel views royalty. Horton to star in Carousel tour. May West markets her Santa Monica home. Waldorf Astoria sets fall shows. Kid Manila, once a champ, now waits tables in Hawaii Kai on Broadway.
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