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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1963
Page
4
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An unprecedented turnout by farmers rejected the administration's wheat control plan signaling disenchantment with government controls. The vote lifts production limits for a decade and cuts price supports from $2 to $1.25 per bushel, with future action depending on Congress and market shifts. A closing quip about Senator Kennedy ends the item.
Corn from southern areas arrives in spring and is available year round in some markets. Farmers expanded sweet corn acreage from 41,000 acres in 1962 to a record 45,000 this year and expect about 12 percent more roasting cars with prices down accordingly.
The piece notes rapid improvements in track and field records, from 15 to over 16 feet in high jump and 9.2 in the 100 yard dash to under nine seconds for the mile. It credits better training, equipment, and nutrition for many advances, concluding that records keep breaking.
In Madrid Paco, a driver, escorts an elderly American woman to lunch at a hillside restaurant. He hopes for a big tip and shows a photo of his love, Maria, while discussing money, love, and the economics of romance in mid century Spain. He later reflects on the day as his wife asks about the encounter.
A string of conflicting rulings from federal judges on Birmingham school suspensions and a DC jail dormitory order triggers debate over "the law of the land." The cases hinge on whether federal courts can dictate school discipline and jail housing policy, raising questions about equal rights and parental choice in education.
The essay reflects on the 19th century canal relic and the rise of Chrysler turbine cars as a glimpse of ceaseless change. It argues future mass use hinges on hearings and policy, comparing potential oil impact and FCC delays to earlier television rollout.
Washington column portrays Gov. George Romney of Michigan as a persuasive but perilous candidate. He flatters Michigan while alienating Dixie states by praising civil rights over states rights and touts Michigan as a leading, idealized state.
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys New York celebrity scenes from a $1,000-a-plate Kennedy fundraiser with elephants and donkeys to new music industry royalty talks. Rumors swirl about Faye Emerson piano plans, Four Astronauts groups, and Hammett connections as Hollywood names mix with stage and screen gossip.
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