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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1962
Page
4
The Middletown Journal shows a postal notice with subscription rates and delivery terms for city and outlying areas. The text includes weekly, six day, and seven day mail options with annual prices, all payable in advance, and references the 1857 founding.
European readers argue against selling cultural treasures to wealthy America while praising rights to private collection. The Texas offer of 300000 for Marcel Proust manuscripts sparks a government push to keep them in France, echoing past uproars over British and American acquisitions. A final note laments focus on boys clothing fashion over culture.
A new bio by Russell F. Weigley honors Montgomery C Meigs the Union Army quartermaster general who kept Northern troops fed clothed and equipped Lincoln appointed him and his work ensured operations weren t handicapped by shortages. The piece notes the Confederacy lacked a comparable supply officer. Monkeys Subject to Schizophrenia headline referenced.
In a meditation on early mornings, the narrator contrasts the pain of getting up with the delight of dawn. After washing and dressing, the initial torment fades, and stepping outside reveals a newly created world. The dawn air, birds, and light are described as uniquely fresh and beautiful, unlike any other hour.
Jim Bishop argues that politics must be reshaped, urging young couples to join political clubs and sacrifice leisure to pursue government reform. He recalls past campaigns, notes widespread cynicism, and contends honest leadership is rare while calling for more principled, high minded candidates amid a climate of cash, unions, and media influence.
President Kennedy launches the 1962 congressional bid with a warlike stance against conservatives in his party. He urges northern voters to back Democrats over Republicans to break the long standing coalition that has kept radical and socialist forces at bay. He warns that power balance in Congress could shift dramatically with a few seats and emphasizes the desire for action over inertia.
In Amsterdam and Washington the Dutch argue Britain should stay in the Common Market to keep a united Europe under Paris leadership. They point to a booming Dutch economy and a hard-won labor peace after World War II as proof, while noting the friction with Indonesia and possible Dutch plans for Van Roijen becoming foreign minister. The piece ends with a jetting return home as seas are being filled in and dikes altered.
Meteorologists link Florida storms to sea breeze convergence into the peninsula from east and west. Palomar Mountain telescope boasts over 31 000 square inches of light gathering. West Berlin relies on canals for one third of supplies. barges carry raw materials and fuel, while winter ice risks are mitigated by trucks trains and planes.
The letter argues against the Kerr-Mills bill as too little and the Medicare plan as both too little and too much. It calls for defeating current proposals, creating a new bill, and forming a citizen commission to study costs and options. It insists aid should reach the ill before and after 65, with doctor and hospital coverage, and questions tax implications.
James Marlow analyzes President Kennedy's push for universal medical care for seniors through the Anderson King plan, contrasting it with the Kerr Mills act already law. The piece notes Kennedy aims for uniform benefits, funded by a slight Social Security tax hike, while opponent Rep Mills blocks the bill in committee. It also critiques Kennedy's Madison Square Garden speech and misstatement on monthly tax costs.
A worldwide UN survey suggests married men are better drivers than bachelors. The remark cites a Portland pachyderm papoose at 178 pounds and a royal reprimand as King Saud orders Prince Fawaz arrested for reckless driving.
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