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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1964
Page
6
The Middletown Journal lists subscription options and rates including 6c per weekday, 15c for Sundays, 50c weekly by carrier, and 12 a year by mail in the trading area. It notes postoffice mailing, second class status, and an 1857 founding with a religious quote.
The column notes a gimmick where Republicans mocked President Johnson by collecting pennies to pay the White House light bill. Johnson used the moment to turn the joke against opponents, undermining the tactic. The piece then examines commemorative stamps including a Kennedy stamp and a wide range of proposals, arguing stamps are mostly funded by collectors and help reduce the postal deficit.
Since his March appointment, Patents Commissioner Edward J. Brenner sees three linked problems. Complex inventions require better conflict searches, a 20 percent staff turnover, and a rising backlog of about 215000 patent applications. He plans higher salaries, improved conditions, and automation to speed searches and shrink processing times over the long term.
An intelligence report cited by Joint Chiefs of Staff members details a sustained Soviet Cuban presence of over 15,000 troops and technicians. It claims unit rotations mask evacuations, underground bases at Bellamar and Mantanzas Bay, and tunnels linking caves to a submarine complex.
The Supreme Court directs Prince Edward County and similar jurisdictions to levy taxes and fund reorganization of public schools to eliminate racial discrimination. It claims authority to veto local budgeting if actions conflict with federal aims and hints at broader reach over state and national fiscal decisions.
Washington column notes Goldwater greeters sent to offices as unsolicited cards for birthdays, anniversaries, travel, and even hospital stays with inside jokes about Barry Goldwater. It pokes fun at GOP boosterism and jokes about tax deductions and liquor costs.
The reading urges focusing on routine tasks early tomorrow and completing unfinished work. Opportunities for advancement may appear in the afternoon, with better outcomes the more one can study them. For Geminians, January is strong for new programs, and late October or December offers lift. romance shines in July October May.
A letter to the editor decries city litter and argues for higher penalties for littering and the installation of more waste containers. The writer laments scarce, disreputable bins and urges action to curb summer street debris.
Dorothy Kilgallen offers practical tips for visitors to New York spending 9% a day on a World’s Fair visit. She advises on attire for fine dining, reservations, and etiquette, recommends theater options from Hello Dolly to Hamlet, and notes polite police and cabbies.
The town of Denby Dale, England, aims to bake an 18 foot pie described as the world’s largest. In West Los Angeles, the Free Construction Office reported a burglary with only pin up pictures taken from a bulletin board, prompting speculation of an inside job.
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