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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1964
Page
6
The Middletown Journal outlines mailing rates and subscription terms for its daily and Sunday editions. It notes second class mail matter status and subscription pricing for locations inside and outside the trading area, with payments due upon publication and a long-standing founding date of 1857.
The article urges Americans to honor Memorial Day by cherishing liberty and avoiding dangerous excess and reckless highway behavior. It also discusses the school prayer debate, defending church state separation and chaplaincy, and cites praise for the Christian Century’s critique of Dr. Peale. It ends with notes on older workers and employment policy.
Fulton Lewis Jr. reports on Haverford College students forming groups to support the Viet Cong with funds and aid. Russell Stetler Jr leads the effort and claims contact with Viet Cong leaders in Prague. other activists at multiple colleges push antiwar measures and draft resistance campaigns.
May 30 marks the first Decoration Day observance in 1868 for Civil War dead. Other noted events include Hernando de Soto's 1539 Florida landing and the 1854 Kansas Nebraska Act shaping slavery policy.
The piece marks six months since John F. Kennedy's assassination and reflects in Washington on his public service, the presidency, and the impact of his death. It discusses the Warren Commission, changes in government, and enduring questions about Kennedy's legacy and potential second term.
Washington AP reports the United States faces an unsettled issue of presidential disability and succession. Congress may seek a constitutional amendment requiring two thirds in both houses and three fourths of states, amid a history of changing lines of succession and no vice president.
Five years ago Abdul Karim Kassem vowed to block Communist activity in Iraq if it threatened people’s rights. One year ago Pope John rallied while gravely ill, easing fears for his life.
Astronaut Scott Carpenter predicts future orbital flights could deliver therapy though he doubts such space trips would benefit his own heart condition. He cautions about risks, noting medical advancements must prove safety and effectiveness before use.
George Crout recounts the Maple Park transition from the old one room school known as the Jimmy Cox school to a new brick four room facility at Tytus and Illinois Streets. Enrollment is about 80 with Emmet Hastings as principal who plans to resign, while John J. Bunn is eyed as successor. The gravesite near the school marks a long local history with Enoch and the origins of Middletown and Manchester towns and the old Salem Baptist Church split in 1808.
Paul Harvey argues for freedom of belief and stresses the Jaycee Creed as a definition of Americanism. He defends religious liberty while urging that atheists may abstain from organizations, and underscores trust in God, free enterprise, and service as core American values.
Iactographs Traq is described as the modern name for Mesopotamia the fertile region between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. The text notes penguins cannot fly and explains a metronome marks time with a pendulum for musical tempo.
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