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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1963
Page
5
Entry lists mail subscription rates: 6¢ for Sunday, 15¢ for daily. 7 day trading area and outside area rates $20.00 and $35 per year respectively. The paper is published daily by News Journal Inc established 1857. A biblical quote appears.
The essay recalls the 1938 Orson Welles Mercury Theater broadcast that caused mass hysteria as listeners believed a Martian invasion was real. It notes how audio alone stirred imagination, the dangers of verisimilitude in drama, and broadcasts’ powerful sway over public perception for both good and evil.
The article contrasts Valentina Tereshkova’s stance with Western capitalism and notes Russia has allowed a woman into space while the United States sticks to male astronauts. It suggests Soviet women face limited consumer culture and duties, while Western women may feel humbler in high status roles.
The article surveys right wing support in recent races. It notes small vote shares for extreme candidates in North Dakota, Texas, and New York, suggesting rightists bark more than bite and rarely sway outcomes. Their influence appears as diluted by major-party totals.
Jim Bishop recalls Ward Byron urging citizens to serve the president in a humorous home front letter. Byron imagines New York visits, a showing of domestic quirks, and playful hints about musty chores and a Nixon biography in an attic. He jokes about household chaos and invites a future White House stay with a casual, tongue in cheek tone.
The Otepka affair exposed alleged State Department retaliation against a trusted official. Senate Internal Security subcommittee footage shows taps, monitoring, and access blocks as critics charge political motives behind his dismissal. Senate and public scrutiny focus on security procedures in the executive branch.
A column argues that Nelson Rockefeller’s political ambitions threaten the faith that money buys political outcomes. It warns a Rockefeller nomination could destabilize the GOP and the U.S. fiscal system, urging vigilance against disillusionment and urging faith in cash as a commodity in politics.
Dave Regan Here And There notes calendars arriving at the office as the old year fades. Thanksgiving late this year prompts early shopping and new calendar plans. The piece touches on calendar and clock as tools, fashion past and present, and newsroom pace.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes producers seek rights for a performer’s work while owners defer to permissions. Jimmy Stewart visits Abilene amid gala crowds. 2nd theatre bins out for Take Her, She’s. Johnny Carson passes New York club deal for Las Vegas run. Xavier Guvat Abbe Lane plan TV specials in Rome. Jo Stafford praised on Jimmy Dean show. Jule Styne writes Barbra Streisand solos for Funny Girl. Robbery hits American Pictures house as Gateside Story script vanishes.
Early performances of The Time of the Barracuda saw Laurence Harvey reluctant to go on stage with Elaine Stritch as she kept changing lines and blocking. Harvey, known for his nerve, reportedly did not scare easily.
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