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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1965
Page
4
The newspaper notes its long standing history with daily publication under New Revrnal Inc founded in 1857. It emphasizes continuity and tradition in serving readers with regular issues.
Dr. Albert Burke argues controversy fuels growth and change, citing patent declines from 1917 to 1960 and noting many long-held physics theories are being disproved. He urges embracing dissent and controversy despite discomfort, contrasting it with calls for harmony and quiet. Mrs Roosevelt’s wartime phone talk was tapped by the Army.
The Christian Science Monitor questions the common view that Norway Sweden and Denmark are deeply socialist. Private business thrives in Sweden as 95 percent of firms are privately owned. Denmark has government owned railways and utilities with other sectors private. Norway’s state influence sits around 10 to 15 percent. Income taxes resemble US levels. private investment grows. Labor ties shift as parties rebalance. The trend favors private investment while preserving welfare programs.
In a bold assertion, Article VI, Section 2 is highlighted as the supreme law. The piece argues that federal law and treaties bind state judges, challenging Deep South resistance to integration and warning that more attention will follow the neglected constitutional passage.
Federal planners earmark 675 million for slum clearance and city revitalization, but a National Institute of Mental Health study based on 500 West End families highlights widespread sorrow and hardship from displacement. Testimony in Washington cites ruined homes, illness, and even deaths linked to urban renewal.
A reader horoscope notes a favorable five month cycle starting this month, with continued profit chances through March and additional periods in early July and September. It predicts the year could bring job and financial progress, urging use of opportunities to fuel long term plans.
Washington notes describe Harry F. Byrd of Virginia as a model of honesty in government and fiscal restraint. The piece credits him with early progressive reforms in Virginia, staunch budget discipline in the Senate, and a lifework built on personal hardship, self reliance, and constitutional finance. It frames Byrd as a principled trustee opposing expediency and warning against government bankruptcy.
The author and Ymelda travel to Corregidor in the Philippines, describing a measured postwar spot unchanged since 1942. They note political banter about Marcos and Macapagal, nostalgic guide memories, and reflections on the island’s quiet condition and former abundance.
A reader protests Middletown Journal coverage of the new math movement. The letter defends teachers and parents, argues the new program is essential for national interests, and chides critics who mock the shift from traditional math education.
Columnist defends reporting on labor shortages in California and Virginia orchards. He cites Gene Logsdon of Farm Journal and Connecticut Life on offshore West Indies workers and migrant crews, noting wage, work conditions, and policy tensions as Secretary Wirtz faces criticism.
Weather quirks spark talk of watch mainsprings breaking and dented cars. Grasshoppers leap eighteen feet and autumn keeps them in sight. A 1966 car endures another dent as optimism rides out the season. An agriculture piece hints at streamlined vegetables for dinner table use.
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