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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1964
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription costs and mailing options including 6 cent weekday copies and 15 cent Sunday issues. Carrier delivery in city areas costs 50 cents weekly, with annual mail rates of 12 dollars in trading area and 20 dollars outside, 35 dollars outside the U.S.A. Subscriptions are prepaid and the paper has historical notes and a Bible quote.
A letter opposes a lecture tour by Mrs Marina Oswald widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, arguing such appearances would exploit tragedy and betray memory of the late President while noting her earnings from a life story. The writer pleads for decency and urges HUAC to investigate the Minutemen for alleged un-Americanism.
The FBI chief J Edgar Hoover held a three hour briefing for newswomen and attacked civil rights critics and the Warren Commission report. He called Dr Martin Luther King the most notorious liar and urged tougher handling of juvenile delinquency. After four decades in command some suggest Hoover should retire.
Millionaire Cyrus Eaton joins the Presidents Club paying $1,090 for direct contact with President Johnson and aides. Cliff Carter touts instant connections, with club members able to reach any official via his office.
Formosa reports 50 newly built cabooses sent to Thailand as part of a larger carriage arrangement. The article recalls a British invention from a decade ago allowing sidewise driving, noting it may have been sidelined. A Massachusetts ski slope gains a brush-like plastic webbing for safer travel on snowless days.
The piece argues that Defense Department spending should be apolitical, yet base shutdowns spark claims of political influence. It notes McNamara delayed news before an election, cites small unemployment from closures, and questions how saved funds are redirected into raises and new costs.
Raymond Crowley notes the neglect of state legislators in the push for national reforms. He cites New Hampshire’s 424-member legislature and its $100 annual pay, Connecticut’s $2,500 two-year term, and calls for adequate salaries and modern staff to resist lobby pressure. He cites Charles S. Rhyne arguing for reforms and explains the broader context of one man, one vote and shifting federal funds.
Tomorrow brings progress in both career and finances with wise judgments needed in all dealings. Birth emphasizes a year of extreme importance for work and money, urging cooperation with superiors and original ideas for rewarding results. Best financial periods include early March mid July October and November.
Dave Regan urges blood donations for Paul Habig a Legion figure and former bank employee facing major surgery. Hemophiliac Habig needs 100 pints at about six hour intervals with costs rising, asking friends and acquaintances to donate at Middletown Hospital to reduce his mounting bills.
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys Broadway chatter about musicals sex laden dramas and potential celebrity projects. The column notes a probe into the wholesale produce trade Joe Bananas rumor mill Shelly Winters on air and rising stars like Mabel Mercer Paris datingWilliam Holden and Capucine plus hints on Oscar buzz and casting shifts.
Nebraska name from Otoe word for shallow water refers to the Platte River. World War II bombs near Japan measured about 20 kilotons. An optical illusion slows sightseers on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge at low speeds. Aso crater in Japan is the largest on earth about 14 by 10 miles. Earth gains about 11 500 tons of cosmic dust daily. Rhubarb reaches China by 2700 B C. entered Europe late, US by Maine gardener end of 18th century.
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