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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1964
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists pricing for subscriptions with per copy costs for weekdays and Sunday editions. It states carrier and mail options with annual rates for trading area and outside regions, plus international pricing and prepayment requirements.
The federal indictment adds to the debate over Krebiozen as promoters defend a drug accused of dubious efficacy. The trial will test whether the cancer treatment lives up to its high claims or is valueless as the National Cancer Institute found. Also notes that five lame duck congressmen travel abroad at public expense.
The Medical Society of the District of Columbia becomes the first major AMA affiliate to urge the parent body to pursue a government aided health insurance plan for the elderly. It envisions a nationwide program funded by Social Security increases and modeled after federal employee health benefits without a means test.
At a War Birds dinner 68 year old Harry Copland recalls a 1918 Dunkirk dawn mission in which the then 22 year old First Lieutenant led Bristol fighters against German Halberstadt planes. He scored a lone confirmed kill, a memory that unsettled him even as comrades toasted the old days.
The piece argues for tighter gun controls and better screening of unbalanced individuals, calls for improved protection on presidential trips, and favors memorials on Kennedy's birthday over anniversary observances. It notes media treatment of threats and urges science and press cooperation to study publicity and crime prevention.
In a 1960s overview AP notes the decline of capital punishment with 21 executions in the United States last year, Oregon abolishing the death penalty, Kentucky to abolish, state-by-state shifts, and FBI Director Hoover defending the policy while public opinion leans against it. The piece contrasts ancient punishments with modern legal methods.
A clashing collage of quirky facts spans Marseilles horn fines paid in coins, Potosi Bolivia once mighty and still large, bubble gum debut in 1938, and Ruthie the Smoothie on child psychology. The piece blends trivia and humor with dated tone.
Dave Regan shares a hopeful reminder to count blessings and help others this Thanksgiving. A black French poodle, well cared for, awaits a brighter holiday at the Animal Shelter south of Trenton and may be adopted by a loving owner.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Broadway ticket sellouts for Ba jour. She notes celebrity rush for seats, critiques travel to Red China for U S passport holders, and gossipy updates on Sean Connery Diane Cilento and Bette Davis new TV series. The column also mentions Batista, Sinatra, Mansfield, and George Littman’s romances and finances.
Factographs note that single celled organisms like amoebae and paramecia do not die but divide into two new cells that continue living. The text also touches on Singaporean orchids, tropical birds, Raffles Place, and compares death rates on different road types. It mentions Japan's chrysanthemum tradition and a March 3 speed of sound context.
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