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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1963
Page
2
Washington AP reports the cost of living rose to a record high in October by a seasonal 0.1 percent with the CPI at 107.2. Food prices fell 0.5 percent while transportation rose 0.6 percent and housing up 0.1 percent. The average family dinner with all sides cost $6.40 that week as the bureau notes the rise is largely seasonal.
On this date in 1700 the Battle of Narva pitted Charles XII of Sweden against Peter the Great of Russia. Russians panicked and retreated into the river Narva as others fled. Other notes include 1782 talks ending the American Revolution and Civil War battles in 1864.
Wide World presents the Canadian football championship and Akron versus Dayton college basketball. The Lieutenant defends a Marine in a hit and run case. Adoption issues face couples seeking to adopt. Saturday Night at the Movies features Deborah Kerr and Maurice Chevalier in Count Your Blessings. Phil Givers shifts to a new time with a comedy of errors. The late movie stars Richard Widmark and Mai Zetterling in The Prize of Gold.
Mrs. John F. Kennedy has asked architect John Carl Warnecke to develop tomb designs for her husband. Warnecke, who visited Kennedy's grave with Mrs. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, says multiple solutions will be explored with close client involvement. He noted the eternal flame will be incorporated and cites his Hawaii state capitol and Annapolis Naval Academy master plan credentials.
Ohio officials said Cowan Lake in Clinton County will serve as an emergency water source for Wilmington and Clinton County Air Force Base. The lake will be lowered this fall under regular maintenance with pumping to start soon via a pipeline across state land after agreement with Wilmington Mayor Bates Harcum and Clinton County Water Co. superintendent A O Neill.
Notice announces Welden C. Baitz as executor of Martha Lee Baitz estate and Ruby Brumfield as administratrix of Luther Brumfield estate in Middletown Butler County Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months. Dated November 1963 with attorney details.
Montgomery Alabama police announce immediate acceptance of a Negro police reserve totaling 36 men trained in fundamentals for possible active duty. No Negroes currently serve on the force.
A jumble of crossword hints and partial answers from a 1983 King Features Syndicate puzzle. Clues range from food items to adjectives and objects with several entries referring to time and common nouns.
The death of President Kennedy sparks memorials from a Paris street to Cape Kennedy in Florida. The Beckley Post-Herald notes proposals naming streets parks and highways and even a Kennedy Drive in Lincoln while Lincoln Neb and Paris consider commemorations.
AP reports the Kennedy will probate is a private family matter with no announced date or location. Assistant press secretary Andrew Hatcher declined to answer questions, saying only family members can request information. Estimated Kennedy holdings approximate ten million dollars from trust investments dating to 1961.
A 17 year old Negro, sentenced to die in the electric chair four times in two years, will have another hearing on December 3 in Augusta. Preston Cobb Jr. was condemned for the 1961 killing of his elderly white employer Frank C. Dumas at age 15. The case drew national attention and has moved through Georgia and US courts.
The word restaurant traces to Paris about 200 years back when an eatery offered broth and nourishing dishes. It marks the origin of a term that defined dining establishments and later spread worldwide.
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