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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1963
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription options including 6 cent weekday, 15 cent Sunday, 50 cent weekly carrier, 12 dollar yearly in trading area, 20 dollar outside trading area, and 35 dollar yearly for outside U S. All mail subscriptions require advance payment. The paper is published daily by News Journal Inc since 1857.
The Valachi testimony and Senate hearings expose organized crime as a parasitic force in U S society. Attorney General Kennedy calls it a second government built on human suffering and moral corruption. Progress hinges on determined law enforcement and strong public support. The closing remark compares humans to apes in a grim quip about relatives.
The administration reportedly favors prioritizing civil rights legislation over the tax cut bill. Senator Humphrey warns a long civil rights filibuster could injure the Democratic party, while House Speaker McCormack notes action on both measures is possible before year’s end. Swearing is allowed in construction work per Iowa rules.
A Norman V. Peale discussion recounts how critics falsely judge talents and how figures like Louisa May Alcott Enrico Caruso Thomas Edison and A J Cronin triumphed. Cronin’s surgeon training and a pastor’s faith overcame a life threatening case during a snowbound Highlands emergency. The message urges perseverance despite dismissive authorities.
The note highlights slide rules aiding engineering and science work to save hours in multiplication and division. It states Ohio leads in farm area under glasshouses. It identifies R. G. Dun as founder of the Dun and Bradstreet credit rating system. It mentions quill pens used well into the nineteenth century.
A Middletown crash rumor sparked AP checks and a pay telephone lead. No crash occurred, law enforcement found no evidence, and the call remains unidentified. The item sits among staff chatter and retired editors’ reminiscences.
The piece argues that October 1963 airlift of a combat division to Germany signals a plan to remove US divisions from Europe and perhaps Korea. It questions official justifications, notes defense and space priorities, and warns against being maneuvered into premature withdrawal before elections.
Senator Stuart Symington warns that the United States relies on a broad stockpile of strategic minerals valued around eight billion dollars. While backlogs grew after Korea, Surplus stock may seem wasteful as foreign sources face disruption from revolutions and conflict. The article notes nickel from Cuba, bauxite from the Caribbean, and tungsten and cobalt from overseas suppliers, highlighting geopolitical risks to essential imports.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Vivien Leigh’s London stretcher flight amid illness rumors, Bette Davis’s Rome work, and Sarah Churchill’s Broadway debut. Denise Darcel and Robert Atkinson declare bankruptcy. Fox secures Freedom March soundtrack rights with strong Southern orders. Dizzy Gillespie faces barber shop discrimination incident and resolution follows.
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