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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1962
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices with weekly and yearly options for Middletown and suburban areas, plus mail rates for trading and non trading areas and international. It notes the paper is published daily by News-Journal Inc since 1857 and includes a Bible verse tagline.
A year of cynical comment on campaigns is criticized, yet the article argues politics remains a cherished democratic process. It notes candidates often distort truths, but enduringly allows voters to judge records and views. Americans are urged to resist cynicism and strengthen self government ahead of January budget cuts debate led by Economic Adviser Heller.
A reader rails against hosts who flood conversations with loud background music. He condemns the practice as an insult to guests and composers, calling music worth attentive listening rather than a syrupy backdrop in living rooms.
The discussion that led to passage and signing of the wetlands drainage bill shows how human works affect living balance. The bill bars drainage aid in Minnesota and the Dakotas if interior secretaries find wildlife preservation would be harmed, aligning farm aid with waterfowl protection while agencies clash over wetlands use.
In a chilly afternoon scene Kathleen and Karen, sisters, argue over a scraped knee and a failed geography grade. A teacher named Miss Ramsey is referenced as the kids seek cookies after a tutoring moment with Jim Bishop narrating a globe lesson in the family dining room highlighting the Earth as a sphere, equator, and directions.
A teacher leads Kath leen and Karen through a hands on geography lesson using a globe to show north south east and west. They observe the sun's position, Earth rotation, and time differences between the United States and China, then reflect on a spelling misstep in geography.
Washington essay argues the President cannot unilaterally send troops to enforce court orders or desegregation. It traces constitutional power to Congress and notes past actions in Little Rock, Mississippi, and Kennedy's Mississippi order lack clear legal authorization. Alfred Schweppe and editorial panels weigh legality and dangers of police state tactics.
Washington's Georgetown hosts a gala City Tavern opening in the old tavern famed for stagecoach history. Dean Acheson meets guests as others joke about mispronounced names and Un American Activities legends in a lively evening laced with dinner parties and humor.
Factographs note that many insects have five separate eyes with two of them segmented into hundreds. The earliest known inhabitants of Nova Scotia were the Mimac Indians. The article also reports that Americans are drinking less, smoking less and gambling less, as shown by federal tax collections.
The American Association of University Women hosts its third annual Book Fair Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Middletown Shopping Center to raise funds for university women education. Donations include children and religious books and dictionaries, with pickups arranged via Florence Powell. magazines are discouraged except National Geographics. Records are welcome and resale value noted. shopping aims to offer affordable literature and support educational programs.
Gossip column notes Eddie Fisher at Winter Garden proves a flop with out of tune singing and audience walkouts. Jerry Fielding quits, Monte Proser collapses, Dick Gregory abandons theatre. Julie Prowse criticized, Mel Torme and others suggested. Also coverage of Turtle Bay sunlit parks, Marilyn Monroe film, Pola Chapelle, Burns Channing Las Vegas draws, Peggy Lee Basin Street East show plans.
Friends whisper about a budding romance between Judy Garland and Henry Fonda while she jokes about it and hints she is done with Sid Luft. Sarah Vaughan cancels European tour due to a billing clash with George Shearing, choosing to bow out. Eddie Constantine, now France’s top star, will appear soon in 7 Capital Sins as Eddie Constantine with Nicole Mirel in a laziness episode.
Pat Bownf, known for book writing, tries a Broadway comedy. Spies report Hugh O’Brian visits Beirut gambling tables regularly, a claim inconsistent with his usual restraint. Archie Moore and Norman Mailer allegedly nearly fought at a Chicago party, a clash that would unsettle patrician Beat sentiment.
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