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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1964
Page
4
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A rash of arrests in Darien Connecticut targets adults serving liquor to minors at teen age house parties. The judge calls on parents to feel guilt if they enable underage drinking and urges restraint until youths learn responsible limits amidst broader concerns over nuclear weapons.
Mrs Earl H Vinton of Minneapolis 73 will undergo three months of training including Amharic before a two year Peace Corps assignment in Ethiopia. The note contrasts age with service and highlights that purpose can come at any age. The piece also mentions Africa grown cashews and fall harvest abundance.
A temperance leaning note praises wine for low alcohol and social usefulness but warns about high tax on sparkling wines. It cites federal excise taxes of 17 cents per gallon for table wines and 3.40 dollars per gallon for sparkling wines, questioning the rationale.
Fulton Lewis Jr reports on Amish families fleeing Pennsylvania to Canada Australia and New Zealand amid IRS pressure over Social Security delinquencies. The piece recalls 1961-63 events when agents seized assets and the fight to exempt Amish from Social Security, ending with a halted measure after White House opposition.
The Cairo conference of 47 governments calling itself non aligned urged end to the U S naval base in Cuba and to lift the blockade. The group, led by Indonesia, denounced colonialism while tolerating a Congo leader’s imprisonment, signaling Soviet backed influence and a shift in Cold War alignments.
Publisher John H. Perry Jr. proposes a national dividend funded by corporate taxes and a 50 percent profits cap. Every eligible voter would receive a per capita distribution every two years, aiming to replace costly programs with direct cash and reduce inflationary pressure. Supported by Donald J. Rogers and praised by Richard Nixon and George Smathers, the idea seeks to align citizens with free enterprise while spurring investment. Perry’s background in type setting tech and printers’ concerns adds a cautious view of automation’s impact.
Factographs note the 5000 mile Trans-Canada Highway serves about 90 percent of Canada's population. The piece also mentions fearlessness of heights among North American Indians, Telstar satellite power cells, mynah bird vocal mimicry, and adult male ostrich height.
Paul Harvey argues that if John F Kennedy were alive he would face abuse and political defeat over foreign and domestic policies. He contrasts 1963 critiques from U S News and World Report Nixon Connally pollsters and Boston voters with current governance, suggesting reverence for a fallen president silences critique of spending taxes and civil rights policies.
Stan Laurel’s health improves after hospital scare and home return. Chuck McCann visits and talks a Laurel and Hardy film with Dick Van Dyke as Laurel and Chuck as Hardy. Booker Doud and Archie Bleyer clash over royalties while Winston Churchill film prospects draw plans with Merle Oberon. Audrey Hepburn may host a Discotheque for LBJ at Perona’s near El Morocco. Sophie Loren faces threats in Israel during Judith shoot. Charles Aznavour meets Lionel Hampton in New York. Gil Blum to appear on To Tell The Truth.
Teri Thronton will record Secret Life the title song for the Broadway musical adaptation of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty for Columbia. The track features a large orchestra conducted by Martin Manning. notes also mention Robert Moses, Bill Rosen, and other showbiz figures in various projects.
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