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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1963
Page
4
The Middletown Journal outlines subscription costs for different delivery areas and formats. Weekly rates include 6 cents for weekday copies and 15 cents for Sundays, with annual options for city, trading area, and outside regions, plus a $35 yearly rate for outside the US.
A physician scientist committee linked to the National Cancer Institute finds Krebiozen ineffective as an anti-tumor agent after reviewing claimed benefits. They call for no clinical trials and note interstate shipment has been illegal since July. FDA had already disclosed the substance is creatine.
A new biography notes three men who nearly reached the presidency by one vote. Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel J. Tilden and Benjamin F. Wade each missed by a margin of one electoral vote or close margin. Wade, pro tem in 1868, was seen as a factor in Andrew Johnson’s fate and his own political end. The piece reflects on how era attitudes shaped political outcomes. The closing remark contrasts World War I’s toll with medieval plagues in a sharp editorial aside.
Washington notes no major crises as President Kennedy eyeing peace and prosperity theme. Rockefeller and Goldwater spar over strategy but offer little heat, leaving the 1964 race to hinge on domestic policies and potential international incidents.
The piece analyzes Connecticut political figures and maneuvers as the state, nicknamed the land of steady habits, favors conservative MPs. It covers H Meade Alcorn’s possible Nelson Rockefeller campaign role and Thomas Brislin’s brief Russo bid, hinting at Dodd’s strong foreign policy stance and the GOP split dynamic.
Tomorrow brings unusual trends that could aid your business and ambition. Avoid extremes in the afternoon. Those born today may see strong prospects over the next year with gains from imaginative work and recognition between mid December and late March, next May and September.
George Dixon describes meeting King Hussein of Jordan at the royal palace with his English wife and infant son. The scene includes Salah Abu-Zeid drawing a gun, Cossack guards, and a lunch basket the King offers, as they discuss aid and royals during a long, informal audience.
The text lists varied facts from animal gestation eight to twelve days to coin weights and basilica area. It notes opossum birth timing, a distinction for precious stones, early comet records, Sweden’s 1659 copper coin weight, Finland’s vast inland waterways, 31 thousand miles of navigable water, and St. Peter’s Basilica area of 18 110 square yards.
The Civic Association nears success with over 500 Middletown volunteers acting as solicitors and more outside residents, including new teachers, joining. The group stresses volunteer funding, no paid campaign, and every cent benefiting supported organizations, boosting civic spirit in Middletown.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports from Washington as Ethel Merman prepares to sing Count Your Blessings at a birthday toast to Eisenhower and GOP fundraiser. The column notes public reaction to entertainers in Cold War era abroad and U.S. coverage of Mme Nhu and other stars.
A brief, odd item reports the elopement of two Houston residents aged 87 and 82. The note ends with playful asides about Swiss alpenhorns, implying humorous local chatter and a lighthearted reception.
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