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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1962
Page
4
Middletown Journal details subscription pricing for daily and Sunday editions, carrier and suburban rates, and a global outside USA rate. The note lists mailing details and states the paper is published daily by News-Journal Inc established in 1857.
Harold Taylor former president of Sarah Lawrence urges the public to fund a better education system. He contrasts U S spending with the Soviet model, notes the need for fully trained teachers and smaller classes, and warns against talk without funding while stressing the global challenges facing the rising generation. Congressmen push credit for projects amid obstructionism.
Mrs. Ronald Tree, U S representative on the 109 nation Social Committee, challenged a Russian charge that the West causes sagging commodity prices. She noted that state owned economies in the Soviet bloc push prices above world levels, reducing demand and provoking mixed reactions among delegates.
The Ecumenical Council urged universal brotherhood across races and nations in a humanist message. The writer calls Catholics to apply the brotherhood principle to liturgy and textbooks, noting Pope John’s removal of anti Jewish phrasing and urging study of Jewish representation in schooling materials.
Jim Bishop profiles Lewis B. Maytag Jr., 36, president of National Airlines, detailing his aggressive ascent from Colorado Springs flight school founder to turbine aircraft executive. The narrative covers his early ventures, Frontier Air Lines loss, a hostile bid for Baker’s National, debt refinancing, and plans to run jet fleets, with a note on his complex private life and multiple marriages.
Analysis argues Khrushchev leads Cuba’s diplomacy and weapons status, while Kennedy’s actions are labeled inconsistent. It notes Soviet missiles and Cuban sabotage of Venezuela’s oil, and questions whether the blockade will end with assurances from Moscow that Cuba’s defenses remain defensive. The piece critiques U.S. adherence to the Monroe Doctrine and U.N. inspections amid ongoing disputes.
The speaker recalls wartime resolve and urges Americans to unite against threats. He argues the open doors of freedom require constant vigilance and sacrifice, condemns political appeasement, and invokes Eisenhower’s D Day resolve to inspire courage and national duty.
The article notes Mount Vernon’s naming from Admiral Edward Vernon and his grog nickname, cites Dublin’s large beer vessel, and records Tahitian kissing customs. It then analyzes Kennedy Khrushchev exchanges on Cuba, arguing the US has ceded initiative, acknowledges Soviet foothold, and condemns invasion pledges as insufficient for Cuban exiles.
The Passion Play from Oberammergau comes to Middletown High School auditorium with Val Balfour as Christ and Ann Balfour in support. Show runs Thursday through Saturday at 8 p m with 1 15 p m matinees, tickets 75 cents to 1 50, schools offer discounts and transportation arrangements for students.
Washington observers recount a Kennedy Cuba crisis briefing with press humor. Diners Salinger wears a vest as reporters feign a Redskins Giants game while he explains disasters and commemorations. The exchange includes jokes about the golden eagle and Lake Erie anniversary plans.
A collage of quirky lines notes teens stuffing into a trash can, an Italian deer wounded by a shot near a Belluno tavern, and tensions among men with multiple wives. It also mentions a neighbor complaining about a bulky magazine and ponders light fiction turning heavy reading.
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