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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1964
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists pricing for subscriptions and delivery in the trading area and suburbs. It notes per copy rates for weekdays and Sundays, carrier and mail options, and a yearly overseas rate, all payable in advance, with publication by News-Journal Inc since 1857.
Seven prominent clergymen from major Protestant denominations urge voters to reject personality attacks and base insinuations. They say morality belongs in political debate but the main issues should be peace racial equality and poverty, restoring perspective to the campaign.
Washington officials say a wide gap will exist before China can field nuclear weapons and delivery systems. Yet regional stakes rise as Beijing expands a small air force and bomber capability, with a few hundred to thousand mile reach, signaling a growing Asian threat.
A House science subcommittee urges correcting inequities in federal research funding. It notes California receiving 34.4 percent versus New York 9.2 percent, arguing talent and facilities concentrate there. The goal is efficient use of facilities nationwide and states should build capability to win contracts.
Washington report shows Communist leaders meeting behind closed doors to denounce Barry Goldwater and attack the Democratic Party while praising Kennedy era steps. Leftist groups like Progressive Labor, Socialist Workers, Socialist Labor, and Freedom Now field candidates or back independents in several states.
The Russians reportedly orbit a three man Voskhod crew spacecraft, a triple play described during the World Series. The craft travels at high speed, with its crew seeing a new dawn about every 90.1 minutes.
The Republican National Finance Committee reports a balanced year with a substantial surplus after a record spend of about 12.5 million. Despite fewer high-dollar donors, total contributors rose from 37,000 in 1960 to 800,000 in 1964, aided by direct mail and numerous fundraisers, while most money came from new or previously noncontributing voters.
The article compares Tom Dodd style Democrats in Connecticut and Frank Conniff in Westchester District 26 to illustrate a conservative split over foreign policy. It notes Conniff’s stance on Vietnam and Diem while detailing local party dynamics and cross-endorsements between Dodd and Conniff.
Factographs records Cape Hatteras in North Carolina as a principal wintering area for migrant waterfowl. It is noted alongside figures on historical estates and serf emancipation timelines. Lincoln’s estate is cited at 110974.62 dollars, and Russia’s 1863 emancipation of serfs is mentioned.
George Crout notes Middletown's record turnout of 12 362 as Franklin D Roosevelt sweeps to a decisive nationwide win. Analysts cite diverging polls from Literary Digest Gallup NYT, with local leaders and observers calling the result a turning point in the city’s political history.
George Dixon narrates a humorous column about Ira Walsh, a Hearst promotion man on loan to the Poverty Program led by Sargent Shriver. Walsh sustains a broken rib during a touch football game with Kennedys, while both men exchange calls about the incident and promotion roles.
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