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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1965
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates and delivery details for in city and surrounding areas. It notes per copy pricing for weekdays and Sundays, weekly street delivery, and various yearly mail options including international rates, with payment in advance and a note about the publication's founding in 1857.
A Geneva disarmament round is likened to a 19th century minuet and viewed as a funeral tribute to Hiroshima's 20th anniversary. The piece urges concrete steps, such as extending the test ban to underground blasts, with Sophia Loren mobbed in Moscow illustrating easing East West parallels.
Mail-It-Yourself stations prove popular with 94 percent of users in tests. The Post Office Department plans round the clock locations with vending machines for stamps envelopes and cards scales and coin changers. Instructions posted. Aims include zip code listing and automatic stamp licker.
The piece notes President Truman's habit of early brisk walks as a contrast to many Americans who sleep late. It argues walking relates to fitness and mentions walkers tend to be leaner. A whimsical aside cites Mariner photographs suggesting Mars is a nice visit but not a place to live.
Norman V. Peale shares a plane conversation leading to a seven point prescription to beat gloom. Think of God, read Psalms and Gospel, attend church, give to others, engage in justice work, and do kind acts daily, then expand with extra giving and social engagement for real optimism.
A mock report notes a critical shortage of beer can openers in Saigon during the war era, mocking wartime hardships and calling for resilience. The piece contrasts this with light notes on road craftsmen in Oxfordshire and mythical sea unicorns, blending satire with trivial curiosities.
A new televi sion drive-in depository for the Middletown Federal Savings & Loan Association is tested with a farewell message from Pete Schrock, former treasurer of American Savings & Loan, directing staffers Carl Hart and Jim Tewart to work harder. The note is part of a local page packed with brief items.
Paul Harvey argues campus discipline is needed as liberalizing pressures erode strict codes at Wheaton and other Christian colleges. He notes off campus clubs and government funding pressure weaken norms, warning that tolerance breeds permissiveness and societal decline.
Theodore Roosevelt in 1895 authorized the first police matrons in New York City. The narrative adds context on port tonnage, Prussian origins of German rulers, and various historical links, including factory output and public parks figures.
A 65 year old man projects a $7,120 annual retirement income with $750 in taxes and a planned budget that would require $8,823 in 13 years if inflation runs at 2 percent. He notes clothing and auto depreciation will drop significantly after 65, while spending on vacations and gifts declines with age. Congress may raise Social Security and pension plans to offset the rising cost of living, with a 36 page booklet offered for readers.
Bandleader Lionel Hampton writes from vacation about his 25th year as a bandleader and 35th as a professional musician. He discusses the rise of modern jazz and rock n roll, his Inner Circle, showmanship, and the need for training for future musicians while praising past icons. He notes his Gladhamp Records venture and calls for government support to sustain jazz as cultural ambassador.
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