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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1963
Page
4
The Middletown Journal announces subscription rates for weekday and Sunday issues, with carriers and mail options in and outside trading areas. It notes in advance payment requirements and includes a Bible verse as a quoted dedication from 1857.
Prof Henry S Commager argues in the New York Times Magazine that the South was not doomed until Gettysburg in 1863 and Vicksburg fell, noting two core flaws states rights zeal and slavery. He cites resistance by Congress and Vice President Stephens, southern governors exemption from conscription, and slavery preventing French and British support.
Commentary weighs De Gaulle's offer to aid Vietnam against foreign influence as both peace mission and potential provocation. The piece argues neither extreme fully fits, suggesting a mix of motives including peacemaking and asserting independence, while whimsically musing on an offbeat six foot sandwich as a digressive aside about lunch hour thoughts.
An elderly woman named Grandma Flynn, once a generous boarding house keeper, spends her final days in Laurel Hill Poorhouse Next to the Turnpike near New York a young narrator reflects on her care for many and a life of quiet sacrifice She dies in the red brick building as new development erases the old hill and its memories
Washington endures a violent crime surge as four youths in a stolen car kill Newell W. Ellison Jr. and flee before being captured. Police say juveniles face leniency debates while FBI data show rising youth crimes across auto thefts, burglaries, robberies, and assaults, prompting calls for stricter punishment and legal reform.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Bert Convy on the verge of Broadway news while Debbi Reynolds’s brother Bill recovers from a heart attack. An old Diamond Horseshoe nightclub may reopen as the Golden Gate with a $400,000 budget. George C. Scott and Colleen Dewhurst expect another baby. Billy Reed eyes a autumn discotheque with a possible DJ. Helena Hayes auctions plan to bid against Liz Taylor for a Richard Burton clock. Barbra Streisand eyes Hamlet. Gospel flop costs near $50,000, Mahalia Jackson selling steadily. Dean Rusk counsels resignation, Stevenson eyed for State or Supreme Court. Helene Pons to publish a children’s book. Rock Hudson chosen for Hawaii. Amelia Earhart stamp scrutiny grows. Diego Rivera biography praises Paulette Goddard. Nureyev and Harvey draw attention in Monte Carlo. Spencer Tracy’s brother confirms recovery. Enzo Stuart at Plaza Room shines. Ronnie Martin headlines at the Copa. beef stroganoff in El Moroco.
George Dixon recalls a Senate dining room chat with Victor Johnston and New York Republican leader George Hinman. Hinman jokes he is “just here to touch a few bases” as the trio riff on political bases, Fred Merkle, and baseball lore about the 1908 pennant chase and a disputed base touch.
Dave Regan notes a shift toward treating juvenile offenders as adults and cites David Lawrence on this subject. He quotes A W Johnson urging teens to take responsibility, work, help others, study, and grow up, arguing adults should not overindulge youth.
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