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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1962
Page
4
The Middletown Journal in Middletown Ohio lists subscription rates including 6 to 15 cent per copy, 50 cent weekly carrier, 10 dollar six day mail, 20 dollar seven day mail, and 35 dollar outside US yearly. Published daily by News Journal Inc. since 1857.
A reporter highlights a starving boy kneeling among bodies crying out to God amid Iran's earthquake disaster. The piece calls for massive aid to bury the dead aid the injured and rebuild shattered towns and lives. It notes official help has begun and urges broader generosity from Americans. San Francisco installs musical parking meters punishing violators.
Arizona congressman Morris Udall argues that 57 percent of federal outlays fund national security with only 7 percent for welfare. He notes defense and diplomacy will consume 72.8 billion of a 92.5 billion budget, and cites Tucson’s Titan missile project as wiping out a 30 million dollar annual payroll, illustrating war related costs.
Business representatives in rural areas push against the bypass of their towns by new interstates. While locals fear lost commerce, studies suggest these fears are often overstated and many drivers welcome shorter travel and safer, faster traffic with clear exits to bypassed communities.
The piece recounts a hotel stay where a Gideon Bible inspires a manager and the author to share Peale’s message. It cites Philippians 4 6 7 and urges prayer, action, and replacing fear with faith to achieve inner peace. It links personal hardship to scripture, urging readers to reach out to God and fill the mind with biblical truths to dispel anxiety.
A Sherman Avenue couple’s westward camper trip ends with the husband waking in a Utah town in his underwear after the vehicle drives off. Police and state patrol search for the wife as onlookers recall a TV news man’s similar tale. A sideline gag follows with sandals and a leather stain mix up at Downtown.
George Sokolsky notes Massachusetts faces five candidates for one Senate seat with Ted Kennedy and Edward McCormack Jr. as front runners. The Sept. 18 primary pits Kennedy, backed by a broad Democratic machine, against McCormack amid clashes over experience and federal leverage. Lodge and two lesser candidates are seen as unlikely nominees. The piece discusses Catholic and ethnic shifts, Volpe’s Republican governorship, and the difficulty in predicting primary outcomes.
An alderman bans three nude portraits in a Bradford England art show prompting sponsors to push for their display while others joke the nudity could elevate the exhibit. A second item notes a pre Revolutionary War bell may crown a new Plymouth High School and comments on consumer credit rising fastest as debt grows beyond income.
The piece argues the United States now faces direct exposure to Cold War risks after Cuba’s Communist shift under Castro. It notes Khrushchev’s nuclear monopoly, ponders possible U S responses like a blockade, and compares current danger to the earlier danger America helped build for communism, highlighting a paradox of foreign policy and security.
The author argues for strong domestic spending to fund modern weapons while criticizing costly foreign aid. He shares an Atlas missile silo tour in New Mexico illustrating vast underground infrastructure and high maintenance costs. He contends upgrades are necessary, favors keeping the arsenal ready, and warns against draining resources abroad.
A survey reveals cultural gaps as many brides do not know their husband’s earnings. Historians note Louis XIV wore solid platinum shoes. Washington’s first inauguration faced monthlong delays due to travel. Ancient flutes from hollow bird bones appear in cave relics.
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