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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1964
Page
3
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A fable traces an ordinary dime circulating through eight transactions in a day then returning to a saver. It critiques dresser drawers and piggy banks hoarding coins amid a national coin shortage, urging banks and savings to keep currency in circulation. It ends with a note on concert attendance versus baseball crowds.
The piece argues Russia struggles with inefficient farming and labor shortages with about 40 percent of Russians in agriculture, far beyond the 6 percent in the United States. Poor machinery and the virgin lands project hinder production, while Khrushchev seeks reforms. It notes Western readers’ interest as disillusionment grows and hints at capitalistic incentives boosting output. Rusk counters calls for vast military displays, favoring restrained defenses.
A physician author recounts a blistering Kansas City game where a pitcher draws on inner faith to regain energy. He shares a Chicago shoe shine anecdote about mental fatigue and counsels the reader to use Bible verses as vitality medicine to renew mind and spirit.
Veronica Williams, 13, returned home from eye surgery near-blind to read Braille, delaying her Madison High School opening. Doctors advised weeks at home. she enjoys progress, even beating her father at checkers, while family awaits her eighth grade return. City commissioners joke about absences while discussing pay.
Story contrasts Paul Harvey style tale of John Burnett defending his tin bath against federal pressure with grim welfare statistics. It notes DC relief misallocation of 18 million dollars, rising NYC relief rolls, illiteracy among Chicago relief recipients, and Virginia and Roanoke welfare policies, ending with Burnett preserving his tub and independence.
Thomas Collins profiles RogER P. Gilbreath a 64 year old retiree who shifts from a banking career to a part time garage job and finally to delivering color and black and white film for a local processing plant. He covers about 120 miles weekly and negotiates pay with the plant while exploring local service outlets for extra business. He proposes using stations and pastors as new outlets and keeping the company car to boost sales. New Golden Years booklet available by mail from Grand Central Station New York.
Dorothy Kilgallen recounts Lon don Lee revealing his ascent from wealth to stand up. He swapped a family business for comedy, drove a cab in Los Angeles, honed stories from childhood, and earned a TV contract with Ed Sullivan for the 1964 65 season.
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