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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1962
Page
6
Middletown Ohio subscription rates listed by day and method. Details include in district weekly 6 cents for weekdays and 15 cents for Sundays, carrier in city and suburbs 50 cents weekly, 10 dollars yearly in trading area, 20 dollars outside trading area, 35 dollars outside USA. Subscriptions payable in advance. Published daily by News Journal Inc. Founded 1857.
A gospel line reports Jesus telling a man to stretch forth his hand and the withered hand is restored to full strength as the other. Mark 1
An interview with Nikolai Chistyakov, a major general of justice, questions reforms under Khrushchev. He says the KGB no longer harbors Stalin era repressors and notes reduced terror, yet warns leniency could reflect entrenched comfort in power. He reports rising criticism, minor punishments, and hopes for better foreign policy amid caution. The piece also cites Russian household income around 7,600 dollars last year.
A century after Antietam the Civil War battle is recalled for 22 700 casualties in one day and debates on its decisiveness. Experts note McClellan could have won by pursuing Lee, while Lee sought European support that never came. The piece ends by hinting at a future mind reading breakthrough.
A medical study finds obesity is seven times more common among women in the lowest social economic level than among those in the highest. The pattern is similar for men but weaker. Cheaper high carbohydrate foods may explain part of the gap, as could lifestyle worries and fashion pressures.
Dave Regan notes sun flowers once common now scarce in cities. Dorsie Downs of 3105 Yankee Road grows towering plants with 14 inch blooms weighing seven pounds. A tribute to educator D W Jacot praises his gentle firm creed and seeds sown memories. Gov Michael Disalle’s wit shines as Middletonians hear him at the Manchester Motor Inn.
Manhattan congressman Albert Santangelo spent taxpayer funds mailing more than 70 000 cookbooks at 35 cents each to voters in Paul Fine’s district in the Bronx. He used franking privileges to send hundreds of thousands of political and issue pieces, including speeches on Berlin and civil rights, to residents and nonvoters alike, claiming he may mail 500 000 pieces and planning more.
The article argues against President Kennedy's stance on a compulsory union system, labeling it coercive and a violation of basic human rights. It contrasts Kennedy's public service with liberal principles, discusses union shop and agency shop concepts, and notes that several states ban compulsory unionization while many unions resist the agency shop approach.
George Dixon reports Udall plans a deadpan finger shake routine in California rallies to jab at Nixon and promote Gov. Pat Brown. Udall, fresh from a Soviet visit, recalls Khrushchev and imagines shouting As I said to Khrushchev during campaign events. The plan aims to energize supporters and mock Nixon's anti-Communist stance.
A student may become eligible for one of the annual Cecil John Rhodes scholarships at Oxford University in England. England's Duke of Wellington once declined the Alhambra palace in Granada as a gift, deeming it impractical. Glass filaments used for fiberglass are so fine that 97 miles can be drawn from a marble sized sphere.
A playful note lists Puffinus puffinus as a sea bird and mentions more than 40 Caribbean sharks. It also cites Rome’s Appian Way showing ancient wheel marks and jokes about road crews. A race horse eats 45 pounds of food and drinks 15 gallons daily.
Dororthy Kilgallen notes Montclair Opera Society to present New Moon at the high school in November with Elaine Malkin, Robert Rounsville, Stephen Douglas, and Lola Fisher among auditions. Quincy Jones enjoys a Puerto Rico vacation with gambling winnings. Boris Morros to be honored by AFICD on Nov 10. Musical industry tensions rise as unions sue Republic Pictures over soundtrack royalties. Janet Leigh’s Las Vegas marriage prompts nerves jokes. London theater compared to American scene. Corinne Calvet-Jeff Stone reunion unlikely. Dorian Leigh and Elizabeth Taylor secrets spill, Hemingway ads, and Joe E. Lewis at Copacabana praised. Sammy Davis Jr. earns praise in The Desperate Hours but draws mixed crowds.
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