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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1963
Page
4
Public notice from the Middletown Ohio News-Journal Inc outlines subscription rates for different delivery areas and frequencies. Rates include weekly per-copy prices, city carrier, trading area, and outside trading area options with annual payments in advance. The notice cites a biblical verse and identifies the paper as published daily since 1857.
Water scarcity drives interest in desalination and methods to recharge ground water from flood runoff. University of Arizona hydrologist Sol D. Resnick advocates capturing flood waters to push underground supplies, a plan praised by several experts as sound. A separate note mentions a New York City school strike threat easing after teachers accept a pay raise, while integration issues remain challenging.
An analysis notes US ties with Pakistan look unstable as Pakistan edges toward China while avoiding a formal alliance. It argues India’s defense against possible Chinese invasion should guide American military aid, despite Pakistan’s Western ties. The piece also mentions Goldwater renting rooms in San Francisco for the GOP convention.
The tiny principality of Liechtenstein, between Switzerland and Austria, marked 25 years since its ruler Franz Joseph II ascended. Once part of the Holy Roman Empire and later Austro-Hungarian, its prosperity grew after Napoleon’s 1806 reorganization. The nation is famed for rare postage stamps and a notably long titled ruler.
Jim Bishop writes to freshman Ott Lundin of San Diego State College praising his work ethic and family support. He warns against chasing straight A’s, urges balance with social life, and suggests delaying judgments until college work unfolds. Bishop praises Ott’s foregone self-reliance and plans a trip to Hollywood for perspective.
Congress members urge President Kennedy to proclaim a day of mourning for four killed Negro children in Birmingham and to include all victims of racial violence. The piece notes 13 deaths in months, 21 Birmingham bombings in eight years, and questions about responsibility and the role of demonstrations.
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys a wave of Hollywood intrigue from Queen Alexandra’s Venice recovery and Frank Sinatra’s legal worries to political mourning calls. The column notes festival drudgery, Sinatra allies, and a national day of mourning tied to civil rights violence.
In Carlisle, families with idle pianos are urged to donate to the Fairview Church of God youth room. Mrs. R. T. Kerdall will arrange pickup at 746 3464. Also notes Donald Hopper's long hospital stay and a column of city driving quirks and fashion critiques.
In Toronto and Montreal a writer recalls childhood cockney hunts and ignorance of French speakers, urging genuine biculturalism. He notes French Canadians face job discrimination, seek broader educational and government roles, and highlights debates over flags and national identity.
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