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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1965
Page
4
The article notes a cyclical pattern in church and group participation with summer doldrums giving way to renewed effort in fall and winter. It suggests renewed zest and broader involvement as committees and events pick up pace. A final line comments on Cuba refusing to sign a nuclear weapons ban in Latin America.
The United Nations Security Council secures a ceasefire between India and Pakistan and urges a political settlement on Kashmir. U S ambassador Goldberg calls it a great UN day but warns the bargain hinges on follow up talks and a lasting solution beyond the pause in hostilities. Meanwhile Diana Balls is crowned Miss U S A with striking blue eyes noted for their charm.
Washington reports that the 89th Congress supported the National Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 creating a National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities with a czar to fund and direct invitations to artists. Critics warn of government control while supporters urge national cultural leadership.
A commentary on the Moral Re-Armament Sing Out 1965 tour by two hundred American students. The piece notes the group’s impact on campus culture and the search for a positive global purpose beyond anti-Communism, highlighting Rajmohan Gandhi and Masahide Shibusawa as Asian advocates.
James Marlow reflects on the shift from traditional limited government to expanded federal power. He traces milestones from the New Deal through Johnson era, noting Social Security, school aid, housing, and civil rights laws, and warns of centralization eroding state power as government aid increases.
A humorous column warns flirting can be dangerous, noting a bachelor fears being handed to police or a minister. Another medical piece says bald men should keep humor when teased about nude heads. West Newbury reports 1964 had six cows and three automobiles missing, suggesting cattle rustlers outnumber car thieves two to one.
Shobal Vail Clevenger the Miami Valley sculptor, born 1812 in Middletown, died at sea en route home from Florence Italy. He rose from stone cutter to portrait bust artist after study in Cincinnati Boston and Florence, gaining early fame with a bust of Mr. Thomas and later works in Italy.
David Dye of Lubbock launches Medias Unlimited aiming to recruit stockholders to acquire 4 million CBS shares. He accuses CBS of promoting violence and immorality while planning a April stockholders meeting. The effort, supported by SEC approved mailings, seeks to influence network management and expand to other media.
The text notes that planets are solar system bodies orbiting the sun. It mentions the Bessemer process shifting steel rails after the Civil War and the Rush Bagot Treaty of 1817 limiting naval arms on the Great Lakes. It also states a whale brain may weigh five times a human brain.
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