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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1963
Page
4
Announcement of subscription pricing for The Middletown Journal include per copy costs and weekly carrier rates for city and suburban delivery, trading area and outside area mail rates, and international pricing. Published daily by News-Journal Inc. since 1857.
The Dionnes’ troubled childhood prompts reflection on the Fischer quintuplets in Aberdeen South Carolina. Oliva Dionne disputes an article’s claims while locals flood Fischers with gifts and offers and plan a $100,000 house with office space and press room. The aim is to shield the Fischers from public heartbreak.
Two years after Prof. James A. Coleman offered $100 for proof of dowsers’ powers to locate water, the American Society of Dowsers declined to test. Hutchison of Brandon Vermont says a scientific test would yield nothing to gain and everything to lose, a sign Cox of superstition not science. Coleman, a science columnist and author, believes dowsing is superstition and would welcome an impartial trial.
The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce campaign to attract new business has suffered a heavy setback after bombings and incendiary speeches. Corporations hesitate to relocate. executives seek stable conditions for families. Department store sales fell up to 25 percent due to slackening payrolls and lack of outside infusion. Some see a harsh but necessary challenge to the city’s growth.
Paul Findley, World War II veteran and Illinois congressman, argues for press independence amid new government news efforts. He cites the Freeman Market News Service and USDA wires as risks to private agencies and urges reporters over propagandists, warning of censorship danger.
A federal grand jury indicts white members of the National States Rights Party for conspiracy to defy a court order and interference in desegregation in Birmingham. The piece questions funding sources and calls for a House probe into foreign ties and financial support for the group. It notes Kennedy sent two prominent mediators to Birmingham and cites Washington Post editorials urging lawful, nonviolent progress toward integration.
A lobbyist describes South Dakota senators Karl Mundt and George McGovern promoting five quintuplets for campaign optics. McGovern jokes about paternity while Mundt surveys a Health Education and Welfare book titled Official Girlwatchers Manual, noting taxpayers funded its preparation for teachers.
The piece notes Alonso Manso as the first bishop and inquisitor in the New World, serving in San Juan. It also states Grover Cleveland as the first president with a child born in the White House, with his second child born there in 1893.
Dave Regan argues that not driving frees perception of nature and people. He mocks non drivers especially women as dependent, claiming driving brings happiness and independence while criticizing dust and traffic as minor nuisances. The piece uses provocative gendered humor to urge self driving.
In a crowded update, Kilgallen relays threats to reveal showbiz secrets, the Armstrong All-Stars feud with Ira Mangel, mispronunciations on Burke’s Law, Bobby Darin-Sandra Dee reconciliation, Atkins returning to management with Art Blakey, Beverly Bertley and Norman Mailer marriage plans, and various film and theater tidbits.
A British amateur club in Wood Green, England battles a spate of 60 burglaries over seven years and concerns about training practices. Players fear security breaches and physical strain as they cope with disruption and threats from intruders.
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