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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1964
Page
4
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The article notes a shift from a nonpolitical church role to active engagement in social issues and elections. It cites clergy leaders and denominations urging moral stands to influence believers and voters. Sir Alec Douglas-Home warns a Labour victory could threaten Britain’s security, linking church guidance to national policy concerns.
The piece criticizes mass mail campaigns to pressure government, noting Teamsters drive to flood the White House with letters about Hoffa prosecution and a Houston contest that supplied ready made sentences. It argues such tactics replace individual thought with coordinated pressure and mocks Britain’s Rolling Stones.
Fulton Lewis Jr. surveys 1964 Senate contests as Republicans, despite hopes of a wave, face tough odds. Battlegrounds include New Mexico Montoya Mechem race, New York Keating versus Kennedy, and Ohio Taft Jr. against Steve Young, with Maine, Rhode Island, and other states testing GOP strength amid a strong Democratic Class of ’58.
The piece analyzes the Oct 15 election mood as Conservative hopes grow while Labour under Harold Wilson tightens to nationalization policy. It notes diminishing shock from the Profumo scandal, women voters, and Labour’s lingering Marxist stance on steel, trucking, insurance and other commanding industries.
In 1963 Congress faced sharp criticism for inaction but President Johnson quickly used his experience to push through major actions. The tax cut, civil rights bill, and foreign aid authorization led to a dramatic turnaround that reshaped federal policy and raised expectations for legislative achievement.
Fragmentary note remarks that American Indians before Columbus did not suffer hay fever and ponders the source of this idea. A bystander confesses big losses from summer betting on his bankroll developing a chronic Charley horse.
Middletown authorizes the Middletown Edison Illuminating Company to erect poles and wires for an interior lighting system. Edison promotes carbon filament lamps as safer, steadier than gas, while Brush lamps continue for street lighting. town council endorses both and highlights a 210 foot tower at Third Street.
The piece argues wealth of candidates matters for presidency, noting Johnson and Goldwater assets and the need for capable uncommon men. It defends financial means for campaigns, cites founders’ wealth as a virtue, and contests the idea that only the poor run for office. It dismisses the notion that money alone determines election outcomes.
Factographs state births occur in the United States about every 70 seconds. A note adds that polar bears do not hibernate.
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