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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1962
Page
4
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Jim Bishop recounts an exotic Hong Kong restaurant, the Dragon Inn, run by Chen a nightlife host. Guests include Leslie Hawkinson Jack and Dorothy Sullivan and Fong the tailor. Courses include shark fin soup fried chicken pigeon and grouper head with prices in Hong Kong dollars. The diners compare the meal to a theatrical display and depart for Kowloon reflecting on authenticity and appetite.
A downtown woman rushes back to her office after lunch and loses only the umbrella she carried. A man recalls a night with a memory lapse at a meeting, joking about aging and modern temptations.
An essay argues that communism is the deadliest enemy to American ideals and that true loyalty lies in defending democracy against abuses. It warns against tax evasion, price fixing, unlawful strikes, and other unethical practices that harm democracy, urging unity and personal responsibility to prevent societal chaos.
The column questions the 1940s style plan by Postmaster General Day to use two forms for evacuees to notify new locations and mail forwarding. It warns that in a nuclear war the normal post and transportation systems would collapse, making such cards impractical and a poor priority for survivors.
A humor piece notes editors struggle with a dense sentence about water resources. It cites a sentence on systematic sampling and synthetic stream flow, leaving the editor puzzled by terms like net-benefit response surface and decision variables, and asks for clarity.
Washington commentary argues that the steel industry faces limited wage and price flexibility as unions prepare to reopen contracts next year. It notes fringe benefits cost about 100 million dollars annually, ongoing foreign competition, and potential selective future price increases while production and hours may fall if no strike occurs.
Washington hosts Nebraskan delegation members for their weekly breakfast in the Senate dining room. The event, lasting two decades, features guests including a Wellesley student, local editors, and a Lincoln resident, all sharing one minute to speak. Admiral Grayson leads service, guests discuss home issues, and a census seats dispute fuels banter among representatives.
The text notes a variety of facts from avian wing sounds to astronaut nylon footwear and aqualung depth. It also mentions flamingo preening habits and plume hunting, plus the 1954 pledge wording adding under God after revision by Congress.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Elizabeth Taylor may fly from Rome to New York to support Eddie Fisher delaying Cleopatra filming, while Liz’s epic may finish in May at about 32 million. Tony Curtis declines visiting Janet Leigh in hospital. Janet’s turmoil, Lolita premiere looming, Joan Sutherland headlines, and other celebrity tidbits fill this gossip round.
An expert guitarist used a disguise as a cowboy singer to aid a situation. An 87-year-old Missouri dentist extracted four of his own teeth when no other dentist could assist. A natural-born do it yourselfer.
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