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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1960
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for daily and weekly delivery, including per copy, weekly carrier, and mail options within and outside the trading area. A biblical quotation from Corinthians closes the public notice.
The longstanding plan for a 36 mile tube under the Strait of Dover gains momentum as Britain and France consider private funding and a 10 to 15 year build with $380 million cost. Engineering would support a two track high speed railway while motor vehicles would be excluded.
The Layman's National Committee Inc marks its twentieth anniversary as an interfaith group promoting that America rests on God, labor, and its fruits. National Sunday School Week runs April 11 to 17, 1960 with the theme Sunday School A Force for Faith. J Edgar Hoover urges a return to religion in daily life and education.
Fulton Lewis Jr reports Owen Lattimore and fellow professors press Secretary Herter to accept broader disarmament and risk. Lattimore, once tied to the IPR, criticizes insistence on a perfect inspection system while recounting Cold War figures and McCarthyism’s decline.
The note records that John Adams became the first U S president to designate Washington D C as the capital. It also states that Colombia in South America has many coffee plantations situated above 4500 feet in elevation.
A House committee probes a pattern of former generals and admirals drawing large defense contractor salaries while keeping Pentagon sales contacts. A proposed two year post retirement ban aims to curb sales activity, with harsher penalties urged by Rep Hebert.
In a Washington gathering of presidential hopefuls, Sen. John F. Kennedy boasted a California delegate poll showing a 52 percent lead over Gov. Edmund G. Brown, while Brown countered with a 54 percent Kennedy lead on his own sheet. Kansas Democrat A. J. "Andy" Gray spoke of a Hutchinson rally trip aided by a red cardinal, a mascot avoided by Symington and Kennedy camps.
Tomorrow brings a strong focus on business and finance with good opportunities for agreements and dealings with superiors or competitors. Romance and domestic affairs glow in the evening. welfare projects look favorable. For birthdays, a positive outlook for well planned affairs in job property and family. August and October may bring appreciation for past efforts. A child born today tends to be competent and imaginative yet spends time building castles in the air.
Paul Harvey argues for military balance between sea and air power. He credits the Navy’s new Polaris submarine program and sub launched missiles for deterrence, while warning against discarding proven systems like the Bomarc. He stresses cautious exploration of tech without premature abandonment of viable weapons.
Rumors swirl about Dorothy Kiigallen Leo in financial trouble and a troubled marriage. ELVIS PRESLEY's father may wed soon with a close observer predicting a fast romance. Errol Flynn's yacht Zaca remains unsold as bidders stay silent. Art Blakey faces potential bigamy claims amid questions about prior marriage and children.
Twenty years ago William McKinley five year old son of Mr and Mrs Elisha Collins died in a fire that destroyed their two room tarpaper frame home on the Old Canal Towpath near Excello. Older brothers aged 13 and 11 escaped as three other children were rescued by the father. The fire was blamed on hot coals falling from a kitchen stove. G D Lummis health department commissioner said 50 dogs were vaccinated in the past two days as a rabies precaution.
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