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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1955
Page
6
The Middletown Journal in Ohio lists subscription prices and delivery options including in city and outside area rates. The page includes a biblical quote from Revelation 22 5 and ends with the word Baie.
Raymond S. McLain, famed civilian soldier and former Army commander, writes from his deathbed urging universal military training to bolster reserve manpower. He cites Life Magazine excerpts arguing volunteers alone are insufficient and universal service worked for France and Switzerland. The newspaper endorses a Congressional bill to expand reserves while inviting rebuttals to McLain's arguments.
Attorney General Brownell urges Congress to permit wire-tap evidence in espionage cases while warning against broad abuse. The piece also analyzes India's Prime Minister Nehru at Bandung, criticizing Western policy and urging a longer-term, more effective approach to keep India from joining the communist camp.
Hal Boyle notes Cairo’s post rioting recovery attracting tourists and business. Foreigners now welcomed, customs gentler, guides and tourist police assist visitors as American firms increase activity amid U.S. aid. About 1,200 Americans and 4,000 Germans live in Egypt.
Captain W D Puleston reports new evidence from official records and interviews showing partisan pressures in Washington during World War II. He argues Roosevelt could resist Soviet demands and that Hopkins pushed a pro Russia line influencing Teheran and Yalta policy.
Harry Boyd argues that scholars at Mainz want only plain facts about European history but cautions that facts are elusive. He recalls conflicting eyewitness accounts from a 1940s collision and questions who truly caused Waterloo, noting bias in “the facts.”
George Dixon logs a 9 hour 37 minute nonstop Trans-Atlantic trip aboard TWA's Super G Constellation from Idlewild to Dublin. He notes Irish welcome by Lord Mayor Alfred Byrne, jokes about Rep Halleck and Rep Bolling, and humorous impressions of Irish pubs, names, and a whiskey rich reception.
A warm Easter brings packed churches and family gatherings. Armco Park hosts a massive Easter Egg Hunt enjoyed by families across the city as children search for prizes and jelly beans.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Lana Turner and Lex Barker facing public chatter about a likely announcement. Hollywood gossip covers Gable Williams Spreckles, Gleason, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Princess Margaret, and Rome rumors as industry pressures reshape careers and marriages.
Truman Capote dined with Irene Selznick at Le Beaujolais and has just returned from a week at a convict farm in Alabama for his next writing project. The piece hints at looming picket lines around the Polo Grounds as AFL workers clash with Giants management.
Forecast notes positive outcomes for new plans and programs with foresight and determination. Evening hours favor travel, social activity, and home projects with pleasant news from afar possible. If today is your birthday, the year ahead offers occupational gains through new responsibilities and hard work, plus strong November and December finances and a productive late 1955. A child born today will be shrewd and highly capable.
Factographs recounts Rodrigo de Triana as the first Columbus crewman to report land. Other notes claim Haiti’s population stems from African slaves, Alaska was bought from Russia, and global population is set to double in about seventy years.
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