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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1960
Page
12
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Actress Rebecca Welles argues sex appeal lies behind the camera not in front. She says housewives envy leading men while directors and producers fascinate her, and actors mostly bore her with talk about themselves. She notes Boris Karloff as an exciting exception.
In Chicago an unidentified woman declined to use a storage locker at an elevated station. Inside the locker attendants discovered five garter snakes up to two feet long.
In Cleveland the Academy of Medicine reports 2475 poisoning cases in 1960 Cuyahoga County due to swallowed medicines, 1959 involved small children. Downstairs laundry caused 1369 poisonings from soap and detergents, 212 from breach 67 from ammonia and 20 from blueing and starch. Most calls involve children under six.
Wayne County jail inmates are being served meals by a local restaurant while staff receive training on the new jail’s modern cooking equipment. Commissioner Oscar Watts noted employees attend classes to learn the machinery as the restaurant continues catering for the four prisoners.
Estimate indicates sea water contains about three tons of nickel per cubic mile. Analysis suggests nickel concentration is low but consistent, noting potential for future mining interest.
Ohio Republicans and Democrats report heavy mail on Rep. Forand's proposal to fund free medical care for those over 65 by raising Social Security taxes. GOP opposition centers on party unity and no substitute. Democrats split and weigh public reaction, with notable mail to Rep. Betts and Senator Young. The AMA opposes the bill and Ohio figures include Lausche and Young weighing positions.
US families spent about 246 dollars yearly on clothing, while national advertisers allocated 7.6 million dollars to wearing apparel advertising in newspapers last year.
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