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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1960
Page
6
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates with per copy pricing for weekdays and Sundays, carrier, mail options for in and outside trading areas, and rates for outside the U S A. It notes publication by News Journal Inc and includes a biblical verse.
The article outlines Fidel Castro's shift toward communism with Ernesto Guevara guiding Cuba’s trade with the Soviet bloc. It notes U S concerns over land reform, CEOs’ reception of Soviet technicians, and Moscow’s aim to use Cuba in Latin American politics amid ongoing investigations into U S regulatory affairs and ethics reforms.
A humorous lament on television weather reports. The writer mocks the weather map jargon and front lore, noting confusing terms like highs and lows, fronts, and degree days. He longs for a simple rain or shine forecast and describes TV weather as cluttered with ads and technicalities.
Twenty years ago on Saturday April 20 1940 W F Rambo a 76 year old bookkeeper for American Rolling Mill Co announced his retirement after a 40 year tenure. He started in 1889 with American Steel Roofing Co in Cincinnati under Armco board chairman George M Verity and was the first book keeper for the company. SGT Paul Fouts patrolman.
Iowa governor Loveless says party leaders control Democratic convention and trade bargaining among delegates shapes nominations. The piece notes past deals that produced Roosevelt and Garner’s ticket, Nixon and Warren in 1952, and suggests Stevenson’s prospects depend on backroom maneuvering and party support.
A satirical column recounts Sen. Allen Ellender confusing a coat with top secret Republican papers from Thurston Morton’s pocket, plus fashion misadventures at a cherry blossom luncheon and a hat incident involving Justice Harlan’s wife. It end with a movie publicist planting daisies under the cherry blossoms to poke fun at press agents.
Charles Armbruster and Fireman Howard Gall helped evacuate residents on Oxford State Road west of Engle's Corner after a 4 inch rainfall raised the river to 14.8 feet.
A May 1 birthday ushers in a propitious cycle through August with gains in business and social standing. Arts and sciences may gain unusual recognition in September, while home and property matters show strong vibrations in August late October and December. Relationships prosper with a brief stress in late November and a child born that day is described as gracious and outdoors loving.
Dave Regan narrates a humorous domestic scene with three visiting children, a pet caution, and a sugar bowl dispute at breakfast. He notes a learning moment about the table’s middle being an inch and an eighth from the edge, decided not to push luck further.
A flurry of showbiz chatter from Manhattan highlights Bye Bye Birdie at the new musical comedy stage, Bobby Short at the Arpeggio, and Sarah Vaughan with Gerry Mulligan at Basin Street East. Mentions span Downey, Illinois politics, legal suits, and Hollywood imports fueling New York taste for glamour.
A lighthearted item notes an Italian appeals court deeming giving horses coffee legal, pondering whether the hay burner will appreciate the beverage and wit about animal care. The piece pairs jokes on aviation mishaps and other quirks reflecting a satirical mood.
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