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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1962
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription options with daily, Sunday, and mail rates. Rates include 6c per weekday copy, 15c Sunday, 50c weekly carrier, 10 year for trading area mail, 20 year outside trading area, and 35 outside U S A annual. Subscriptions payable in advance. Published daily by News-Journal Inc since 1857.
Senator Maurine Neuberger of Oregon launches a one woman campaign linking heavy cigarette smoking to lung cancer. While chances of passing legislation appear slim, the effort could spark public awareness and push for action either through industry changes or public education. Scientists and leaders also discuss life on other planets and the future of life on Earth.
The Shah’s trip highlights Iran’s strategic position near the Soviet periphery and its strong military and economic claims on U.S. aid. Under Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and Premier Ali Amini, land reform progresses despite opposition from right and left. The Iran government is deemed enlightened and worthy of U.S. support, while a separate factory view notes automation reducing redundancy among workers.
Jim Bishop recounts Paddy Murfree a longtime Alatbush radio shop owner whose temper and dance passion shaped a turbulent life with Tessie Mayes and two daughters Muriel and Patricia. After a costly split and a New York remarriage, Paddy’s quiet habit of taking out the garbage becomes a poignant ending echoing the family’s hidden tensions.
A Washington social tale recounts Mrs Robert F Kennedy’s $10 charity premiere party for Mr President at the National Theater. Tony Ducks and Johnny Dio, linked to labor probes, nearly appeared among guests before cards were corrected. A separate note reports on misdirected public document tires stamped for free mailing then redirected to Senator Bennett’s home.
George E. Sokolsky analyzes a 1961 exchange between Treasury Secretary Dillon and President Kennedy proposing gradual withdrawal of silver bullion from currency reserves and substitution with Federal Reserve notes. The plan aims to demote silver, retire silver certificates, and expand trading in silver while shifting toward subsidiary coinage.
Tomorrow emphasizes originality and enterprise with morning task finish and late afternoon start on ambitious plans. Associates should be congenial, aiding personal advancement. If tomorrow is your birthday, exercise caution in finances for 1962, with best periods August September and late December. Domestic harmony and romantic happiness favored mid year, travel plans for late July favorable, avoid emotionalism and recklessness in early November. A future child will be conscientious and secretive.
Postwar efforts in France have rebuilt five thousand bridges destroyed during World War II. The tally reflects extensive national recovery across regions, enabling restored transportation links and commerce after years of disruption.
Paul Harvey recounts how Dr John Harvey Kellogg invented toasted wheat and corn flakes after a guest injured her teeth. He then tells how a former garter salesman, Mr Post, stole a Sanitarium coffee recipe and built Postum into a cereal empire, making Kellogg and Post rivals in the cereal industry.
The column traces celebrity entanglements including Dor is Duke and Joe Castro’s romance and split visits across California New Jersey New York Hawaii Paris, plus Warren Beatty at Cannes and Dick Burton Liz Taylor marriage tensions. It also notes Sonny Liston boxing plans and Suzy Parker directing class scenes, with Marlene Dietrich Paris engagement and Katharine Hepburn era gossip.
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