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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1955
Page
4
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William Henry Taylor urges an open Senate Internal Security Subcommittee hearing to confront Elizabeth Bentley and cross-examine accusers under the Sixth Amendment. He says he has never invoked the Fifth and has faced 19 interrogations since 1947, seeking public testimony and cross-examination of Bentley.
The Senate Judiciary subcommittee begins public hearings Wednesday on the Bricker Amendment, noting little change from 1954. It covers provisions limiting treaties to Constitution and requiring roll-call Senate ratification, with a key section making treaties effective only through domestic legislation by majority vote.
Senator Byrd warned that high taxes and rising spending risk insolvency and loss of freedom. He urged sharp federal spending cuts to avert continued deficit spending and inflation, saying the fate of the free world hinges on the United States budget and fiscal policy. The public must curb demands for government handouts to avoid dire consequences.
London reports the Duke of Edinburgh orders a long range radio telephone for his sports car so he can ring Buckingham Palace from anywhere in Britain and beyond. Buckingham and Windsor Palaces already feature electric dishwashers and grills in royal suites. A De Havilland Heron plane with safety devices and radio aids is slated for delivery within six weeks.
The Bandung Conference is portrayed as a defining assertion of racial equality among Asiatic and African peoples, with warnings of rising racial superiority. It analyzes how figures like Nehru and Gandhi are shaped by race, notes the tension between patriotism and racial identity in India, and foresees Asia's power struggle with China amid themes of unity through shared grievances against the white Western world.
A columnist jokes about Senator George W. Malone and President Eisenhower, then recounts Secretary Dulles taking rest on Duck Island after the Yalta papers leak. Spain’s Agriculture Minister Cavestany jokes in English about milk, while touring Spain and a Toledo monastery, where tourists scrawl names on walls and a priest tolerantly suggests soon all the world’s idiots will be named.
Estrellita the stars say benefic influences linger from yesterday's aspects and on favorable days you should double efforts. The late afternoon and evening hours look good for new ideas and clever displays. Reach beyond routine during free time.
The narrator recalls buying a knife in Toledo after planning a joke with a clerk. The gag involved the clerk asking, Pardon me, are you the gentleman who bought the Toledo Blade, and the narrator would answer, No, that was Paul Bloch. The clerk’s delivery ruined the punchline.
Pvt. Gerald Durkin, 24, of Chicago, a Korean War veteran, and his 22-year-old bride Audrey Norris of Washington DC wait for a lull in Capitol tourists. A reporter asks what troubles him. He says they just married and planned a honeymoon but the Capitol’s tourist rush keeps his bride busy.
A collage of brief notes covers topics from British Guiana’s Wai Wai villages and elephant lifespans to U S alcoholism estimates and animal weights. It touches on daylight saving lore, Panama hats from jipijapa palms, Roman punitive blinding, Naval Observatory timekeeping, chow dogs’ origins, and the impact of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Ben Franklin on clock adjustments.
In a brisk, opinionated essay the author raps diplomats for polished phrases while longing for blunt truth. He recalls prewar talk and laments modern diplomatic euphemisms, noting the shift from bluntness to ambiguous rhetoric and the need for clear speak.
Dave Regan Here And There promotes Bruiser a nine month old 60 pound mix of Boxer and Shepherd. The dog is friendly and good with children, has all shots, and is offered by owner Evelyn Leslie as she moves to smaller quarters at 3524 Jewell St. The column also weighs in on funding for the Mental Hygiene Clinic serving Butler County, urging continued support to prevent people from becoming mental cases and burdening society.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes eliminated in semi finals of a big name dates event. Moss Hart and Hanya Holm take a New Haven bound train to view Seventh Heaven tryout. Princess Maria Pia of Italy and Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia knit garments. Maggie McNamara marriage troubles. Glenn Miller tapes surface. Lady Iris Mountbatten faces judgment over salami bill. Dodgers' season tempers. Kitty Koppett recuperates after hospital operation. Faye Winfield joins Fanny cast. Gerald modernizations planned for police and fire buildings. Garbo double bill fights with Anchors Aweigh. Jack Hylton plans Earnest with all Negro cast. Sophie Tucker, Buster Bacon rise. Rudolph Friml stores operetta tapes. Jimmy Cagney considers more theater work. Ada Moore stars at Village Vanguard with Pearl Bailey connection.
Nancy Berg commands attention at Sandi's as she puffs cigars in view of cameras. A portable dark room sized like a box camera aims to revolutionize the industry. Barbara Gilbert at Lindy's eyes a future in comedy while studying mimicry. Claude Terrail of Paris plans a flight to Mexico City for Fernanda Montiel. Edith Piaf and Jacques Peals struggle to draw crowds as a Chicago show closes a week early with seven days’ take short.
In a collage of notes a Uganda native battles a lion in a jungle tale, astronomers rethink radio waves as Jupiter thunder disturbances, and a British tax cut hints at near elections. A Pennsylvania coal miner eats 77 hamburgers setting a quirky world record while a coworker questions mustard quantities.
A reader laments a proposed new kitchen design featuring a TV, book shelves and a fireplace, arguing the plan would create a cramped one room living space rather than a proper kitchen.
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