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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1961
Page
6
Subscriptions listed for Middletown Journal including per copy costs weekly and Sunday rates, city carrier and mail options inside and outside trading area, and overseas pricing. Published daily by News-Journal Inc. since 1857. The verse John 20 20 appears in the page footer.
The President orders Attorney General Kennedy to lead a full investigation of CIA actions and intelligence procedures. Authorities stress avoiding partisanship and scapegoating while aiming to prevent future errors, with broader reforms in intelligence as the focus. Scientists warn of a sulfur-rich atmosphere layer and a parallel crisis in the air.
About 350 conservationists from 35 states debated water scarcity and weather control. Senator Kerr warned Americans will drink reused water this century while Kennedy praised sea water desalination as a transformative scientific achievement.
The White House will return gifts for the president and family if their value exceeds 15 dollars. The policy aims to curb the practice of gifts used to influence business and government dealings. President Kennedy is seen as setting a tone and addressing a long standing issue with high level guidance.
The Midwest Young Republicans convention in St. Paul saw liberal candidates lose ground to conservative rivals led by Jim Abstine and Pete McPherson. Rockefeller allies faced strong pushback as a new wave of young conservatives gained prominence in Ohio Indiana Michigan and Colorado politics.
Fire Chief George H. Sebaid placed a tin box in the 1905 cornerstone of a Third Street building. The box was later retrieved when the site became a new structure at Central and Broad Streets. Inside was a faded issue featuring Roosevelt and Takahira and notes on Russia Japan peace talks.
The article reviews how Eisenhower favored aiding Cuban exiles to topple Castro, with Kennedy continuing the plan after taking office. It notes divisions in government, Nixon’s impatience, and Udall’s TV remark that sparked GOP ire. It warns Castro risks stronger U.S. action if his regime mistreats Americans.
A Kennedy press conference blocks Cuba questions prompting editors to pivot to Castro and Laos. The piece humorously notes tardy editors, lingering curiosity about history, and reflections on covering the White House versus City Hall.
Readers note jokes about coeds staying single and a town locals describe as skid row after sleet. A survey counts elevators as safest transport while a Chicago meeting attracts 500 delegates to draft a Native American charter. US food exports reach ninety million persons since 1950 as a seagull disrupts a Long Island game.
Arbor Day in Middletown honors Ben Bender late president of the Central Store and his decade long effort with the Middletown Federation of Women’s Clubs. His sponsorship has delivered 150 000 trees to sixth grade and parochial schools over ten years and tomorrow the trees will be delivered in plastic bags with planting instructions.
Dorothy Kilgallen's Broadway bulletin covers Bart Lancaster exhaustion after Oscar night, Rachel Roberts landing a Legit acting job with Rex Harrison, Brigitte Bardot buying a cash paid Left Bank apartment, and industry chatter on Harrisons, Kapralik, Gregory Peck fans, Costello deportation tension, and other showbiz notes.
The text describes a British robin with olive brown back feathers and a bright orange forehead throat and breast. It notes large dark brown eyes aiding long distance insect sight. It also mentions a historical Idaho territory population of only a few dozen white people in 1960 within a 90 000 square mile area.
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