Middletown Journal subscription rates and details
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates and mailing options. Per copy rates are six cents on weekdays and fifteen cents on Sundays. Local carrier delivery is fifty cents per week, with mail rates of ten dollars yearly in the trading area and twenty dollars yearly outside it, plus thirty five dollars annually for outside the United States. All subscriptions are payable in advance. The paper is published daily by News Journal Inc, founded in 1857.
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Big Brother for Consumers? Life on federal consumer council
Life magazine warned that a proposed federal consumers council and advisers could overreach, saying strong markets protect consumers better than heavy regulation. It urged inflation control and tax reform as Kennedy's best tools for consumer welfare and free markets.
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Loony Conspiracy Against Freight Rate Cuts
An Ohio editorial attacks efforts to block railroads from reducing freight rates when justified. It cites two cases: a railroad seeking lower grain rates aided by new hopper cars, and TVA opposition claiming harm to waterways customers. It warns such policies raise costs for all and favor special interests. The piece ends with a note about Okeene Oklahoma holding its rattlesnake hunt.
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Egg cracking contest in Peters Hollow Tennessee
In Peters Hollow Tennessee the annual Easter egg cracking contest draws crowds and mystery as eggs are tapped and cracked until the final hollow champion is eaten. The event, long remembered by locals in the nearby valley, transforms colored eggs into edible novelty and spectacle.
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Jim Bishop The Joint Got A Real Bum Deal
Jim Sullivan's bar faced a two week shutdown after ABC agents charged serving an intoxicated patron on October 4, 1961. The case drew from witnesses and police input, with Sullivan denying intoxication and defender arguments about agency overreach and drunkard myths.
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Dangerous Crossing In This Case About Sullivan
A terse critique frames Sullivan as wealthy and unsympathetic, noting a fatalistic view of his actions. The speaker dismisses sorrow for Sullivan and implies confidence while describing his pool shooting as uniquely flamboyant.
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Nixon era quips on pre dawn press calls
Washington reporters irritate agencies with late night and pre dawn inquiries about Kennedy era events. Edwin Guthman and Pierre Salinger recount sleepless hours asking about Bethlehem Steel, Mar tin and Mercury missions. Defense official Sylvester recalls rousing the astronauts’ spokesman Shorty Powers.
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U S Steel profits prompt questions about value
Washington column examines U S Steel earnings of 55.8 million in Q1, showing dividends and debt spend exceed income. It argues high taxes and depreciation rules distort investor views and warns of long term modernization funding risks amid the steel bellwether role.
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Early Wheat Cultivation and Banana Medicinal Beliefs
Factographs note wheat cultivation dates to the Stone Age while ancient China attributed medicinal powers to bananas.
The South as a New Frontier in American Life
Paul Harvey argues a demographic shift toward the South and West driven by warmer climates, cheaper living, and job opportunities. He notes rising Gulf Coast industrial growth, a Southward move of professionals like nurses and engineers, and recruitment of workers from cities like New York and Chicago. He cautions about evolving regional benefits and continuing imperfections despite proximity to paradise.
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Notable Hollywood Buzz and Marital Woes Across Stage and Screen
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Brenda Frazier faces marital strife while Dawn Nickerson wins kudos on Broadway. Frank Sinatra and Jilly eye a Miami cafe venture as Eddie Fisher declines a Latin Casino date. Gypsy casting questions arise, Judy Garland cancels a Capitol session, and Kim Novak plans a Russo American film venture with a noted Russian actor. Janet Blair balances fame with family as homesickness drives her stay.
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