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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1959
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists address details at S Broad and First Ave in Middletown Ohio. It details subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, in-city and outside rates, mail options, and advance payment terms.
The Senate Labor Rackets committee meets behind closed doors to hear initial testimony on charges against Walter Reuther and United Auto Workers officials. Republicans led by Barry Goldwater seek to expose charges before Reuther testifies, amid a long feud with the UAW leader and broader party debate over anti-labor rhetoric.
The year 1959 will spotlight compacts from GM with the Corvair Ford with the Falcon and Chrysler with the Valiant. Checker launches its Superba taxicab model and foreign rivals enter with smaller, cheaper cars. American and Studebaker claim dominance while Romney touts quality. industry profits rise and sales forecast reach 5.6 million with potential 6 to 7 million next year.
A satirical column proposes a WOW Rest Camp for exhausted mothers with no TV, summer diversions, and a strict eligibility rule based on mothering children in certain ages. It describes treatments, meals in bed, a swimming pool, and a Graduation Day before school opens, ending with a re admission coupon.
A satirical roundup notes Italy bars pinball machines while Scotland sees summer warmth. Loch Ness sightings spark tourist chatter and a light science fact about weight variation from equator to pole.
Analysis argues that inviting Khrushchev to the United States mirrors the failing Geneva summit of 1955. It notes broken promises, stalled talks, and the risk of heightened Soviet control in Eastern Europe, with a two man summit looming amid Western plans to canvass Britain and France.
President Eisenhower and Premier Khrushchev plan informal talks in Washington and Moscow amid Berlin tensions. The outcome could avert a summit label while testing Western resolve on access to West Berlin and potential airlift options.
The column argues for a downtown mall and pedestrian overhead walks to ease traffic on Broad Street and Main. It recalls past fights over meters and one way streets, noting modern shoppers tolerate walking further to parking, and envisions a future with a mall extending to the Big Four railroad.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Venetia Stevenson visiting Elvin Presley in West Germany fueling buzz she is The One. Lena Horne switches to Capitol after RCA Victor suit over Porgy and Bess album. Gina Lollobrigida marriage rumors swirl as Broadway writers tout Rodgers and Hammerstein songs. Peter Szabo draws rock nights offers. Annie Ross ends romance with Lennie Bruce. Michele Morgan to visit son with ex-husband Bill Marshall. Frank Loesser seeks a goose for Greenwillow casting. Morris Levy dates Clarice Franchone as jazz projects heat up. Subway liquor licenses eyed. anti trust suit by Elliot Meyer looms. Nude photo raids target Broadway shops. Las Vegas sees Japanese revue trend. Bertrand Russell album package teased by Riverside Records for Christmas. Piper Laurie’s circle bets on Alan Grant. Hugh O’Brian tours spark chatter. Lerner and Loewe collect $500 from Cafe Saxony over lack of permission for My Fair Lady songs.
Horoscope for tomorrow highlights strong planning for business leads and careful follow through. It notes pleasant prospects for birthdays, October rewards, December uplift, and rising financial trends from late November through December. Emphasize economy, social and domestic matters, romance late November to January. A child born today will have quick perception and lively imagination.
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