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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1960
Page
4
Middletown Ohio daily News Journal Inc lists subscription rates and delivery options including per copy weekday price, Sunday price, carrier and mail rates within and outside trading area plus international rate. Published daily since 1857 with a biblical motto from Psalm 145.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes comedian Phil Silvers writes about adjusting to civilian life a year after leaving the Bilko show. He jokes about being recognized, juggling acting projects, and awaiting a Broadway comeback with Garson Kanin, Jule Styne, and Adolph Green Betty Comden.
The piece analyzes the farm policy standoff among Nixon Kennedy and Dirksen. It traces Benson and Brannan parallels, noting Kennedy’s control aided by advisers, Dirksen’s demand for a wheat bill, and Democratic criticism of Republican farm policy. It warns Benson as a political whipping boy in 1960.
Dispatch from Paris notes the first 24 hours of collections as designers push iron willed, draped styles. The piece contrasts French revival of the clinging vine with Britain Italy and Spain, noting US visitors, invitation only openings, deposits up to 1000 dollars for resale, and higher copy prices.
In a quiet Lake Michigan setting VP Richard Nixon explains to daughter Julie that politics is a game of getting more than half the people to like you. He notes rivals will speak ill, as Senator Kennedy looms as a potential next president.
Grandpappy Jenkins asserts a centenarian in Kentucky favors a squirrel dish, claiming it keeps life lively. Venice boasts 117 canals within its boundaries as a major tourist draw and splashy feature.
The author argues gold's 6 000 year history and Russia's significant but opaque output from Urals Lena Altai and other fields. He notes five major sources Canada US UK Commonwealth and South Africa dominate world production and warns of a possible Russian gold ruble impacting global commerce if Russia floods markets.
The United States directs the Congo airlift with vast support, while Dag Hammarskjold reminds it is a UN operation. Secretary Herter informs President Eisenhower to keep silent about credited roles as Congress reconvenes. Political theater looms with Kennedy in Hyannis Port and Benson under fire in Washington. The piece mixes international logistics with domestic political satire and the 1960 election climate.
The unpopular secretary attended the Floriade flower show in Holland to avoid trouble at home. His press release quotes him saying he planted 100 Dutch tulip bulbs around his house this spring. Dutch growers favor fall planting.
Deceptive influences prevail now especially in business finance and family affairs. Be careful in all transactions and know your position. For birthdays tomorrow is your month to make the most of good aspects and seize opportunities. October through early 1961 hold monetary gains and social profits amid some stress in late September.
The Weather Bureau's discomfort index, introduced last year, is missing from the current weather report. This summer already brings plenty of heat and discomfort without the index to quantify it.
New York column notes nearly two million American families own a second home chiefly as a vacation retreat. It estimates college earnings gain at 100000 to 150000 lifetime, and that by 1975 a large share will hold degrees. It spans quirky facts about cows, cars, veterinarians, barbed wire, Garfield, and the black widow spider.
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