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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1953

Page

4

Open Letter to POWs in Korea by Hal Boyle

New York dispatch features Hal Boyle addressing American prisoners held behind the Bamboo Curtain. He denounces those who refused repatriation as deserters and traitors, warning of a life lived in contempt, exile, and perpetual estrangement from former comrades and new Red authorities. He contrasts returning prisoners with the fate of those who stayed behind seeking false freedom under communism.

New York Korea Joe Red Guards Hal Boyle

Subscription Rates and a Scriptural Quote

The notice lists per copy and weekly carrier rates for city and outside city areas with and without the Sunday News Journal. It also details annual mail subscription prices for trading area and outside trading area, plus an international rate. A Bible verse from I John 3 3 is included.

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Estrellita The Stars Say For Tomorrow

Forewarned is forearmed with guidance to proceed carefully this day and clear up unfinished tasks. A propitious period for new activities follows, urging harmony in personal and business relations while travel is held in abeyance.

Deficit fears temper GOP tax hopes after budget cuts

President Eisenhower and Congress trimmed 13 billion from Truman era requests, with 9 billion from the administration and the rest from Congress, yielding a 19 percent reduction for the new fiscal year. Despite a projected multi billion deficit, most Republican governors back delaying tax cuts until the budget is balanced, prioritizing national defense and the broader economy.

Washington Eisenhower Congress Truman

United States Maintains Refugee Admission Position

The piece argues the United States has admitted hundreds of thousands of European political refugees since World War II and supports expanding the program. It notes President Eisenhower’s request to admit 240000 refugees and Congress approving 214000 over three and a half years amid opposition from Senator McCarran and some regional lawmakers.

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Talking Machine Has Human Rival

MIT scientists create a six foot electrical robot that imitates human speech organs to study the vocal tract. The piece suggests hiring Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon for tireless vocal cords, claiming no machine could rival his speech production.

Talking Machine Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wayne Morse Oregon America

The Hydrogen Bomb and Paths to Real Peace

Washington column argues Malenkov’s hydrogen bomb admission underscores arms race realities. It urges broad overseas bases and naval power, links fear to policy, and suggests peace hinges on people rejecting dictatorships and choosing self-determination over war. It cites Korea, German food aid, and Soviet fear as factors shaping a safer era.

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Two Death Notices Contrast English and American Lives

The obituary notes Hugh Richard Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster, famed for wealth and titles, and Maurice Tobin, former U S Secretary of Labor. It contrasts Grosvenor’s grand estate and homeland influence with Tobin’s rise from poverty to political leadership, highlighting differing national paths.

Hugh Richard A. Grosvenor Duke of Boston Massachusetts Truman America England Tobin Horatio Alger Duke of Westminister

Win more Bible Class Members Tour Cincinnati and River Ride

A St Pauls Evangelical Church group from 20 Years Ave traveled by car to Cincinnati and then rode the Island Queen to Coney Island for a one hour river trip. Ohio Liquor Control Inspectors report on beer tax compliance amid district surveys in Hamilton. Middletown police were seeking.

Winmore Bible Class St. Paul's Evangelical Church Cincinnati Coney Island Ohio Liquor Control Commission Hamilton

Malenkov presses German issue in Soviet speech

President Malenkov used a two hour Supreme Soviet address to push for a delayed German settlement and to drive a wedge between France and its Western allies. He signaled possible hydrogen bomb talk while outlining disarmament and alliance concerns.

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Trio of Gypsies Suspected in Pocketbook Theft Near Camden

A Camden area resident reports two gypsy women picked his pocket and took $7. Police were alerted after the trio was seen in a sedan heading toward Trenton, evading local officers.

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Alfred Hitchcock on Murder as Art in Film

Dorothy Kilgallen sits out and Alfred Hitchcock weighs murder as art. He argues a good murder is selective and final while discussing Dial M for Murder and the challenges of adapting tight criminology for Warner SuperScope. He recalls Lifeboat and Rope as single set tests and praises Grace Bankhead.

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French fears used to push alignment with Russia

The speaker describes exploiting French anxieties to drive a shift away from the United States and toward closer ties with Russia, urging France to reconsider its stance amid shifting wartime loyalties.

Tallulah Bankhead In Lifeboat Leadership Debut

The narrator recalls meeting Tallulah Bankhead in a restaurant over remarks about actors. Bankhead agrees to star, proving a professional, responsive collaboration despite on set tensions with electricians and carpenters during lifeboat scenes nine feet above ground.

Tallulah Actors Cattle

Question and Answer on Time Zones and History

A quiz item lists North American time zones and extra zones in Canada and Alaska. It asks about parchment for the Constitution, Natchez, and the first U S census in 1790.

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