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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1957
Page
4
Middletown Ohio edition lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions with rates for in city and outside areas, annual mail options, and international rate. It notes post office mailing details and publishing by News Journal Inc founded in 1857 with a biblical quote.
Senate subcommittee led by Kefauver opens hearings on a $6 per ton steel price rise amid wage gains. Industry says it absorbed part of the increase while critics say prices rose more to offset higher wages. 12 months to June 1957 show wages up 5.1 percent, wholesale prices up 3.0 percent, and retail prices up 3.4 percent.
A Health Insurance Council estimate shows seven of ten Americans carry voluntary health coverage and will file about three billion dollars in claims this year. 118 million have hospital expense, 103 million surgical expense, 67 million regular medical expense, and 10 million hold catastrophic illness protection.
A discussion on fats in the diet notes fats are essential for growth and calories, and improve food appeal. Dr. Charles D. May of Iowa City urges cautious, evidence-based limits and warns against fat exclusion while obesity is a separate issue.
Hal Boyle reports on John Tassos, New York advertising executive and skin diving enthusiast, who explains how to survive and even ride a nurse shark. Tassos details escape tips and the risky practice practiced by a small group of veterans in the Bahamas, describing a controlled bareback ride and methods to deter the shark after the ride.
Washington debate over smoking and lung cancer continues as scientists and medical leaders split on whether cigarette use proves a cause of lung cancer. The American Cancer Society and the U S Surgeon General present contrasting views, with studies described as a compelling chain of evidence by some, and a lack of definitive cause-and-effect proof by others.
A Boxer named Krindle has been riding in strangers cars in Meadowlawn for two days. The dog tolerated owners, then chose a second car and a newer passenger, then a third owner, before a concerned bystander arranged contact with the owner. If you own Krindle please call GA 26142 with the car he’s adopted.
A fragment page blends advice on weather storms in Monmouth County with pop culture notes. Rex Harrison praised for My Fair Lady while Captain Queeg is cited from Caine Mutiny Court Martial. A married woman and her children born on Wednesday are noted amid social musings.
George Dixon and photographer Stan ley Tretick recount a cheeky scene with Johnny Die an ex conv icted extortionist testifying before the Senate on rackets. Jim Mahan captures humorous snaps of officials and spectators offering sharp, comic frames.
Paul Harvey Craft argues the draft wastes resources and harms democracy. Leaders warn of costly, inconsistent policy while Woodrow Wilson era quotes and Seaborn Collins critique the Selective Service. Audie Murphy contends the draft reduces democracy as Britain and Attlee call for abolition and reallocate funds to specialists.
The reading predicts a very happy personal year ahead if tomorrow is your birthday with five months of favorable energy aiding job interests. It warns to control temper while opportunities arise and notes early 1938 brings romance travel and creative ideas.
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