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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1960
Page
4
Middletown Journal provides pricing for daily, Sunday, and mail subscriptions. Rates include 6¢ per weekday, 15¢ Sunday, $10 yearly within trading area, $20 yearly outside trading area, and $35 yearly outside the U.S. All subscriptions are payable in advance.
An analysis of France's African policy as Chad Gabon French Congo and the Central African Republic gain independence within the French Community. It notes reluctance to federation, continued French influence, and pride in the postcolonial partnership.
An article discusses mounting arguments over whether children should read adult classics in later grades or stay with child focused works. It cites a New Jersey eighth grade experiment where students read Orwell Animal Farm Plato Crito and Thucydides History and benefited with adult guidance.
A government spokesman highlights tax impacts noting a worker earning 4500 yearly spends more time on taxes than on essentials. He warns that if debt is not paid, 30 years could see tax payments for interest totaling 290 billion while the principal remains owed.
A nocturnal hotel window portrait follows an aged woman who spies on fellow delegates. The Fat One, her husband, and two young women provide comic yet telling glimpses of lives in the Far West convention suite as the night unfolds.
City commissioners formalized the appointment of Hugh A. King as chief of police with a nine day probation ending August 9. Commissioners opposed parking meters and indicated a first reading of ordinance amendments that would not provision the devices.
David Lawrence argues that the Kennedy Nixon great debate should occur without waiting for Congress to repeal equal time rules. He notes the press freedom guarantee and suggests using video recordings and studio facilities to host and distribute a bipartisan impromptu exchange across TV radio and print. He warns against government control and praises the press as a broad, independent public forum.
Washington column muses on unemployment fears after a Georgetown neighbor seeks help with job prospects while President Eisenhower touts economic health. It also recounts Sen. Muskie's mower accident and medical notes warning of power mower injuries averaging 35,000 annually.
Jupiter influences bring opportunities now and a lucky day for big projects and impressing superiors. Early start recommended. For birthdays, year ahead looks stimulating with high goals leading to fine year-end affairs. Best advancement periods include the next two weeks and months through early 1961.
A quirky instructor teaches people to eat spaghetti as a craft, turning a casual meal into a focused art. Community interest grows as demonstrations highlight technique, posture, and enjoyment.
New York columnist Hal Boyle surveys mail and common curiosities from American life. The piece notes dogs, hobbies, billiard parlors, and shifting social trends with wry observations and quotations.
Dorothy Kilgallen writes from Miami Beach with Morris Lansburgh about affordable luxury in the city. He owns five oceanfront hotels and explains the Modified American Plan offering breakfast and dinner daily. Entourage moments include Jimmy Durante and Buddy Hackett on tour with staged mishaps and comic nerves.
The Cavalcade of Stars plans two weekly nights of free shows at the Cavalcade Theater in the Deauville Hotel featuring Maurice Chevalier Red Skelton Robert Merrill Judy Garland and Tony Martin among others The Mink Set Mule Train ferries guests to the event as fur clad revelers exit buses amid cheering crowds The host recalls past memories including a May evening at the celebration
The Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas was put up for sale and bought for 11 million by a group led by the narrator. After a Nevada Gaming Control Board check, the buyers received a warm reception from Las Vegas hotelmen in a city described as thriving and progressive with new ideas and innovations.
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