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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1960
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for different delivery areas including daily, six days, and Sunday copies. Rates cover in city, trading area, and outside regions with annual options and U.S. and overseas terms. The paper notes its long history since 1857 and includes a Bible verse quotation.
Israel pursues a miniature Point Four program to aid Africa and Asia, balancing economic need and politics. A 1958 Ghana trade deal and Black Star Line tie reflect aims to expand markets. Burma hosts technicians and trainees while India blocks ambassador exchanges. Prime Minister Ben Gurion frames the effort as a model for newly independent states.
The Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line face a Thursday vote on a merger to form a large rail system aimed at 38.7 million dollars in annual pre tax savings within five years. The firms run 9,400 miles in the Southeast and argue duplication hurts efficiency while unions warn consolidation jeopardizes jobs.
Oregon senator Wayne Morse will become the United States delegate to the United Nations General Assembly, a move critics call ironic given his past opposition to Formosa defense and reservations about UN seating of Red China. Morse has long challenged U S foreign policy, condemning U 2 flights and opposing treaties with Nationalist China, while urging restraint and UN oversight of sensitive issues. He departs for New York toward month’s end, a step stemming from Eisenhower era customs for delegations.
A Washington column argues against a proposed 100 million foreign aid grant to the Congo, citing brutal killings and rapes by Congo troops and questioning U S willingness to fund a government shown unable to protect foreign residents. It warns U N inaction and calls for punishment of perpetrators before any aid.
A German newspaper editorial lauds British Field Marshal Montgomery as World War II ends officially. In Tennessee the American Poultry Congress draws 4000 attendees, largely men, while Zadok Dumkop notes a humorous hen party. Goderich Ontario clocks ring every 45 minutes. Baruch Goffer of Tel Aviv hopes for a live gorilla birthday gift, gilt wrapped.
Jim Bishop recalls three years since Jenny Bishop, 73, lay dying after heart attacks. Family, hospital, and a priest frame a final goodbye as a beach scene turns toward farewell and faith.
A son recounts the quiet urgency of a family emergency as his mother nears death. The father rushes with him to the hospital after a late-night doctor’s call. In the room the mother lies sleeping, hands folded, as the father kisses her and gazes down.
A nurse recalls hearing a calling voice saying John at 10 30 pm as she walked the hall and then summoning the resident too late. The text hints at fear and a dark atmosphere surrounding the event without detailing outcome.
A Washington column celebrates Eisenhower hearing his own voice from Echo I and the Discoverer XIII and X15 milestones. It notes Democratic optimism, Khrushchev’s reaction, and the political caution that space success should stay above party lines.
Dorothy Kilgallen’s guest Valer Rybar discusses interior design quality versus artistry. He argues flair combines simplicity with drama and originality, using Marilyn Monroe and Ethel Merman as examples for the right background and room mood.
A designer’s lavish debutante party decor features custom wire cages with fine mesh. At the start of the event the love birds escape, and about 500 birds fly across the ballroom in a greenish blue cloud as music begins.
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