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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1955
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for per copy and by mail, noting city area 30c weekly, outside city 25c weekly, with Sunday edition 40c and 35c respectively, plus yearly mail rates from $9 to $35. Address: 1007 First Ave, Middletown, Ohio. A biblical verse from Job is included.
The Public Health Service blames its safety testing failures for live virus in six Cutter vaccine lots from Berkeley. The Cutter incident sparked bans and retesting, with Scheele urging continued inoculation, halting releases, and forming a seven doctor panel including Jonas Salk. Congress backed federal vaccine distribution. critics blamed planning gaps and public skepticism grew.
The piece contrasts Cypriot unrest with Moroccan and Algerian fights for independence, noting Cypriots seek union with Greece. It cites strategic value, historic rule shifts, and British warnings about church influence and Orthodox meddling, with Archbishop Makarios’s Aug. 24 warning on London talks.
The piece argues Eisenhower could win in 1956 even with a poorer showing than 1952 if several key states shift margins. It notes 11 states with under 55 percent popular support totaling 157 electoral votes and six more states including New York with 97 votes could swing the outcome, altering margins from 343 to 188 or 285 to 246.
New York profile of Audie Murphy ten years after World War II ends. The most decorated American soldier discusses war’s impact, postwar career in film, two marriages, children, and financial security. He reflects on schooling, public attention, and his continued love for the Army.
In a wide critique, a U.S. policy and anti-communist argument traces $15 million reportedly from the Ford Foundation to the Fund For The Republic. The piece argues this money funds propaganda and says Congress and the FBI have spent millions on anti communism, warning the Communist Party aims to overthrow the U.S. government.
The reading urges good judgment and diplomacy to make the most of the day while cautioning against controversy. Evening aspects improve for group work and travel plans. For those with tomorrow's birthday a favorable cycle for career and finances begins, with potential romance in early 1956 and a brilliant, moody child possible.
The Fund For The Republic reportedly funds 15 million dollars to study public intolerance toward minority views and to claim a political party is identified with the enemy. The report does not state Congress or courts have incontrovertible evidence of a foreign‑backed conspiracy using a party as a treasonous front.
The author mocks quick government moves to curb easy credit while personal finances feel stable. He questions the timing and accuracy of official statistics, noting bank clearings and spending appear robust locally even as authorities tighten. He urges better alignment between policy and real-time conditions.
The text notes that wasps create paper like humans by turning wood fiber into pulp. It credits Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen with discovering X rays in 1895. It cites Asia and Africa high school enrollment percentages for girls. It states boiled water becomes steam instantly. It adds that crocodiles sleep with eyes open and young salmon swim downstream tail first. It claims helium is named after the Sun.
Dave Regan recounts warnings from C. D. Nichols about strict adherence to school bus Stop law. Drivers must halt for stopped buses as children ride to school. violations can deadly. Nichols shares anecdotes of near misses and a grateful public, urging constant caution.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Dietrich furious over Blonde Venus bio rumors. Elaine Bassett dated by Barnard Straus while Jer ry Southern delivers torch songs. Greta Garbo seen on site. I Spy targets Broadway talent. Dorothy Collins denies hospital rumors. Russia to pull troops. Pat Marshall rough with stagehands. TWA unveils $80 coast to coast fare. Kiss of fame for Something’s Gotta Give and Love Is a Many Splendored Thing. Bill Miller mulls Eastward Riviera venture.
Dr G D Lummis health commissioner urged chlorination of the city water after a Grove Street yard hydrant sample showed pollution. In local entertainment, Floyd Gephart a blind pianist and singer from Franklin won first place at Middletown Amateur Night at Sunset Park with Jeanne Campbell, 10, in second.
David Ankle of the Middletown State Patrol was promoted to sergeant and reassigned to the Cambridge district following the promotion.
Morty Stevens shows clear affection for Polly Bergen though marriage is unlikely soon. Bergen’s divorce from Jerome Courtland remains unsettled until next February. Models adopt a tomato juice and buttermilk mix as a glamor aid, described as dreadful to taste but pretty to look at. Walter Winchell plans to lend Pengy Lee torchy verses for recording. Drew Seitz replaces Barbara Cook in Plain and Fancy for five weeks, praised by the press agent, while she canceled a Sunday swim date to stay for an interview during a heat wave.
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