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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1956
Page
4
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The White House outlines an emergency project to admit Hungarian refugees this winter under the 1953 Refugee Relief Act. Visa allotments from Germany and Austria are used, with thousands expected. changes urged include looser sponsor rules and removal of two year information requirements. Congress will be asked to extend the program beyond December 31.
Analysts note a so called farm revolt never materialized as Eisenhower scored strong support in farming regions. Factors cited include farmers’ relative prosperity outside drought zones, a growing family farm foundation, and limited reach of federal supports to six basic crops.
Pattern for community growth sees utilities and railroads fostering outlying sites for factories homes and shopping centers. Union Pacific announces a several hundred acre project on the Portland outskirts aimed at high class close in development benefiting the region’s economy.
New York columnist Hal Boyle collects curious bits from reader mail. Highlights include estimates of weights in clothing, jaywalking moose in Alaska, caesarean rates, the national highway plan, Duchess of Windsor snacking, and surprising trivia about breakfast habits and ice cream.
The outlook notes emphasis on temperate emotion and social events tomorrow evening. Personal matters show strong aspects. good influences persist through year end and into 1957 with constructive ideas likely to yield profits. Travel and new business contacts advised between May and September. a child born that day may be aggressive and self confident yet flattered easily.
Column argues the UN should strip Hungary's seat and recognize a new government, citing Soviet control from Budapest and the need for outside observers. It asserts Russia threatens world peace and urges prompt action by the UN Assembly to confront defiance and denial of self determination.
A yokel on his first visit reacts with a smile as he walks back into the hotel lobby in this light note.
A fragmented note covers bartenders in Europe paying a dentist in Florence and a Greek king cutting palace rents. It mentions radical politics in France, a Japanese high speed dental drill, and Russia ordering gypsies to settle. Also notes forests of chestnut trees, African tribes wearing barrels, and a royal navy crew cut demand for the heir.
An American life vignette follows a Scottish columnist visiting Crete Nebraska. He observes a football train scene with a loud anecdotal performer and notes a mock hold-up as collectors visit Doane College. The piece blends humor and cultural contrasts through local color and dialogue.
Otterbein College alumni in Middletown and nearby areas gathered for their annual dinner at the Kiyd Inn with R B Ehchart as speaker and Dr M E Gardner in charge. The Iron Lights Rifle Club held its fourth competitive shoot led by J A Schinner with 85 while John Brock and R Mullen scored 82 and 76. Postmaster George Sebald urged all employees to register for old age pensions by Saturday under the Social Security Act, with Middletown staff Murray McLane Tim Palmer Kenneth Heistand Marie Long Dorothy Coyle Agnes Hume Eleanor Johnson Mrs Mildred Dimmack and Victor Rosing handling registrations.
William Mac McFee reflects on Tommy Dorsey the great trombonist known as TD The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing. He recalls Dorsey as kind patient and technically superb teaching him details of the instrument. McFee notes Dorseys influence in American band music and Gershwin’s affection for the artist.
George E. Sokolsky argues that growing anti-communist revolts inside the Soviet Union and abroad, plus shifts in allied attitudes after Hungary, may tempt the Kremlin to gamble on war. He cites Khrushchev, Molotov, and statements from Khokhlov and Pravda as indicators of a dangerous, temperamental clash with the United States and allied powers over peace and liberty.
The piece notes tipping's 16th century England start with a box marked To Insure Promptness. It describes San Francisco as hosting ships from worldwide sources, with bay traffic about one vessel hourly beneath the bridges. It also explains opium derives from the poppy's latex, whose juice is the narcotic component.
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