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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1960
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists per copy prices for weekdays and Sundays, carrier and mail options, and annual rates. Subscriptions are payable in advance and the paper has a long history dating to 1857.
The column says December will likely bring volatility as tax loss selling dominates, with stock prices down from year averages. Unemployment rising to an estimated five and a half million by mid winter contrasts with a burst in construction contracts signaling potential recovery.
The New Orleans business community may drive acceptance of limited school integration similar to Little Rock in 1957. Merchants report a 30 percent sales drop amid civil strife, with shoppers of both races avoiding stores, risking store bankruptcies and rising unemployment if unchecked.
The interleague trading window from November 21 to December 15 yields cautious activity. With American League expansion looming, teams must stock 15 expendable players, five for cash deals and two for drafts, while others await Dec 13 trading. The scene contrasts with last year’s brisk exchange and echoes larger investigations into Hoffa and Teamster leadership.
A long Miami night unfolds as Lt Jack Tuckfield leads a patrol from a car chase at North West 18th Avenue to a Funland Park ambulance call and a chilling morgue visit. Police manage a bar raid and a random shooting in a city easing into dawn.
George Dixon Salinger, Kennedy transition aide, visits Washington and meets Jim Hagerty at the White House. Hagerty guides Salinger through the executive mansion, comments on space, shows the pool, and they lunch in the Navy mess. Salinger reveals his weight loss, from 203 to 186 pounds, after a $50 bet with Bobby Kennedy.
Washington editorial page reacts to NBC White Paper denouncing the Eisenhower administration over U 2 flights. Critics say NBC omitted defense of U S views and cited Democratic committee members while ignoring Republican counterpoints and official statements.
A nature note notes seven mud turtle species occur in Ohio and comments on their slow pace. The text then shifts to baseball, stating major leagues have named their most valuable players of the 1960 season and ends with a punchline.
Dave Regan highlights three Middleton groups needing help: the Butler County Children's Home in Hamilton seeking cash checks and gifts, the Longview Social Service League aiding local mental health residents with parties and soap donations, and Parents and Friends of Retarded Children seeking a movable $375 piano with current $100 donated by Aeronca Girls Club. details via Mrs. Thomas Strinko.
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys gossip touches from college football post season uncertainty to Willie Shoemakers near marriage amid alimony talks. The column notes Lionel Hampton, Noel Coward, John Barrymore, and Patrice Jacobs as a celebrity swirl at the Metropole with musical and social chatter.
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