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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1961
Page
6
Middletown Ohio publication details subscription costs by format and area. Rates include 6¢ weekday copies, 15¢ Sundays, 50¢ weekly carrier, $10 yearly local mail, $20 outside area, and $35 overseas. Published daily by News-Journal Inc established 1857.
A noted financial writer argues 1961 marks a turning point as Europe moves toward a Common Market. The piece stresses US responses to tariff barriers, Britain’s entry, and the need for a broad commission to study adaptation to a new economic world order amid Soviet competition and Castro’s Cuba.
The Denver police scandal shows a breakdown of administrative control as over 40 officers were suspended amid corruption revelations. A spokesman for the International Association of Chiefs of Police notes weak oversight allowed police activity to go unchecked, a danger applicable beyond Denver to many towns. The piece recalls the first American auto race where the winning car averaged seven mph, underscoring historic risks of slow progress and mismanagement.
The article notes Edmund Kean, born 1787 died 1833, is widely regarded as the greatest English actor. It cites his rise from poverty and ill health to stardom in Hamlet, Othello and Lear, with Garrick and Edwin Booth as close rivals, while acknowledging no absolute standard for judging acting.
A flight terminal scene prompts a French traveler to ask if life can be enjoyed amid fear and upheaval. The answer lies in trusting God, seeking Him, and resisting moral wrong. A teen girl’s shoplifting and drinking ordeal leads to revival and renewed faith, proving faith conquers fear and joy follows repentance.
The article jokes about Italy forming a women’s police unit with a uniform of shape less jackets long skirts flat-heeled shoes and derby hats. It mocks the notion that patriotic dress defines the wearer and notes the era’s pipe smoking stereotype while claiming sports fans see only three seasons in football basketball and baseball.
A bandit robbed Citizens' National Bank in Hamilton's Twinbrook branch last Tuesday evening, driving away with 6000 after entering with a gun. A chase and a rumored accomplice spurred radio news coverage, while a closing bank advert played on air as the heist unfolded. The piece notes it was unusual that the bank's own ad precluded commentary.
Paul Harvey comments on Laguna Salada Elementary in California where the district prohibits religious carols in public schools. Superintendent Frederick Lucas says no religious Christmas songs, citing a state law preventing teaching religion in state-supported schools. He discusses broader tensions between church and state and shares anecdotes on religious tolerance.
Twenty years ago on Wednesday December 10 194 Pierce Middletown residents Mr and Mrs John W Carr of Franklin Route 1 waited for official word about their son Wilbur after a Pearl Harbor report claimed he was killed. Ft Hayes later corrected the error and Spanish War veterans visited the Carr home.
George Sokolsky argues Castro is a Marxist Leninist and accuses open US policy of fear and delay. He calls for reestablishing the Monroe Doctrine, criticizes State Department errors, and urges restraint in intervention with a shift toward principled non intervention on the American continents.
Dinah Shore divorce talks drag toward court as friends speculate on settlement. Joan Fontaine draws Broadway interest for Tender Is the Night. Rita Moreno and George Chakiris seen together fueling romance chatter. Picasso's daughter Paloma to have key Paris show. Olivier linked to Gideon in London. Jackie Wilson maps a major European tour with $42,000 take. Tab Hunter pursues memoir print deal. Rhonda Fleming and Lang Jeffries argue over divorce locale.
The Women's Auxiliary of Middletown arranged a memorial service as residents offered condolences. The deceased Carr youth was an aviation mechanic with the Army Air Corps stationed in Honolulu.
Factographs describe brilliant desert sunsets with broken clouds in the west. It notes Indonesia experiences only wet and dry seasons, lacking four traditional seasons. The text also mentions Britain’s population rising by over four and a half million in the past 25 years.
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