Middletown Journal subscription rates and details
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices including 10 cents per weekday, 15 cents on Sundays, and 60 cents for city and suburban delivery. Mail rates show 15.00 for seven days within trading areas and 40.00 outside trading areas, with annual rates for outside the U S. Notes indicate payment in advance and daily publication by News-Journal Inc since 1857.
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Midletown Journal
Middletown
Ohio
S. Broad St
First Ave
Postoffice
News-Journal Inc
John
Branch Rickey: Baseball Giant and Civil Rights Pioneer
Branch Rickey, noted for expanding the major leagues and championing racial integration, organized the Continental League and broke the color line by bringing Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. His death marks the passing of a true baseball giant.
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Branch Rickey
Rickey
Mahatma
Jackie Robinson
Brooklin Dodger
Talent Knows No Nativity In Defense Research
The appointment of Dr. Finn Larsen as director of defense research and engineering highlights that talent resides in many backgrounds. Born in Norway, Larsen leaves Honeywell to serve the government, echoing other first generation Americans like Wernher von Braun. Immigrant contributions to the nation are notable though not overemphasized.
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Finn J. Larsen
Defense Research and Engineering
Department of Defense
Larsen
Honeywell
Norway
Wernher von Braun
Germany
Richard Roudebush
R-Ind
Job Corps
London
Indiana
Craig Hosmer
South Viet Nam
U. S
Hosmer
Robert Byrd
DW. Va
New Haven
Byrd
Danger of tear gas guns prompts labeling rule
A cautionary editorial argues tear gas guns are dangerous, not toys, and urges mandatory labeling. It notes eye injuries from improper use, caustic liquid exposure, and risks when small devices resemble pens or cosmetics carried by women and left where children find them. It calls for universal warning labels.
Boston Funds Frozen Over Graft Allegations in Youth Corps
Federal funds totaling over 5.5 million designated for Boston’s anti poverty Youth Corps are frozen amid graft and mismanagement probes. Reporter Alice Burke links thefts by anti poverty workers to a supervisor and a former clerk’s role in fundraising for Mayor Collins' campaign.
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Washington
Boston
R. Sargent Shriver
Alice Burke
Miss Burke
Edward DeSimone
Boston Election Department
Youth Corps
John Collins
DeSimone
Eric Hanson
Collins
U. S. Senate
Flamingoes breed only at Hialeah Park Florida
Flamingoes are said to breed exclusively at Hialeah Park in Florida. The text also notes rapid wing beats of a hummingbird and mentions jaywalking penalties in Swat, along with a person forced to flee at top speed until exhaustion.
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Hialeah Park
Fla
United States
Swat
Jiggling Guidelines No Way To Increase Wages
Labor unions push for higher wages citing productivity gains though current data show productivity slipping below prior years. The AFL CIO seeks higher productivity guidelines to justify wage boosts, while the administration resists. The piece warns of cost squeezes, rising unemployment, and political pressure on price restraint as a recession looms.
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Washington
Aflcio
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Johnson
Afl-Cio
Rockford College President Pushes Tax Credit Plan
In Rockford, Dr. John A. Howard of Rockford College champions income tax credits for education gifts to bypass federal control. He contrasts 1945 NEA and ACE opposition with today’s Great Society approach and urges Congress to pursue a federally sponsored aid goal through voluntary tax credits.
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Rockford, II
United States
National Education Association
American Council On Education
NEA
American Council
Washington
Rockford
John A. Howard
White House
Nene Washington
Howard
Rockford College
Dr. Howard
Sodr
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Harvard
Uncle Sam
Princeton
Congress
Cist Guide Details Miami Valley Turnpike Rise
George Crout notes Charles Cist's 1840 guide arriving at W S Storms Drug Store. It describes Miami Valley transport routes, the Great Miami River Valley, and the Miami Canal linking to Lake Erie. It covers the Great Miami Turnpike from Cincinnati to Dayton, stock subscriptions in 1837 1838, and planned stages with 12 passenger coaches on a McAdam surface, replacing earlier mud roads.
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Charles Cist
Miami Valley
W. S. Storms
Cincinnati
Millcreek
Hamilton Road
Middletown
Miami River
Miami Canal
Lake Erie
Great Miami
Dayton
Monroe
Franklin
Manchester Road
J. P. Reynolds
M’galliard
McCracken
Miami University
Great Miami Turnpike
McAdam
Chester
Paul Harvey Blame It On Marriage
New York AP feature notes how marriage tames a man from courting gallantry to everyday practicality. The piece contrasts pre and post wedding behavior, concluding nothing changed except he began acting normally after marriage.
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New York
Suburban Buenos Aires bartender crowned world cocktail champion
A Buenos Aires bartender wins the world cocktail championship with a Scotch vermouth rum drink named Subway Sidecar. The article notes the unusual recipe and crowded event setting. A stray reference mentions a shy Indian animal called sissa.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
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