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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1960
Page
6
The Middletown Journal lists mailing and subscription rates including daily and Sunday editions. Rates cover in city and suburban carrier, by mail in trading area, outside trading area, and international, all payable in advance. Founded 1857.
The Eisenhower Kennedy talks blend symbolism and policy as they discuss Soviet negotiations, nuclear tests, and gold reserves. Officials foresee a smoother transfer, with Eisenhower potentially serving again if asked, and the centennial Civil War observance kicking off January 8, with Louisiana already active unofficially.
Discussion on the rising costs of campaigns from local to national levels. Debates over funding methods include equal public funds, small donations, and potential tax-supported financing to reduce influence by large contributors. Hawaii worries about tourism strain amid ongoing aloha spirit and tourist influx.
President-elect Kennedy vows to slash federal red tape to speed government action. Observers expect pervasive obstacles, yet believe the effort, though challenging, could achieve meaningful reforms. Citizen optimism mixes with caution about remaining bureaucratic hurdles.
Norman V. Peale recounts his struggle as a young pastor in Syracuse facing a large church and skeptical faculty. He describes a personal surrender to God that yielded inner peace, power, and renewed confidence, arguing peace of mind comes as a divine gift from surrender to divine will.
A downtown store employee helps a ragged eight year old return a stolen toy pistol. The manager offers a back up plan a future present if the boy cannot buy a gift by Christmas Eve. The column also covers Santa letters from readers and a police bulletin poem about catching speeders.
Paul Harvey delivers a retrospective on President Eisenhower praising his administration as honorable and resilient. He notes economic gains, rising employment, and peak space achievement with 29 orbiting vehicles, while lauding steady leadership during trials and wartime-style resolve.
The piece recalls George Dixon and OSS veteran Walt Rostow’s past as he shifts toward Kennedy era duties. It notes Rostow’s 1947 reimbursement for sunken baggage from the Empire Mersey and criticizes boxing reform efforts led by Kefauver. The author reflects on journalism, duty, and leaving for a richly earned vacation.
A collage of show business items reports Ingrid Bergman’s Rome wig fashion whim, Red Skelton’s health concerns, Brigitte Bardot box office moves, Clouzot’s US reception, Cuba to Miami Beach gangland expropriation rumors, and Steve Reeves dating life. Also mentions Candy Barr jail plans, Liz Taylor and Eddie Fisher libel suits, Vivien Leigh in The Roman Spring, Lily Pons hair color change, and bookmakers eyeing Packers Rams bets.
Pleas Judges Fred Cramer and P. P. Boll said they would favor cases from attorneys classified 1 A by draft boards. Armco chorus, directed by REA W. Brown with Mrs. Brown as accompanist, sang Christmas music at First Presbyterian Church. Dr Anson Hayes elected president of Forest Hills Country Club with Charles F. Wilmore as vice president, E. F. Shiveley as treasurer, and H. J. Schaeffer as secretary.
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