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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1961
Page
5
The Middletown Journal provides subscription prices and delivery areas. Rates include per week and yearly mail options, with different prices for city, trading area, outside trading area, and international deliveries. The notice also notes publication details and a biblical quote.
A 1961 overview notes the UN vote against admitting Communist China, highlighting US realism and the hope for engagement with Peiping to avoid global crisis. It contrasts this with a quip about politicians neglecting soil health in Iowa corn, signaling political critique amid world events.
The piece notes Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris earning large salaries, with Mantle near 82000 dollars and Maris likely to demand over last year’s pay, plus potential 100000 dollars from endorsements. It mentions Mantle Maris Wear clothing and other lucrative product deals. It ends with a quip on population growth and wealth.
This reflection contrasts common American staples like soap and water with the scarcity of basic needs faced by people worldwide. It argues that ordinary comforts highlight both our fortune and our duty to aid others who lack such essentials.
Jim Bishop recalls Maureen a small sturdy housekeeper who charmed a bachelor and his family then vanished. Her era of loyalty ended when she went off with alcohol, leaving Kelly and the Whites to piece together the truth about Maureen and the life she led.
George Sokolsky argues against recognizing 27 languages for literacy in New York citing linguistic diversity among early settlers. He notes 56 non English newspapers in New York and warns the proposal would divide Americans by race language and religion. He stresses unity through a common written Constitution and laments immigrant pressures and minority politics.
The piece condemns India for aligning with the Soviet Union and Red China, citing Goa's seizure as a black mark on history. It questions the future of the United Nations, warns that might without law could erupt into wider conflict, and calls for reform to include nations committed to a rule of law.
Hal Boyle reflects on Christmas as the gift of peace and family unity for ex servicemen. He recalls veterans’ longing and loneliness on war fronts, the shared meals and prayers, and the enduring question Why am I here as mail arrives and gifts are opened among battered fox holes.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Rhonda Fleming seeks divorce from Lang Jeffries and may wed a West Coast lawyer, while Sallie Blair recuperates in New York. Lopez Matos faces potential trouble, Cleopatra costs rise yet profit from rights soars. Liz Taylor’s pay tops weekly. Peggy Lee recovers amid fan letters. Norman Mailer’s wife finds a Broadway beau. Bob Hope and Bing Crosby’s former house hits market. royal gifts trend. and other showbiz notes from 1961.
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