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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1958
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates including 45 cents weekly in city, 17.50 yearly by mail in trading area, and 35 dollars per year outside the U.S. The paper is published daily by News-Journal Inc. and carries a Galatians verse.
The article explains the European Economic Community formed by six nations in a Rome treaty and its aim for tariff liberalization and eventual common external duties. It notes U S export risks, especially for manufactured goods like autos, and discusses OEEC roles and Britain France bargaining shaping a political economic outcome.
The federal admissions tax will be reduced starting Jan 1 as part of a 1958 excise tax overhaul. The new rule exempts admissions costing 1.00 dollars or less and taxes only the amount over 1.00 dollars for higher prices, with physical exercise venues exempt. Movie theaters face uncertainty if ticket prices rise to offset costs, while past exemptions and vetoes are noted.
Hal Boyle predicts a year of rising costs and inflation fears, with defense spending up and political moves toward economy. He envisions space satellites and talking animals, a protest march in China, and colorful domestic notes including Eisenhower Easter egg hunts and Elvis Presley advancing to sergeant in 1959.
Moscow Radio notes four year old Ivan Nigma tulin weighs 110 pounds and can lift two pounds. The piece hints at early physical prowess and a controversial press tone about young strength.
The piece argues David Lawrence Goldfine’s jail sentence on technical grounds risks a lasting stigma and questions whether due process was preserved. It outlines three core issues: congressional questioning, SEC data filing delays, and IRS document handling, noting jury trial rights and judicial independence concerns.
A Christmas message from Lt. Robert K. Leopold aboard the U S S Bigelow in the Indian Ocean recounts hearing his mother Alice K Leopold on a Washington radio interview about the U S presidential election. He notes the Baghdad/ Iraq aid discussion and comments on President Eisenhower’s broadcast.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Billie Burke uses a walkie talkie on Listen To The Mocking Bird to aid line memory sparking tensions with co stars. New Year reservations slump due to a newspaper strike amid Broadway talk and legal battles. Renowned names Eisenhower Bernstein Burke Steiger Adams Kovacs Dorne-Heft and Merete circulate in a year-end showbiz snapshot with divorces, feuds, estates and artful intrigue.
An eight year old boy Howard Newcomb with muscular dystrophy longed to give a gift to his best friend. His Boxer Cindy disappeared on Christmas Eve, after a prior loss of a dog, leaving the family hopeful for a possible return and a hopeful ending to a sad Christmas tale.
Washington newsroom notes Secretary Flemming faces criticism from the American Association of University Professors for opposing a loyalty oath tied to the National Defense Education Act. The AAUP cites past condemnations of universities over loyalty questions, while Flemming defends administrative practicality amid Cold War ideological tensions.
Propitious planetary alignments favor family matters social functions and group activities for Capricorns with a birthday today. The six month outlook through May promises good finances job progress and new contacts while personal life should see happiness if irritability is avoided and rest is taken. A child born today may be intelligent original in thought and possibly gifted in science.
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