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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1960
Page
4
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Jim Bishop recalls his Havana dispatches about Fidel Castro and Batista, noting early misjudgments. He argues Castro's rule is a socialist dictatorship, with officers fearing dissent and a populace pressed by propaganda and fear. He recalls past encounters and Castro’s opportunistic rise.
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad plans a 10 percent fare rise Thursday, its fifth since August 1956, totaling 57 percent. The line says passenger losses of about $8 million yearly demand relief via tax breaks or direct subsidies by June 30. Philadelphia launches a city backed subsidy model with a $2 million annual support to stabilize commuter service, hoping federal aid will follow to prevent rail collapse.
The National Youthpower Congress in Chicago February 11 13 aims to instill better eating habits in high school students. Dr W W Bauer warns against fat fear and nagging, offering six nutrition tips to encourage balanced diets and lasting health among youth.
The American Humane Association advises limiting dog baths to three or four times a year. Historical data note 21,208 refrigerators in Austrian homes in 1952 rising to 199,108 in 1959. Dutch explorers named Australia New Holland in 1613.
Washington report outlines how Congress and press shape views of CIA testimony on Soviet capabilities. Allen Dulles stresses evolving estimates of Soviet weapons and intentions while Gates and Twinings defend deterrence. Partisans use disclosures to claim U S weakness and mislead the public.
Washington reports expose Senator Karl Mundt staging a radio press conference with a Senate staffer posing as a correspondent. The setup features prewritten questions, paid doorkeeper’s assistant Bob Coar and wife Helen, and a program titled Your Washington and you on the air. Mundt defends the Missouri River project and vows to hold the line against wasteful proposals while calling Ike unusual.
The Moscow state animal breeding farm claims successful mink production with fur in 50 colors. Analysts question how traditional, plain mink will fit as fashion evolves and whether novelty colors dilute classic mink value.
A lurid tale tells of a betrayed contractor who fills a parked car with concrete after blocking its doors. The grisly story claims to originate from Franklin Middletown Dayton Xenia or Indiana Michigan or Kentucky with many sighting reports. No newspaper has found any truth to the legend.
A Detroit editorial argues workers and employers are not foes and calls for modern, cooperative labor relations. It criticizes caricatures of bosses and workers, urges mutual responsibility, and says both sides must pursue progress to keep the nation afloat.
The reading urges steady effort and duty with rewards for the ambitious. It notes a duller six months for work and finances but strong year end results, friendships and social pursuits brightening June to mid September, mid December recognition, and a three month window for science and creative work. Romance and travel favored May to August. A birth on this day signals amiable loyalty.
Officials from the Middletown Fish and Game Assn. and Monroe Grange reported ideal weather for a fox drive near Lebanon. A murder was indicated by the discovery of an unidentified man’s frozen, beaten body in a ditch along Rt. 725 near Miamisburg. About 3,000 Middletonians attended the President's Ball held the previous night at the Manchester Hotel Elks Temple Knights of Columbus Hall Eagles Lodge and Moose Hall.
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