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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1961
Page
4
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Alice Roosevelt Longworth, 76, rejects a proposed Washington cultural center memorial to her father Theodore Roosevelt. She calls the idea irrelevant and prefers a project tied to wildlife conservation. The congressionally required approval for the memorial design remains unsettled. Kennedy hints at reversing orders on overseas military dependents to gain votes for 1964.
Richard Boone denounces television as a waste of time and predicts Have Gun Will Travel will end soon. He laments producers focus on commercially oriented shows and the belief that good shows fail. The article notes Boone’s fatigue with Westerns and his desire to pursue other work. It also mentions woman flyers being tested for space travel and jokes about income.
The House approved expanding rules from 12 to 15 members after weeks of maneuvering. Conservatives blocked the measure by five votes, signaling a cautious path for Kennedy administration initiatives on housing civil rights and social programs. Speakers welcomed the move though warn of potential packing and limited floor access for major bills.
In 1865 President Lincoln and Mrs. Lincoln depart in a carriage to Ford's Theatre for Our American Cousin. Miss Harris and Major Rathbone accompany them as two cavalrymen guard the party. A masked fate shadows the night as a distant rider moves toward the coach.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Ava Gardner’s potential Catholic marriage to a devout gypsy named Prince Gomez Trenor, Steve Rossi expecting a second child with his wife, and Liz Taylor Eddie Fisher libel suits. Mae West may return to Broadway, Sid Caesar writes a screenplay, Dinah Washington adds Rafael Campos Jr. to her act, Rex Harrison’s romance with Rachel Roberts, and Jerry Lewis urged to rest. News covers Alfred Steele’s widow, Blinkie Palermo’s boxing influence, Dan Dailey’s estranged wife Gwen’s recovery, Winnie the Pooh Latin hit, Gene Krupa’s drum comeback at Macy’s, Carol Lawrence for Rodgers musical, Amru Sani concussion, Tony Bennett Chicago pilot, and more Hollywood intrigue.
President Kennedy faces wary markets as fears about national peril and potential policy shifts dampen hiring and spending. The piece argues for clarity on recession signs, stresses domestic strength, warns against overstates of crisis, and calls for renewed confidence and emphasis on sectors already functioning normally.
A humorous poem about an editor at heaven’s gate and choosing a harp after admission. A reflective column notes that public service invites both praise and criticism, praising the right to free speech and the two party system in American government, urging thoughtful discourse.
George Sokolsky muses on imponderables that alter events from weather to elections. He cites Napoleon, Tours, Lenin, Dreyfus, and U S political shifts showing how unplanned moments steer history and threaten plans from Kennedy to Rockefeller.
Charles R. Hook of American Rolling Mill Co confirms knudson plan for a Houston plant with a Texas corporation and Armco leaders in top roles. R. L. Gray of Sheffield Steel to preside and Calvin Verity named vice chairman. Carryer McCandless, son in law of the late Probate Judge Gideon Palmer, tipped as top candidate to succeed Palmer in Ohio.
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