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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1958
Page
4
Middletown Ohio publication lists per copy price and subscription options. Rates cover city carrier 45 cents weekly, outside city 40 cents weekly, six days 10 dollars yearly, mail 17.50 outside trading area, and 35 dollars outside US. Subscriptions payable in advance.
Rep. Frank Bow of Ohio, from initial doubt in 1950 about federal aid to the Merchant Marine, joined the Appropriations Committee and conducted a study showing government support as a sound investment for national prosperity and security. He notes others have reached the same conclusion.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee begins secret hearings weighing U S and Soviet military strength in missiles warheads subs radar warning and anti missile devices. Maj Gen William M Creasy argues against large scale atomic war and cites chemical biological and radiological warfare as a future factor.
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that married students cannot be barred from public schools. It rejected the idea that marriage disturbs unmarried youths and said married students may benefit their peers by staying in school. It noted marriage is legally favored and praised married students’ pursuit of continued study.
Lauren Bacall talks about life after Humphrey Bogart’s death. She returned to acting in Gift of Love at 20th Century Fox and now focuses on staying alive and surviving through changes like Sputniks. She enjoys babies, avoids long term plans, and believes in self reliance without leaning on others.
The phone rings in a bedroom as a maid asks to speak with Willie Sutton from Beverly Hills. Bacall jokes she would like to speak to him, hinting at Sinatra, then notes she has Christmas eyes and fears becoming a stretcher case before returning home.
Blanche Yurka and Rep William I Sirovich led a resolution to establish a Federal Arts Department. A mob of 800 attacked in Tia Juana Mexico as they tried to lynch a confessing attacker of a young soldier. The mob burned the jail and the Federal Building and fought with soldiers. Capt Hugh King was named chair of the Policeman's Ball dance committee.
A critique of $100 appreciation dinners for lawmakers and aides, noting how donors from defense contractors and officials attend, and arguing for tighter campaign financing. The piece cites H J Porter and a New York Times editorial and questions conflicts of interest and future funding methods.
Washington columnist notes Democrats propagandize GOP faults from natural gas lobbying to FCC whitewash. He cites Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn as driving controls laxers, Texas Republican Jack Porter’s fund raising letters, and Kerr’s log cabin gambit as ironic misdirections in a campaign of blame shifting.
Dorothy Kilgallen Crosby wedding plans falter amid legitimacy doubts and a fiancé with a former husband. Herbert Evers and Shirley Ballard separate while remaining in the same show. Montblanc style: Montague Rows? No. Harold Rome hopes for Marilyn Monroe. Sophia Loren considers blondness. Wendy Barrie to become a grandmother. Monty Clift shuffles between romances. Princess Ghislaine of Monaco stages a Nice comeback. Dick Winters weds Nancy Truax. Joan Bennett and Donald Cook discuss scripts over dinner. Nelson Riddle debuts a new Tommy Dorsey tune.
The text notes that girls mature their visual system earlier than boys by about six months until age ten. It explains a red pennant as a small craft warning for moderately strong winds in the Weather Bureau. It mentions Norsemen introducing the bagpipe to Scotland. It cites a 30 inch standard table height. It states the Eiffel Tower opened in 1889 and that The Spirit of 76 flag was adopted by Congress in 1777.
Mild planetary influences suggest focusing on routine tasks and organizing finances today. For birthdays, opportunities for occupational and financial gains rise from now through June with promotion and expansion possible. Domestic relations prosper, travel and romance may appear between June and September, and a child born today will be self reliant and understanding.
A reporter attends a literary cocktail party in a dim square room with two bartenders, wary guests, and a waiter who reveals he has not read the book being praised. The scene pivots on introductions, cocktails, and sharp campus gossip as guests debate authors and sales.
A quirky clipping notes birds adapting to ragweed seeds in snowbound New York, a German scientist hints at life on trillions of planets exploring space travel, and strange trivia from OK harnessing contests to Moses on crossings. It mentions daffodils in Newfoundland and robins arriving.
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