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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1962
Page
9
Boardwalk shops in Atlantic City are asked to keep windows lit at least until 11 p.m. during conventions. The Chamber of Commerce division says the plan will create a cheerful look and improve visitors’ impression of the resort.
The piece recounts life split by the Berlin Wall, focusing on Mrs. Ursula Werner of West Berlin and her visits to East Berlin. It notes heightened restrictions since the wall, mass separations, unemployment, and the arduous process for crossers including passport checks and currency changes.
In London the stage revue Beyond The Fringe features Peter Cook lampooning Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, with the audience roaring as the actor’s mock philosophy and British manners critique a nation’s outlook. The sketch, amid protests of wit, cements a cultural moment of biting political humor.
In St Petersburg a seven year old lad reared in a boat is turned loose on Municipal Pier to test his new bicycle. When asked how far he had gone he answers I went as far as the city head. He explains the city head is the city building with bathrooms inside.
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