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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1961
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices and areas: 50 cents per week by carrier, six days at 10 dollars per year by mail, seven days at 20 dollars per year outside the trading area, and 35 dollars per year outside the USA. All subscriptions are payable in advance.
The Book of Kells from Trinity College Dublin, a 10th century Latin Gospel manuscript famed for interlaced ornamentation, has toured outside Ireland for the first time and is on display at the Royal Academy in London insured for a million pounds. Queen Victoria once mistook it for a visitors' book, and access remains restricted while it rests behind glass. A brisk dental note claims a new dentistry could erase years from wearers of false teeth.
The president outlines a federal aid to education package of 5.7 billion dollars aimed at a new standard of excellence for all who can pursue it. Bipartisan opposition surfaces in Congress over scope and conditions, including Sam Rayburn’s stance against aid to teacher salaries and a smaller construction-only alternative. The debate stresses safeguards against federal control of standards amid urgent need. Russia’s 1964 industrial production prediction adds global context to the policy discussion.
A winter-to-spring moment lifts a desk bound man as sunlit warmth feels like summer. The article contrasts everyday avoidance of sun with sudden optimism and notes President Kennedy’s stance on European officers club renovations, suggesting enlisted men outnumber officers.
Jim Bishop notes a strange world around the Patterson Johansson heavyweight bout set for March 13 in Florida. Viewers will pay to watch in Madison Square Garden, Miami Beach, and 250 movie theaters, with a total gross near 3 million. The clash pits champion Floyd Patterson against challenger Ingemar Johansson, both focused on money, fame, and a lasting title.
City Commission votes to install meters on Central First and Manchester from Main Street to Verity Parkway for six months. Commissioner Thrasher opposes as a fund raising move while Commissioner Pearson supports easing congestion. Adjutant and Mrs Atterton of Salvation Army are promoted to the rank of major.
George E. Sokolsky discusses how fear spawns cults and labels the Nation of Islam a violent anti white movement. He details its beliefs, rules for women, and its claims to power and legitimacy through schools and pamphlets. He notes Elijah Muhammad's Chicago convention and his push for a black nation.
The Senate Rackets Committee findings detail misappropriations totaling over 100000 dollars from Local 706 of the United Association for a Pine Bluff Federal Arsenal project. Earl Griffin and brother Ernan faced accusations of extravagant spending including two airplanes and fleet purchases, with funds disappearing and election rigging tied to Local 798 Tulsa.
A satirical column lampoons Tokyo tremors and city nerves as a series of minor quakes hits the capital. The piece notes the joke about the apple trees with many leaves, mocks a public nuisance charge, and mini-essay items on Tito and Castro feuding, a Nottingham man swallowing false teeth, and Queen Elizabeth hunting tigers in India.
Mrs De Loris Hill of 126 W 7th South Brigham City Utah seeks information on the Monjar family and Ohio descendants. One member Joseph H Monjar is believed to have died here July 14 1915. Contact her at the listed address to help continue a family history.
A Washington scene recounts Speaker Sam Rayburn's clash with George Dixon over televising House proceedings. Judgelike rules, liberal additions, and feudal metaphors frame the showdown. Rep. Meader names Keefauver and McClellan as household words, while Clarence Brown humorously questions camera access. The hearing lingers into night with ribaldry.
Tomorrow favors forenoon task completion and steady progress in career through mid-1961 with optimistic notes if birthday aligns. Relationships look pleasant with social and domestic harmony, while romance peaks late June August and November. Profit may come from an unexpected source this month. prudent money management advised through 1962. A child born today will be emotional and sympathetic yet prone to misunderstandings.
Factographs note that after five centuries of mining coal remains abundant in Britain and the United States. The statement adds that women are generally more prone to seasickness than men and that an acre of sugar beets yields about one million seven hundred thousand calories, roughly four times the energy of an acre of most other crops.
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