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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1961
Page
16
AP report from Hunza, Pakistan, notes a population boom from 7 000 to 32 000 over 30 years, with few deaths. Mir Muhammad Jamal Khan says longevity and late-childbearing drive growth while modernization and outside contact begin to alter this hidden Himalayan kingdom.
Christmas events combine music and drama as the ninth day’s theme Art Opens The Way To God features a 7 30 p m medley by Miss Donna Cross followed by Why the Chimes Rang at Middletown High School auditorium. Cast includes Bill Haveman Hal Males Carroll Bob Burns and others with Florence Powell directing.
A hooded man robbed a food market at the Ma honing Shopping Plaza in Youngstown Ohio on Saturday. Carrying a pistol he forced the safe to be opened, took about $7000, and tied up two employees and two delivery drivers before fleeing.
The Middletown YMCA reports 3,971 total members in 1960 with 2,534 youth, 1,013 men, and 374 women. A 160 percent membership rise over ten years spurs a broader extension plan in nearby communities to ease main building crowding.
Frederic G. Donner heads General Motors with cautious optimism as Commerce Department lowers 1961 production forecast to about 5.8 million. George Romney of American Motors counters that the trend shows better years ahead, while executives warn inventories and a 1960 peak may color early 1961 demand.
Middletown’s 1960 weather was dry and cold with total precipitation of 28.42 inches, the driest since 1953. June stood out as the wettest month with 7.16 inches, while September was the driest. August was the hottest month at 75 degrees, and July 25 saw a high of 95. March was among the coldest on record with persistent snow and subfreezing temperatures.
The report notes the first warm break on March 27 at 72 degrees, first high since 1959. It lists March average 19 degrees and December as the coldest month at 27 degrees, with year total average 52. Deepest year lows were 2 below zero on December 22 and 23, and 5.5 inches of snow on December 20, the city's deepest since 1951. First frost October 21 and first snow trace November 6.
The Middletown Junior Achievement group plans a 1961 trade fair at the Manchester Hotel with each company displaying products for sale to the public. The event will judge top company of the month and year on attendance finances production sales and bookkeeping. A Day in Industry will let members observe Middleown industries at management level. The Franklin branch program for youth is being explored.
A sloth can rotate its head a full 360 degrees while keeping its body still. This unique adaptation allows the animal to scan surroundings without repositioning itself.
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