Middletown Journal subscription rates and info
The Middletown Journal announces subscription rates: per copy 6 cents weekday, 15 cents Sunday. carrier city rates 50 cents weekly. mail within trading area six days ten dollars yearly. outside trading area seven days twenty dollars yearly. outside USA thirty five dollars yearly. All subscriptions payable in advance. Published daily by News-Journal Inc. Founded 1857.
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Middletown Journal
Middletown
Ohio
Public reactions to AFL-CIO convention labor goals
Analysis highlights union aims for higher wages and shorter hours in the coming year while businesses face questions of profitability and consumer costs. Paper notes public will blame higher prices if productivity lags and observers differ on benefits' social value.
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Afl-Cio
United Action for OAS Inertia Threatens Latin Crisis
A call for swift, united hemispheric action before the OAS to counter rising violence and democratization challenges in Latin America. The piece warns that unilateral moves could cripple collective resolve as Cuba's influence grows and threatens nations like Nicaragua, Ecuador, and Colombia.
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Latin America
Nicaragua
Ecuador
Colombia
Alliance For Progress
OAS
Haile Selassie Opens Ethiopia's First University
The Ethiopian emperor announces the opening of the country’s first university though facilities are incomplete. A partial faculty exists and the crucial library and museums are lacking time and resources. Analysts say student supply is the major hurdle in a nation with few high school graduates.
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Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
The Days That Never Come Again by Jim Bishop
A reminiscence of New Year celebrations across generations within a family. The narrator recalls lively, chaotic gatherings with Maggy, Adele, John, and a colorful father, sharing humor, mischief, and hospitality that defined the era. He notes abstinence in later years and passes on the memory as the last of the wild times.
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Adele
Highlands
John
Maggy
Dinny Sullivan
Factographs: Olive oil dressings need few spices
The item explains that dressings made with Spanish olive oil require fewer spices or condiments, needing only oil with vinegar or salt and an herb like parsley or tarragon. It also notes tomatoes were cultivated in Mexico and Peru long before Spaniards arrived.
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Mexico
Peru
Menshikov blamed for UNRRA abuses in Poland
Washington laments a farewell party for Mikhail Menshikov, the Soviet ambassador. The piece recalls a 1945 UNRRA distribution in Poland favoring Communists, citing a House subcommittee report and criticism of Menshikov's role, urging isolation of the Moscow official.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Mikhail Menshikov
Soviet Union
Stalin
United States
House of Representatives
Poland
Menshikov
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
House
Communist Party
America
Department of State
Language as universal solution to world problems
George Sokolsky discusses universal language schemes from Esperanto to Mandarin and English proposals, contrasting idealism with practical divisions. He cites Zamenhof and historical language struggles, warns that greater understanding often bred greater disagreement, and notes cultural quirks about fashion and gender. The column blends commentary on language, politics, and social norms with humor about modern life.
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Carlyle Hall
Sringfield
Ilinois
United Nations
Phillipines
Shanghai
Estrellita Horoscope Highlights For Tomorrow
Tomorrow brings exciting potential across career and finances with new ideas and progress in March to May. Be discreet in personal matters and avoid rubbing sensitive people the wrong way. Expect smooth family life mostly, with possible stress in September and November, and look for social travel in July and romantic chances in July and August.
Calendar Year 1962 Time and Holidays Drive Newsroom Rhythm
The piece notes how calendars shape newsroom deadlines and planning, listing when holidays fall in 1962. It highlights Lincoln’s birthday, Valentine’s Day, Washington’s birthday, Easter, Decoration Day, July Fourth, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas as dates influencing editorial and safety expectations.
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Lincoln
Washington
Kennedy Seen Keeping Steady Path in 1962 Policy
President Kennedy plans a cautious 1962 agenda with no surprises, sticking to established policies. He favors a steady, moderate course domestically and continues Truman Eisenhower era aid to new nations while maintaining strong defense and allied unity. The Palm Beach briefing portrays a pragmatic leader, wary of provoking Congress and public opposition.
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Washington
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Moscow
City Commission opens year with two new members
Twenty years ago on Saturday January 3 1942 the City Commission welcomed Marvin D Clark and Robert A Gibbs as new members succeeding Thomas A Baird and C H Pippert. The meeting focused mainly on appointments to various boards with Delano Wells named Middletown's first 1942 birth and President Roosevelt's namesake. Charles F Wilmore of 3314 Central Ave was chosen to head a rationing committee with Joseph Thomas George E Harvey Charlies R Fay and John J Johnson Jr assisting.
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China
Kwan Hua
Asia
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Louis XIV
Marvin D. Clark
Robert A. Gibbs
Thomas A Baird
C. H. Pippert
Delano Wells
James T. Wells
Beech St
Middletown Hospital
Middletown
Roosevel
Charles F. Wilmore
Central Ave
Joseph Thomas
Lemming Road
George E Harvey
Ardmore
Charlies R. Fay
Highland St
John J. Johnson Jr
Stanley St
First Mermaid Angler Prize Delights Isle of Man
Readers tease and joke about a fanciful prize offered by the Isle of Man Tourist Bureau for the first angler to land a mermaid. Zadok Dumkopf quips that if one is caught, the prize money stays with the belated explorer.
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Isle of Man
Britian
Zadok Dumkopf
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