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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1958
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions in Middletown Ohio. It includes per copy prices, weekly carrier rates, and yearly mail options for within and outside trading areas.
Dr Leonard W Larson of the American Medical Association challenges claims that medical costs rose faster than the general price index. He urges comparing 1935-39 to 1947-49 figures, noting services lag in inflation and arguing medical care quality and value have improved since 1930.
A proposed 23rd amendment, the Gwinn amendment, would prohibit the government from engaging in any business activity except as Constitutionally allowed. It argues privatization would reduce the debt, lower taxes, stop taxpayer subsidies, and restore limited government as envisioned by the founders.
The National Association of Manufacturers says industrialists plan to hold prices in check next year amid consumer resistance and rising competition. The AFL-CIO meeting backed wage boosts and a shorter work week, raising questions about the impact on employment and consumer demand.
A poll of 50 top U S business leaders forecasts a 35 hour work week by 1975 and median family income of 7500 up from 5500. The column highlights quirky trivia from 1800 farm labor to pygmy Shetland ponies and dreams of American timber protection.
On January 6 1938 Dr J C Stratton announced reappointment of all Board of Education committees with members including Sherman Perry G L Kemp R H Snyder and Stratton Roy L Langworthy joined C M Brandenburg as sales manager at DeLoo Plymouth agency Langworthy to be sales manager Dr W D Linville critically ill with pneumonia Two saddle horses valued at 3000 owned by Dr Harry C Hollen Cincinnati dentist died at Warren County Fairgrounds suspected poison investigation ongoing The horses were ill for one day.
David Lawrence argues Sputnik spurred global rethinking of education. He warns excessive specialization risks neglecting humanities and social sciences, urging a balance between scientific training and humanistic study across Australia and the United States.
In a reflective column Fulton Lewis Jr contends that the Free Europe organizations in New York Munich and Lisbon lack a single leak among their ranks and are united by a moral crusade for freedom. He notes anonymous gifts and internal strains while citing Lt General Willis D Crittenberger and Samuel Walker Jr as key figures aware of the material.
A Justice Department release shows Assistant Attorney General Dallas S. Townsend says the Office of Alien Property realized more than 33 million dollars in 1957 from income and liquidation of enemy assets under the Trading With The Enemy Act. The same document from 1956 records about 52 million dollars in liquidation proceeds.
A Middletown Ohio couple praises a young man who stopped on Jefferson Road New Year Eve to help drive a gasless husband home. The driver refused payment or name and left a card reading Chivalry Is Not Dead and Road Saints Hot Rod Club. The couple recalls good and bad hot rodders.
Jim Bishop recalls meeting John Foley and Mary Foley at 283 Jackson Ave during a holiday visit. He notes John's frail condition, Mary's struggle after her stroke, and their modest life, contrasting with others worse off, while describing a worn home and a brand new calendar on the wall.
A bedridden couple, Johnny and Mary Foley, celebrate simple milestones like walking a city block and sharing laughter. Their home overflows with Christmas cards and reader letters totaling twelve hundred dollars from supporters, a lifeline amid limited income. They spend nights replying to donors, finding happiness in poverty and communal care.
The text suggests a Mars voyage could take about two years one way and notes that travelers might sleep through the trip. Dr John Lyman mentions sleep to avoid scenery, and a scientist calls space crew roles for risk loving individuals amid broader notes on anthropology and UN women delegates.
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