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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1961

Page

6

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The Middletown Journal lists subscription pricing for the paper in Middletown Ohio. Rates include daily 6¢ weekday 15¢ Sunday readers 50c weekly carrier, 19 year six days by mail, 20 year outside trading area, and 35 outside U S A per year. All subscriptions are payable in advance. Published daily by News Journal Inc founded 1857.

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Kennedy plan to fund diplomat entertainment opens posts to career envoys

The United States now seeks to pay full representation allowances based on need to fill key ambassadorships with career diplomats. Charles E. Bohlen could head Paris while Frick notes baseball to 24 teams by 1964, with quality possibly dipping but concessions remaining.

United States Paris London Rome Kennedy John J. Rooney House Appropriations State Department Charles E. Bohlen Bohlen Moscow Washington City of Light Ford Frick

Speak and Act: Churches must confront social issues

The piece argues religion should move beyond sanctuary to address societal problems. It notes layman J Irwin Miller becoming National Council of Churches president and suggests churches must speak on economic and social issues while still serving as places of worship.

J. Irwin Miller National Council of Churches Miller Council

Navy Carelessness Blamed for Constellation Disaster

The Constellation fire at the Brooklyn shipyard killed many and harmed national defense. Fire Commissioner Cavanagh called Navy housekeeping sloppy and likened conditions to a loaded bomb needing ignition. He urged stricter construction regulations to prevent a repeat.

Constellation Brooklyn Naval Shipyard Navy New York City Edward F. Cavanagh, Jr

Christmas chaos in Frechette home with many figures

Reporter visits the Frechette household in Lincroft New Jersey during Christmas. Jim age one naps and bites a red ornament while baby Kevin four months sits content, twins Robin and Pamela wear red velvet jumpers. Virginia the mother and Charlie the father manage a busy, humorous morning with dogs, gifts, and prayers as the kids recite Mary Joseph and Jesus in a bustling home.

Lincroft New Jersey Santa Jim Kevin Faming Adunts Charlie Robin Pamela Virginia Rookie Ginny Tammy Harry Belaonte Lumumba Little Jim Pam Robbie Charie Dare Jesus Mary Jimmy

Civil rights gaps in senatorial appointments exposed

David Lawrence argues liberal political figures fail to defend constitutional rights as he analyzes three cases where state laws and vacancies affected voters in Wyoming Massachusetts and Texas. He urges Congress to ensure immediate special elections to fill vacancies and prevent dual office holding in single elections.

Washington Ibera Wyoming United States Lyndon Johnson Texas United States Senate United States Congress Congress Massachusetts U.S. House of Representatives US. Senate Mar

McNamara Emerges as Kennedy's Rapid Cabinet Pick

John Scali reports Robert McNamara as defense secretary designate moving with brisk precision to assemble a top Pentagon team. Kennedy is delighted by McNamara’s hands on approach, while agency aides pace selections for the State Department under Rusk Bowles. McNamara shifts into government work, selling Ford stock, and signals swift progress toward appointing the Army secretary post.

McNamara Defense Kennedy John F. Kennedy Pentagon Dean Rusk Kenedy Defense Department Congress Kennedy McNamara Rusk Chester Bowles State Department Latin America Far East Europe

Factographs on eggs and coal fueled electricity

Factographs report high per person egg consumption in the United States last year and a note that coal furnaces generate 56 percent of total electric energy produced by utilities in the United States. The figures highlight dietary trends and energy mix in the national power sector.

United States

Estrellita Stars Say For Tomorrow Horoscope Note

A 1961 horoscope advises avoiding past pests and miscommunications while urging confidence for major job goals. It predicts limited early recognition but March and April bring helpful breaks, urges financial conservatism, and notes July August travel benefits and May June romance. A February business-related hint and a sensitive persistent child birth are mentioned.

McNamara Moves Swiftly in Defense Leadership Picks

Kennedy has given Rusk leeway in naming many assistant secretary level posts. McNamara's pre-swearing performance has impressed Pentagon cynics and could shorten the usual ten month period new defense secretaries need to learn the Pentagon ropes to nine months.

Kennedy Rusk McNamara Pentagon Defense

George Manrod Named Butler County Commission President

The wartime notice reports George Manrod selected as president of the Butler County Commission succeeding Waor Ralston of Middletown. William Gade is named general chairman of the Middletown March of Dimes fund drive with H. H. Waller as vice chairman, Robert Reiner secretary, and Phil Jacques treasurer. Dancing planned at several local spots while City Commission Chairman Thomas W. Baird says an amended traffic ordinance reached informal consensus addressing downtown parking and Verity Parkway truck traffic.

George Manrod Butler County Commission Waor Ralston Middletown William Gade H. H. Waller Robert Reiner Phil Jacques Thomas W. Baird City Commission Verity Parkway

Post-Christmas sales woes and fashion forecasts

Dave Regan muses on timing in sales and credit pressures after Christmas. Merchants push bargains and summer wear while wardrobes shift seasonally, with emphasis on hats for women and the dilemm a of dressing for both men and women amid lingering bills.

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Roosevelts bid to abolish HUAC faces wary House

California congressman Jimmy Roosevelt pushes to scrap the House Un-American Activities Committee on first day of Congress. Roosevelt has limited votes. opponents include Roy Weir and Charles Potter with few backers among liberals. National drive led by the National Committee to Abolish the Un American Activities Committee cites multiple allied groups and figures like Frank Wilkinson and Carl Braden as organizing opposition.

Washington California Jimmy Roosevelt House UN- American Activities Committee Roosevelt Roy Weir Minnesota Charles Potter Oregon William Fitts Ryan New York Roosevel House HUAC Red National Committee UniAmerican Activities Committee Citizens Committee To Communist Party Frank Wilkinson Wilkinson Carl Braden Supreme Court Braden Kentucky National Guardian UN American Activities Committee Emergency Civil Liberties Committee Senate Internal Security Subcommittee Congressional FBI Russ Nixon Southern Conference Educational Committee National Lawyers Guild Robert W. Kenny Lawyers Guild The American Civil Liberties Union Young Democratic Clubs of America

Dodgers and Angels to share Los Angeles spotlight

Next season LA will boast two major league teams the Dodgers and the Angels. A weather note forecasts a rugged winter due to high westerly winds. A 1910 book returned to a Philadelphia library prompts a quip about reading time. A North Carolina courthouse cornerstone holds a quart of brandy, sparking disbelief that the building remains.

Los Angeles Dodgers Angels Milt Weather Bureau W. B North Carolina

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