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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1958
Page
4
Rates listed for daily, Sunday, and carrier deliveries in Middletown Ohio with mail options for trading and outside trading areas. Subscriptions payable in advance with an eternal life quotation from John 3 16.
Walter Reuther refused to testify before a Senate committee on labor racketeering while vowing that UAW officers would appear voluntarily. The Kohler strike in Wisconsin dragged on, with the union seeking objective inquiry and potential Fifth Amendment use addressed under AFL-CIO guidance. The UAW Public Review Board later cleared five minor officials who invoked the Fifth but testified.
The piece notes the $275 billion sextal debt ceiling with $274.7 billion used by December 27. It reports Eisenhower may push to raise the ceiling in his state of the union, cites Treasury as borrowing at higher rates due to the limit, and forecasts temporary relief in 1958 before renewed pressure. It discusses revenue timing and Byrd’s call for a hard spending limit, hinting at a six month compromise on the debt cap.
Hal Boyle sketches McMurdo Sound life with jokes about daylight, ice age mischief, and odd customs. A visiting explorer is misled by a scuttlebutt artist on daylight saving time while Deep Freeze teams cope with sunlit days and quirky haircuts.
Dr W B Linville dean of osteopathy in Middletown died at Dayton Osteopathic Hospital from lobar pneumonia. The obituary notes his wartime record of no influenza losses in 1917 1918.
David Lawrence argues money cannot fix education in America. He questions federal scholarship programs as temporary and warns of shifting control to the federal government. He calls for thorough investigations, better teaching, and a balanced system that recognizes student aptitudes and avoids overreliance on federal funds.
Paul Harvey warns in 1960s style rhetoric that 1973 could mark doomsday with Soviet plans for world domination. He cites Dr Frederick Schwarz and Boris Morres to urge strong anti communism and compulsory education about communism as cancer to prevent invasion. He claims a 15 year horizon to turn back the perceived threat and stresses urgency.
Fulton Lewis Jr reports the 85th Congress begins amid skepticism toward Eisenhower’s ability and White House influence. Analysts fear overreliance on Adams and Hagerty and question missile spending while Republicans face bleak odds in upcoming elections as leadership shifts to Congress.
The David Ballard family on Wilson Drive in Franklin lost their home and all belongings in a Sunday morning fire. The father is ill and welfare aid from Warren County arrived the day before. Middletown friends organize clothing drives. The article also notes a found Christmas puppy and offers to help locate an owner and a dachshund in need of a home.
Washington writer George Dixon quips about selecting a space crew. He cites Dr. Donald M. Michael suggesting space pilots could include schizophrenics Eskimos and Buddhist monks while noting practical limits. He jokes about political figures and diplomats as potential cohabitants in cramped quarter.
The note advises a steady work pace to avoid mistakes and outlines birthday benefits in the next three months. It highlights economies in time and effort, improved job service, and profits, with May to September as a peak career window. It also urges clearing the mind, leveraging intellect, and maintaining good relations with superiors and coworkers. Travel opportunities are mentioned for July and August.
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