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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1961
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription pricing for daily and Sunday delivery, carriers in city and suburban areas, and mail options. Rates include six days for $10 per year, seven days around $20 yearly, with outside trading area and USA rates noted. publication founded 1857.
A seminar speaker praised Fidel Castro as a brilliant intellectual. A Havana Nativity scene depicted Castro and associates as three wise men, viewed here as tasteless. The piece questions peasants’ reaction, noting defection signs and laughter at the regime. It also notes Khrushchev’s UN speeches being published without delegate photos.
The article notes the fading status of covered bridges as public notices and tourist draws decline. It highlights a Toledo subdivision plan including a new covered bridge to evoke nostalgia, while critics say a century old flavor can’t be recreated. It also mentions a separate headline about companies owning planes not necessarily signaling rising business.
Dr. Carson Blake of United Presbyterian suggests churches reexamine tax exempt status to fund public services. He warns church property could swell tax burdens and push private property to bear more taxes, proposing voluntary contributions to revenues as an alternative.
A reader shares a Civil War analogy on inner conflict between good and evil. A Army veteran details years of struggle with alcohol, prayer in Korea, and a turning point in an Army chapel that led to sobriety and renewed service to others. The letter frames faith as a source of daily strength and self mastery.
News bulle tins report an atomic reactor explosion near Idaho Falls last Tuesday night. Three servicemen were killed including two Army men and one Navy man, with names withheld until next of kin were notified. The incident prompted concern in Middletown as local families watched for details.
Paul Harvey warns that Belgium’s two week strike and demonstrations were sparked by a claim that welfare cuts were needed due to Congo costs. He argues a small socialist-led union faction manipulated protests to paralyze Belgium and warns similar welfare promises threaten internal security and U.S. stability.
The article notes Luang Prabang is called the Land of a Million Elephants but elephants rarely appear in the royal capital. Palace elephants mostly roam forests and enter town for New Year ceremonies and special festivals. The piece also defines radioactivity as emissions from atomic nuclei, with some elements naturally radioactive and others made so by bombardment.
A collage of entertainment notes and rumors from Broadway and Hollywood includes predictions about Ingemar Johansson and Floyd Patterson, Prince Vittorio Massimo's visit with Dawn Addams, Carol Lynley and Mike Selzman in Queens, Jacqueline Kennedy boosting Seventh Avenue fashion, Brigitte Bardot US visit rumors, Liz Taylor's wardrobe mystery in Butterfield 8, and various stars like Gene Krupa, Eydie Gorme, Bob Hope, Kim Novak, and Marilyn Monroe.
Texas Republicans sense a path to the Johnson seat as Democrat divisions flare. John Tower, a three year old college professor, runs against four proclaimed Democrats including Blakley, Yarborough and Maverick amid timing uncertainty and intra party tension. Local figures like Jim Wright and Henry Gonzalez vie for influence as potential runoffs loom.
On January 8 1941 Middletown residents Margaret Miles Mary Smith Mary Haas and Betty Flynn were capped during ceremonies at the Good Samaritan Hospital nursing school in Cincinnati Leo Patrick McEvoy Jr of 2212 Arlington Ave entered Parks Air College East St Louis as an aviation maintenance engineering student Ada Leonard Middletown Hospital superintendent said only immediate family would be allowed to visit patients due to a city flu epidemic
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