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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1961
Page
4
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The piece notes West Berlin as a continuing flashpoint and highlights President-elect Kennedy's claim that protecting rights there is "worth a nuclear war." It argues Kennedy's position signals a stark, decisive U. S. policy to deter Soviet pressure and keep Western access intact despite Khrushchev's shifting deadlines.
The U S Canadian lamprey control program in the Great Lakes aims to restore commercial lake trout by eradicating lampreys with selective chemicals. Initial chemical treatments target lamprey streams feeding Lake Superior, with crews extending work to streams draining Lakes Huron and Michigan. Full effects are expected in 1962 as a long range restoration plan unfolds with federal state and Canadian cooperation. A key point is the use of a highly selective larvicide applied after careful surveys by skilled crews, contrasting with risky amateur poison use. Separately President Eisenhower supports private development of communications satellites, arguing it would be undignified for government to foster international gossip.
A historic steam locomotive stands in a Richmond park as a gift from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. The piece recalls faded era of steam and the decline of passenger rail, noting railroads' role in national growth and ongoing urban memorials by railroads gifting engines to cities.
The article argues that government transition begins after inauguration and lasts about a year, with officials reshuffling, decisions postponed, and new leaders learning the policy background. It cites Brookings analysis on presidential transitions and notes cross party dynamics, Kennedy optimism, and concerns over Cold War tensions including Cuba, Laos, and Canadian defense policy under Lester Pearson.
An AP summary outlines John F Kennedy's plan to raise farm incomes and tackle urban challenges. Freeman to head Agriculture. urban affairs cabinet unit eyed. farm policy to expand consumption, curb excess production, and share costs with taxpayers. Urban program targets slum elimination, planning, transit, and recreation with federal leadership.
Washington columnist George Dixon notes Senate Majority Leader Mansfield wants sessions only when there is work to do. The piece humorously derides long sittings and filibuster fights, arguing senators prefer dinner and politics over productivity, while praising Hayden and Boyd as outliers.
A survey of Butler County schools shows about 2,000 students absent due to illness as the flu epidemic wanes in adults but rises among children. Police Chief Hugh King urges public cooperation to reduce one car accidents caused by driver fatigue or distraction.
Dave Regan blasts Middletown for dirty streets and rampant spitting in the downtown area. He contrasts with western cities where anti litter laws deter debris tossing, notes a lack of enforcement and warns that public indifference will persist without reform and potential arrests.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on the long production and editing process for Marion Brando's film One-Eyed Jacks, with Paramount executives previewing it before color-balancing and fixes. Adolph Zukor calls it the Ten Commandments of Westerns. other items include Brando's estranged husband Jacques Charr ier, Shirley MacLaine’s lenses, and Walter Wanger and Joan Bennett planning a home in England.
The speaker notes Lyndon Johnson told Europe the Kennedy administration seeks to prove capitalism can give workers more security than communism. He emphasizes keeping the worker out of the red and the red out of the worker. Kennedy campaigned bareheaded to avoid the impression of secrecy.
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