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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1960
Page
6
Middletown Journal announces subscription pricing for city carriers and mail subscribers. Rates listed include per copy, weekly, six days, and annual subscriptions within and outside the trading area, plus out-of-country pricing. Published daily by News-Journal Inc. founded 1857.
The National Association of Broadcasters notes 102 new Television Code subscribers since mid December, bringing total signatories to 373 of 518 stations. NAB cites self regulation as industry response, while warn of quiz show probes and issues with enforcement.
Hong Kong arrivals from Communist China say Mao may soon order communes in China's big cities during 1960. Earlier 1958 plans failed amid urban resistance, peasants less opposed to communes. Central Committee suspended pace until skeptics are convinced. City residents in Shanghai discuss communes. propaganda efforts target educated urbanites. Rulers fear neglecting political work will harm the economic push.
Jim Bishop chronicles Max Lewis, a stylish pianist with a sharp tongue, at The Barefoot Mailman in Pompano Beach. Readers meet hotel owners Ted and Mrs Weising, patrons like Ruth Williams and Joan Sullivan, and hear Lewis improvise Sunrise Serenade in blues and jazz forms while toying with requests and rye.
A bizarre report claims a fish with two mouths was caught in the St. Johns River in Florida triggering disbelief. A separate blurb notes a thief stole mud flaps from a Dothan Alabama traffic cop motorcycle, described as a dirty trick.
Washington reports Khrushchev argues partial disarmament while reorganizing to lean on machines and nuclear force. He cites armed forces at 3,623,000, to be cut to 2,423,000, halts bomber production, shifts to rockets, and stresses no Western agreement yet to stop weapons.
Senate Republican John J Williams of Delaware presses to join the Foreign Relations Committee replacing the late William Langer. He vows to probe counterpart funds and travel expenses, drawing strong pushback from State Department officials and Senate leaders.
A 2 degree above zero cold wave followed damage from a windstorm and light snow in rural areas around Middle town. City Manager Walter J. Braun denied reports that Street Department workers were discharged. Police Chief R W Scofield reported three deaths and 123 injuries from 703 traffic accidents in 1939.
The report notes U.S. families spend about 2.56 weekly in drug stores and 35 million in 1958 newspaper ads for toilet requisites. It covers rising two-car households, heavy newspaper ad allocations by car dealers, and large postwar ad growth by retailers, with analysis of readership and ad impact. It also briefly recalls 17th century England burial practices.
The League of Women Voters invites men to a talk on Economic Factors of Foreign Trade by Charles Taft at 6 30 p m next Wednesday at First Methodist Church Reservations through Mrs Richard Nein 604 Gladys Dr A note praises Christian Science Monitor as a top paper and urges Middletown Journal subscription alongside NY Times as second choice
A collage of Hollywood and Broadway notes traces Dorothy Kiigallen and Francois Moreuil’s possible legal parting, the Shah’s U.S. visit, Miles Davis at the Apollo, Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer’s March return, Dinah Washington’s throat ailment, Marlon Brando headlines, Woody Herman’s new combo, and other entertainment tidbits.
Tomorrow portends achievement and new opportunities to advance goals. January is YOUR month for talent use to seek occupational and monetary progress by year end, with caution urged from early March to mid April. Between now and mid July seek initiative in business and expect cooperation from others.
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