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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1961
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, options by carrier or mail, and prices for in area and outside trading area including international. It notes publication by News-Journal Inc since 1857 and includes a religious scripture at the end.
The piece questions Robert F Kennedy’s fitness for attorney general amid pressures from Kennedy's incoming administration. It notes political likely resistance in the Senate while urging adherence to high legal principles. It warns the administration may promise more news, but taxpayers seek better news and accountability.
Observers weigh whether scare campaigns reduce accidents and if they may cause harm by making drivers nervous. A Columbia University traffic safety expert says such campaigns sometimes fail and may worsen risk, though well publicized warnings of active police patrols backed by courts can be effective. The piece notes policymakers facing tough farm politics as well.
The excerpt likens religious perception to a blade that sharpens with use and dulls with indifference. It argues that sustained, diligent consideration of man and God sharpens the edge, enabling deeper truth. It notes Charlie Chaplin's memoirs will be published in Russia and ponders his view of authority in his most famous comedic theme.
A column critiques shifting male aggression and rising female assertiveness, citing Dr. William Glasser and cultural depictions. It argues women outpace men in aggression, laments mothers shaping boys, and notes praise for resilience through defeat over triumph. It contrasts American attitudes with military draft avoidance and ends with a Haiti anecdote about belief in idols.
President Eisenhower defines eight-year record, highlighting a stabilized dollar around 47 cents, rising employment and peak national output. He warns Kennedy faced vast welfare costs, higher expenditures, and potential dollar decline if Congress adopts expansive plans, urging cautious fiscal policy and continued restraint. He notes Korea peace, world trade progress, and deterrent defense as achievements.
Paul Harvey argues that the Soviet Union uses brush-fire war tactics and covert aggression to advance globally. He warns of a gradual spread of communism through Cuba Laos Tibet Korea and Indo-China, with Moscow deeming allies expendable and nuclear weapon delivery via Cuba a potential threat. The piece stresses vigilance against hidden moves and rapid, deceptive shifts in strategic focus.
Estrellita The State Saw For Tomorrow Just as the moon clothes things is ethereal light. Its influence can be deceptive so watch out. If you stay with truth you can have a fabulous day. This evening don’t put on too much pressure to change things. For the Birthday if tomorrow is your birthday your horoscope advocates taking good care of those people you care about. You may have a chance to be a hero or heroine and save one of them from a misfortune. Beginning early in May the year is auspicious for entering contests of skill and you have a good chance of making a sizable amount of money. In the middle of May your erratic strokes of genius will be coupled with a high intuitive peak and you may get sudden insights into the purposes of friends and associates. Favorable affairs of a social nature will reach a crescendo from mid May to the end of July with a welcome Indian summer in September or October. A child born on this day could succeed in almost any profession not involving much physical activity.
Grandpappy Jenkins warns that the term mean temperature carries a double meaning while Dr. Rosenberg notes many patients dying to tell their stories. The exchange underscores a tense health scene as conditions worsen and patients speak out about illness and care.
Glossary style note explains actographs as a term for several varnish trees and resinous juice used in varnishing. It adds a fact about sea horses where males bear the brood pouch. Also mentions that about nine percent of juvenile delinquents are mentally deficient.
Dorothy Kilgallen reflects on the newspaper mission and the balance between reporting facts and protecting readers from sensationalism. She argues newspapers must print realities from plane crashes to high salaries, warning that omitting major events erodes public trust while noting entertainment wealth fuels public debate.
In this Middletown column readers seek the identity of Mrs Mary Smith who wrote a letter about early Middletown. The piece notes the unknown resident lived in Middletown and mentions a second thank you letter as not identifying her. It reports local notices about church aid, a Middletown hospital manicure shop, oil products, and VFW Post 3009 equipment lending with return issues.
Coach Royner Greene announced that the Middies versus Portsmouth basketball game scheduled for Saturday was postponed. Starters Leroy Hardeman Ted Davis and Jack Rupp and reserve Gene Reichter were out with influenza, forcing rescheduling. Charles L Blair elected president of the local YMCA succeeding Vance Cribbs. other officers named include S A McDonough H O Sebald William Maurer and Russell Jefferson.
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