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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1961
Page
4
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James Marlow notes Kennedy must balance action with patience as president elect. The piece compares Kennedy’s upcoming leadership to Roosevelt Truman and Eisenhower, highlighting the shift from shared responsibility in Congress to sole accountability in the White House and the risk of exasperation affecting judgment. The stock market’s vigor is mentioned as a broader climate for the year.
Middletown celebrates Advertising Week on February 11 with emphasis on truth and ethics in the trade. Jerry Hurter of the Advertisers' Club of Cincinnati notes Middletown ranks 13th among national ad centers, reflecting a strong local reputation and economic role amid ongoing public debates over advertising. Some readers show interest in the Inaugural ball while others welcome efforts to start the event.
The Communist press in Bratislava hails Kennedy choices as liberal and capable. Rostow and McNamara praised for expertise. Dulles and Hoover criticized. Rusk and Stevenson praised for possible UN China stance and liberal policies. Bowles and Williams praised for realistic diplomacy. Benson out as Agriculture Secretary.
A Washington psychiatrist notes doctors overprescribe pills while Kennedy’s hat style draws public commentary. The column riffs on Kennedy’s influence, suggesting fashion and politics mix in shaping public mood and cabinet decisions.
Washington editors survey past inaugurations from Taft to Kennedy, noting how weather, health, and politics shaped moments of power. They assess public mood, party unity, and the path Kennedy faces as he takes office with an eye toward reforms and a likely bid for a second term.
Noting a 12 year gap before party change and a 1933 inauguration marked by economic collapse, unemployment at 14 million, widespread bank closures, and a grim mood as the nation then entered a 20 year one-party era with World War II overlapping two inaugurations.
Washington columnist probes Senator Eugene J. McCarthy on cloture talks and the push to curb debate. McCarthy sketches a stepwise plan from ten percent to the slightest gallery sign, hinting at strategic concessions to lure southern support.
Twenty years ago on Friday January 17 1941 Butler County schools were closed and Middletown churches canceled Sunday school as flu cases rose. Detective Ralph R Bauer was elected head of the Fraternal Order of Police with F T Shinn and Lester Keeler as officers. Mrs Ernest Hummel urged annexation opposition citing distance to the nearest city school over two miles.
Dave Regan Here And There notes a Friday deadline to buy dog licenses with a $1 penalty for late renewals and no extensions this year. Deputy treasurer Carl Wedekind says sales are under half of last year, and a full time warden will enforce licenses to curb roaming dogs.
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys a swirl of celebrity rumors from Belafonte expecting a second child to Marilyn Monroe sightings and DiMaggio in a candy store. The column notes Havana cigars drying up, Ellen Harney’s Fiorello withdrawal, Peggy Lee’s nightclub triumph, and Harold’s Show Spot plotting at El Morocco’s closed site.
The average daily output per miner rose from 6.26 tons in 1943 to 12.22 tons in 1959 due to automation and mechanization. US bituminous mining is over 90 percent mechanized per a National Coal Policy Conference. Coal use dates to ancient China about 1500 B C. About 270 million dollars worth of chemicals are produced from coal annually for consumer products. A ton of coal yields a ton of steel. Hydrogenation may enable future large scale production of gasoline oils and pure chemicals from coal.
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