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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1961
Page
4
A brief crossword note referencing the 1961 King Features Syndicate puzzle. Contains entries like stem 37 conger 35 Russian inland sea 41 sign of hit play 42 and a note about average solution time. No full clues or grid provided.
The Associated Press predicts a brash year with space flights and a U S presidential shift to Kennedy. It notes plans for chimpanzee orbit attempts, Mercury astronaut followups, and possible calm before Congress on social issues. Also cites Oslo talks, Cuba, Khrushchev diplomacy, and Plowshare nuclear seaport ideas.
New York AP reminiscence traces midcentury era memories from a father gifting a gold pocket watch on a son’s 21st birthday to women in fur and film idols, while naturalists warn on raccoon extinction and locals debate skyscraper weight sinking Manhattan. It notes small freedoms like smoking in public and the glide from dime-lunch dates to late nights with a dollar in the wallet.
Experimental drilling will begin in March for Project Mohole to bore through the ocean floor into the earths crust and study its composition. An oral polio vaccine may be ready before years end if production procedures can be worked out.
An old time product ad touts Doan's Pills as a remedy for backache and various pains. It claims targeted relief after years of use, emphasizing cost savings and general affordability for sufferers.
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