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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1960
Page
6
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, outlining prices per copy, weekly carrier delivery, and yearly mail options in and outside the trading area. It notes publication by News-Journal Inc. since 1857 and includes a Bible verse.
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller continues to attack the Eisenhower Nixon leadership while Republicans split over unity for 1960. He declined a Nixon vice presidential spot while signaling potential drafts and pressing for his ideas, drawing harsh internal rebuke but remaining undeterred as convention time nears.
Ghana votes overwhelmingly to become a republic effective July 1 with Kwame Nkrumah as head of state. He wins 89.1 percent of the vote amid praise from government media and criticism from intellectuals not opposed to CPP aims. Ghana remains in the Commonwealth as it gains new executive powers.
Jim Bishop recalls a yacht launch featuring his twin granddaughters Robin and Pamela as they hold a champagne bottle over the bow. The scene blends family nerves with playful chaos as the twins struggle to cooperate and the bottle finally shatters on the boat amid gasps and smiles.
The program featured an hour long detective story with no dialogue, only commercials audible. Chicago built its first skyscraper in 1895, but failed to patent the idea before New York claimed the invention.
David Lawrence assesses the U S Senate Foreign Relations Committee amid a divided report on the U 2 affair. Democratic and Republican members clash over truth, responsibility, and the administration’s conduct, while Fulbright accuses the presidency of lying. The piece questions whether the committee’s credibility has suffered and if its findings aid or hinder U S standing with the Soviets.
Senator Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin, ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Frank Lausche of Ohio are involved in a briefing or discussion on committee leadership and regional diplomacy. The item notes their roles and affiliation as context for a larger policy conversation.
Paul Harvey argues the South led by Mississippi Alabama and Georgia is booming industrially as Western states lag growth. He cites Jackson Pascagoula population gains lower taxes advances in malaria control air conditioning and better transport as drivers of a southward shift in civilization. He warns growth brings pains but sees true progress in planned expansion and regional economic rivalry.
Mrs Newman Ebersole, committee chair, announced the local Red Cross chapter has reached its $6 000 quota for the War Refugee Relief Fund. Donald W Brown of the American Legion warned Rotary members that anyone who disrespects the FBI should be considered a potential spy. Karl Davis Julia E Kramer Herbert L Myers and Barbara H Shoemaker of Middletown and Paul E Clark of Excello enrolled in Ohio State University's summer session.
A note claims Roman foot soldiers used bagpipes in the sixth century and that ancient emperors wore burial robes woven from asbestos. It adds that the bell bird’s cry travels miles and that the bird is native to South Africa.
AEC official rebukes a congressman’s joke about atomic knickknacks while lawmakers reminisce on desk decor. Senate leaders spar over a one minute rule as Senator Lausche seeks quick talk on the excise tax bill. Maine Senator Smith proposes a commemorative sardine stamp prompting a Seattle protest to favor a clam instead. Egypt’s agriculture minister orders farmers to hand over seeds or pay penalties in a coded broadcast.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Copacabana bets tied to Floyd Patterson, a famed ex-champion tipster, and tense rival jazz festival planning in Newport with Louis Lorillard and Elaine staging competing lineups. She notes George Wein’s fury over payment demands for Sarah Vaughan, a shoplifting scare involving a Broadway star, Toots Shor news, Dick Clark’s Because They’re Young, and a new electronic ticket machine proposal for Broadway hits.
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