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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1957
Page
5
Subscriptions and postage details for the Middletown Journal Middletown Ohio list per copy, weekly carrier, and mailed options with prices. Includes a religious citation from Deuteronomy 7 9 and publication details for News Journal Inc founded 1857.
Former President Harry S. Truman formally transfers the library bearing his name in Independence Missouri to the government. The event prompts reflection on Truman as a politician and the fate of presidential papers through history with notes on Washington Adams Grant Lincoln Roosevelt and other presidents.
Harold E. Stassen emerges as a pivotal yet controversial figure in mid-century U.S. diplomacy and Republican politics. From his 1956 bid to block Nixon’s renomination to his 1955 disarmament adviser role, the narrative traces Stassen’s rise, misfires, and influence amid Eisenhower era maneuvers and Senate electoral shifts.
New York report highlights builders shifting focus to elderly housing. N R Tubby Field pioneers 2000 acre Bowtown Beach development near Palm Beach offering 8000 retirement homes with features like trouble bells, built in seating tubs, no stairs, lighted switches, waist level outlets, eye level pantries, wide doors, and accessible pools starting at 13500. Field cites 15 million Americans aged 65 plus with demand rising as population ages.
A House Judiciary Committee panel studies how far Supreme Court decisions limit congressional investigations. The piece argues Congress may question law clerks to reveal reasoning behind rulings, suggests defining inquiry scope, and contemplates law clerks as possible assistant justices needing Senate confirmation.
Washington, George Dixon reports a quirky scene as seven embassy press attaches form the Silverfish, an exclusive group with veto power. They joke about eating papers and plot to recruit two new members while Sen. Mundt recalls the Desert Inn era.
A column discusses the 30s as a romantic era benchmark, the rising appeal of 40-year-olds, and wives’ cruel remarks leading to divorce fears. It also notes Clark Gable’s firing, elbow age myths, Gail Borden’s condensed milk origin, city dogs’ happiness, and a Las Vegas gambling joint making about 27000 dollars daily while bemoaning taxes.
Tomorrow focuses on personal duties before leisure and short trips to ease tensions. For birthdays, expect modest gains in four months with work familiar, avoid new ventures until 1958, and keep a balanced budget especially August and November. Relationships look favorable, good news in December, and a child born then may have strong intellect and ambition.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Dorian Leigh settling her estate claim for half a million dollars and bearing Alfonso de Portago’s son out of wedlock. Skiffle fades in the US while Brit groups face cancellations. Mentions include Nelson More, Jorge Guinle, Pat Boone Elvis Presley films, Martha Raye Broadway return, Helen Gallagher Jack Fletcher, Maxine Sullivan Jazz Festival, Sophia Loren, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Ingrid Bergman weight battle, and Bubbles as Bojangles biopic prospect.
Dedov tells Pravda rockets could fly earth to moon and back without landing to save money. Nehru uses scooter in India while a bicycle is suggested as cheaper. A medical column links marriage to longevity with a grim joke on wives’ aim. IGY notes 10 percent of land surface is ice covered. A U S born matador is dragged by Spanish police after a car crash.
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