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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1957
Page
4
Middletown Journal announces subscription prices for city area and mail delivery including 5c weekday copies 15c Sunday 45c weekly carrier rate 10 year 17.50 year outside trading area 35 year international and advance payment required Published daily by News Journal Inc founded 1857 and includes a biblical verse excerpt.
The Civil Rights Bill's provision authorizing injunctions by federal district judges draws Southern resistance while supporters argue regional judge backgrounds justify enforcement. The Knoxville contempt trial of John Kasper and co-defendants tests federal enforcement in race integration.
The 1957 North Carolina Legislature enacted a modern tax program and Allied-Kennecott Titanium Corporation chose the state for its initial multi million dollar plant to produce titanium forgings billets and conduct research. Equitable tax laws are cited as key inducements for attracting new industry. High pressure campaigns are said to be ineffective.
Columnist Hal Boyle gathers curious observations from mail readers about the world’s quirks. He notes the Great Wall of China as a historic cemetery, the prevalence of coffee drinking, porcupine quills, global blood cell quantities, a nickel priced book, tears used in Persia, Lola the basset hound’s temperament, a joking kiss definition by Henry Gibbons, Niagara Falls’ potential future, Montgomery Ward’s mail order catalog items, and Seneca on life and longevity.
Forecast notes good judgment and realistic planning for today with potential family good news. If today is your birthday, yearlong efforts may soon pay off as job matters advance through 1958, with prudent finances and pleasant domestic and social prospects. A 1958 travel chance and a home-loving, intelligent child arise as possibilities.
A historical view traces two waves of anti communism in the United States after world wars, noting Supreme Court and federal judges curbing contempt convictions. It cites A Mitchell Palmer, Luther A Youngdahl, and John T Watkins and Seymour Peck cases, weighing First Amendment rights against national security and congressional fishing expeditions.
A mixed Paris presentation by an American company of O Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night drew praise for performances but found the drama boring. The letter-writer contrasts it with The Iceman Cometh and cites Harvard workshop critique.
Ossip reports on Desi Arnaz possibly taking a New York cafe engagement next winter as a solo act. Inger Stevens moves from Bing Crosby success to Paramount MGM film with James Mason. McGuire Sisters miss Oklahoma Exposition premiere as one member leaves for Manhattan. Helen Hayes’s son James MacArthur films in Chattanooga amid romance rumors. Marilyn Monroe teases executives from Easthampton home. Agnelli discussed with Pamela Churchill at Ali Khan party in Paris. MGM eyeing three more pictures. Various industry notes include Watkin’s wife hospital stay, Bonnie Cole dating, Mike Wilding not wed, and wiretap landlord room. Mayflower II souvenirs by Tiffany’s priced at 3250 dollars. Polka revival hinted with new numbers. Kennedy and Montgomery encounter in East Hampton. Peter Ustinov’s Romanoff and Juliet costs and Broadway budget figures. Afghanistan princess Safia Tarzi charms at Johnny Johnston’s. Ernie Furtado shifts from jazz to acting in Copper and Brass. Marion Sweet stars in The Egghead with air conditioner course. Eileen Barton reconnection with Vic Jarmel ends. Abbe Lane comments on three Italian stars Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida, and Abbe.
Dave Regan notes the Weather Bureau pushing dew point as a substitute for humidity but argues the public clings to It ain't the heat, it's the humidity. He laments repeating the same terms while hot weather grips the nation, then signs off stating an illness pause for the column.
George E. Sokolsky argues that local control over education has failed, leading to uniform exams and rising private schooling costs. He blames broken homes and lenient parenting for delinquency, urging loving discipline and manners as essential to character.
A French prince and a German duchess marry in a union applauded amid global upheaval. The event contrasts with political tensions and a shifting cultural scene, as music, politics, and technology fuse in a volatile postwar mood.
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