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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1960
Page
11
An AP News feature urges camera enthusiasts to evaluate negatives before blaming prints from processors. Learn to judge exposure, border accuracy, and tonal range by comparing negatives and prints, then use masking, burning, and dodging to balance images and avoid washed out or overly dark results.
The piece discusses Harper Lee's first novel and its mature, sensitive portrayal of Atticus Finch and his children Scout and Jem in a Alabama setting. It mentions a key courtroom defense, later contrasts with Maudlin celebrity profiles, and notes other titles and media reflections on public figures.
Washington AP reports nearly two thirds of the new paralytic polio cases last week were in Rhode Island and California. There were 39 paralytic cases nationwide for the weekend ending July 9, with Rhode Island at 10 and California at 13. Total polio cases, including nonparalytic, reached 49, with Rhode Island at 12 and California at 15. prior weeks showed 44 and 35, then 177 and 111 in 1959 and 104 and 56 in 1958, indicating a drop from recent years.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway confirms the line between Huntington West Virginia and Cincinnati is back in service. Flood damage July 3 cut one culvert near Maysville Kentucky, but a temporary trestle now permits trains on one track until repairs enable full double-track operation.
The list shows fiction favorites including The Leopard by Lampedusa at position three, Advise and Consent by Dru ry at one, Hawaii by Michener, The Affair by Snow at five, The Chapman Report by Wallace, and new entries The Night They Burned the Mountain by Dooley. Nonfiction features May This House Be Safe From Tigers by King at one, Mr Citizen by Truman, Born Free by Adamson at four, Folk Medicine by Jarvis, and other titles.
Hollywood casting picks George Chakiris for the lead role in the film adaptation of the stage musical West Side Story. The singer dancer actor born in Norwood Ohio has been performing with the London stage company.
News Center reports a drill press operator in a wheelchair will be the main image for the 4-cent Handicapped commemorative stamp to go on sale August 2 in New York City. First day covers must be sent to the New York Postmaster by August 28 for cancellations.
Stanley M Swinton has been appointed World Services director of The Associated Press, combining news and business duties for overseas distribution. He succeeds Lloyd Stratton, who retires after 40 years, while Stratton remains corporate secretary through April 1961. Swinton has led AP bureaus in Singapore Cairo and Rome and covered Korea revolutions in Southeast Asia and Malaya.
AP News features four light operetta discs The Merry Widow Lilac Time Bitter Sweet and White Horse Inn plus heavier contemporary operas Aida Rigoletto Lucia di Lammermoor Peter Grimes The mix highlights English performers Britten and Verdi selections with strong sound and notable artists Tebaldi Simionato Scotto di Stefano and Tucker among others
Tripoli Libya AP Libyan government bans Belgian planes from Libyan airports and air space except for evacuating civilians from the Congo Premier Abdel Majid Kobar denounces Belgian military intervention and bars Belgian aircraft from Libyan air space and airports for troop or equipment transport
The Wall Street Journal in an editorial questions if the Kennedy family’s expansion is suitable for the White House. It notes extensive kinship and supports the idea that the question is whether the family circle is large enough to accompany the candidate.
Falmouth England AP says two men and a girl completed a 5000 mile transatlantic voyage from Port of Span Trinidad in a home made 26 foot boat. Harold Ja bordé, 26, a draftsman, his wife Mary, and Kelvin Wong Chong, 23, a customs clerk, crossed in 62 days after two years of building the boat.
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