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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1957
Page
4
Local newspaper announces subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include in city carrier 45 cents per week, mail options 6 or 7 days, and annual totals for trading area and outside USA. All subscriptions payable in advance.
The article reviews David M. Melthrop's study on tax systems affecting small business and praises H. R. 6452, the Sadlak bill from Rep. Sadlak of Connecticut. It argues the measure aims to reduce top individual and corporate tax rates from 91 and 52 percent toward 42 percent over five to nine years, financed by growth in revenues from industrial expansion. The plan benefits both small and large businesses and all taxpayers, according to the source.
The piece notes repeated calls in 40 Congresses for an item veto allowing presidents to strike individual pork barrel items in bills. It argues the veto would curb wasteful spending without unduly concentrating executive power, citing historical support and comparisons to Jefferson Davis and Grant.
Hal Boyle jokes about husbands appeasing wives with household gadgets. He argues modern romance centers on electrical devices, from toasters to vacuums and TVs, keeping wives content and less prone to divorce. The piece credits Thomas Edison’s memory.
Washington column notes Sen Kerr and Sen Capehart spar over brains with playful jabs. The President appears more brainy at a news conference as readers wonder about national thinking and the public’s appetite for debate.
The piece argues that Southern Democrats aim to destroy or soften Section 4 protecting voting rights. It notes the conflict over trial by judge versus jury and the potential impact if the attorney general can seek court orders. It emphasizes the political stakes for Negro voters and the bill’s passage.
A lively column notes that figures from Richard Arkwright to Wahoo Sam Crawford began as barbers and expands to claim Texan ties for Garret Borden. It adds trivia on Ruth Osborn, Kin Hubbard, Katharine Cornell, Joan Fontaine, and Frank James with Q and A style entries on a 1910s media tone.
The speaker defends astrology as worthy of open-minded consideration, citing Shakespeare, Byron, Jung, and Plutarch as respected thinkers. He notes Mary Pickford, Anita Loos, and Bebe Daniels have used astrology with notable results and mentions Evangeline Adams and Jayne Mansfield as practitioners. Edith Turner credits astrology for hotel and travel industry success.
The reading foresees a day of smooth planetary aspects aiding unfinished business and correspondence. Personal-relations strain eases late afternoon, with tactful conduct advised. Birthday individuals may expect a rewarding year. financial opportunities appear early September and late November, requiring conservative action through the coming year.
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys film and theatre chatter in New York. Sidney Chaplin faces a clearance issue for Noel Aitman in Marjorie Morningstar while Gene Kelly ponders being too mature for Natalie Wood. Paul Newman may step in if sid Caesar stays away from Broadway.
Health commissioner Dr G D Lummis will speak at the Fresh Air Camp with Sorg Paper Co officials and department heads as guests for the evening. The report also notes a youth’s sudden death at Great Lakes Camp and a deadly shooting by a discharged Mexican cotton picker in Arizona.
A playful survey compares California’s state senate size to national climates and space events. Temperatures in Antarctica may reach 120 below zero this year while Arend-Roland comet sheds tail sections as it nears the sun.
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