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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1955
Page
4
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Prices for coffee fall from a 1954 peak to under 90 cents a pound retail and about 52 1 2 cents wholesale. The proposed International Coffee Bureau in New York aims to regulate quotations by managing supplies and hold prices, with Brazil Colombia Mexico and El Salvador forming a constitutional committee. The move follows calls by Vice President Nixon for quotas and controls and comes amid past FTC actions and congressional probes into coffee price rises.
The piece argues that wellhead regulation by the Federal Power Commission is unnecessary and harmful. It notes 8,000 independent producers and 25 million residential customers, warning that continued regulation reduces exploration and raises long term gas costs.
Korea's Finance Minister Yi Chung Chae says government controlled enterprises are inefficient and will be gradually privatized. The Hoover Commission in the United States similarly finds government businesses wasteful and unnecessary, suggesting privatization as a profitable path.
Hal Boyle surveys Helen Keller turning 75 and her fearless approach to life. She mastered seven languages and toured for the blind. the piece contrasts her vigor with a humor about boredom and public policy plus a light dig at Congress.
The piece argues the Communist bloc is advancing fast in diplomacy, with Moscow seeking to set the terms on Germany and European tensions. It warns the West must counter by defining coexistence and pressuring Soviet aims, citing Poland, Moldavia, the Baltic states, and Yugoslavia as weaknesses in Soviet strategy. It notes Italy and Yugoslavia as growing focal points and urges decisive Western boldness.
The author argues for deceptive, cosmetic air show spectacles to alarm Soviet observers. He suggests mock bombers with spider legs, a 12 story Davy Crocketts craft, B 29s with knobs, Martian flying saucers, and optical illusions to provoke a misread Russian response while avoiding real weapon escalation.
The horoscope urges staying ethical in all dealings as opportunities arise on short notice. Romance and cultural activities look favorable tonight. For those born tomorrow, June 1, a strong cycle in business and prestige starts, with six months of favorable financial and artistic prospects and September gains in property interests.
A quirky survey notes France leads in saloon space per person, inviting jokes about elbow room. A kitchen trend places the sink center stage, while Venetian aristocratic fashion once featured two foot thick sole heels, highlighting historic excess. In Burma a soccer match ended with the mass killing and robbery of the rival team.
Washington reports suggest Khrushchev Mikoyan and Bulganin present a friendlier, more flexible Kremlin image than Stalin. They tour Yugoslavia, praise industry, and imply a shift toward coexistence while still pursuing a Communist world. Future actions will prove this softer approach.
A playful column bundles odd events from the era including a Milwaukee brewery vat strike improving beer, an honorary high school diploma for a Florida Civil War veteran, and Churchill's pet lion Rota now eating roast barnyard fowl. It also notes a Wisconsin 700 monkey show, traffic anger impairing driving, a joy rider query, an English contempt case for coughing during testimony, and calls for medical and legal advice.
Mexico produced 3.9 billion pounds of milk in 1934 but per capita consumption fell slightly due to restrictions on powdered milk imports.
The author notes the heat and humidity arriving with June and describes a day spent mostly outdoors with modern conveniences. He recalls early heat, a cool night, and a restless morning as the 90 day period of hot weather begins, making it the chief topic of conversation at home.
Dorothy Kilgallen discusses the realities of opera work and recounts Dolores Wilsons rise from radio to the Metropolitan Opera. She notes the long road of voice training, language study, and international stages, plus the constant risk of cold and last minute emergency roles at the Met.
The Smithsonian acquires 117000 ants, likely from a Sunday school picnic, and New Zealand museum workers brighten Captain James Cook’s feathered cloaks from 176 years ago. The Red regime now limits East Germans vacation choices while Siberia remains a winter option.
A Montreal man shattered the previous shoe shining endurance mark by three hours, reaching 51 hours of continuous polishing. The effort extended across multiple rooms and spectators watched as the feat drew attention from local media and supporters.
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