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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1961
Page
4
Subscription rates listed for Middletown Journal Readers include 50 cents per week for weekdays and Sundays by carrier, 10 per year by mail in trading area, 20 per year outside the trading area, and 35 per year outside the USA. All subscriptions payable in advance. Published daily by News-Journal Inc. Founded 1857.
The Antarctic season shows major changes as Byrd’s settlement collapses under snow and a new five mile distant site is planned. The highlight is the selection of a 1500 kilowatt nuclear plant site at McMurdo Sound to power redeveloped Navy stations. The piece notes progress in technology outpacing peaceful global aims.
The piece notes a rumored pill from San Jose State College psychology professors that allegedly boosts memory in rats and may someday aid the mentally retarded. It cautions no human results exist yet and urges students to keep studying.
The piece notes a military junta in Korea suspending the constitution and ruling by decree while seeking continued US aid. It argues Washington should pressure the generals to restore representative government beyond cordial gestures and reaffirmations of friendship.
Senator John J. Williams of Delaware earned praise for a one man probe into Defense Department procurement. GAO findings supported his claim of financial chaos as the Air Force bought 465000 dollars in unneeded spare parts while the Navy grounded many fighters in Japan due to parts shortages.
GAO reports the Navy bought parts for planes it lacked and lost over 1.3 million in the Japan supply chain. First Marine Wing aircraft were often grounded for missing parts despite large inventories in Iwakuni. Between 9 and 22 months valves and assemblies remained unstocked while obsolete transmission parts were filled. each transmission assembly cost 32 000 dollars.
The GAO found officials at the San Antonio Air Material Area ordered over 165000 dollars of unneeded spare parts while 1.5 billion dollars of government parts remained available. Sen Williams exposed surplus tire sales at low cost from Akron to Benicia with conflicting purchases and no depot verification. A similar pattern showed tires sold as surplus at 60 dollars but purchased at 341 dollars shortly after.
Tomorrow’s planetary influences may unsettle some individuals so be polite with family and colleagues, especially before noon. July, October and December bring romance and marriage emphasis with social activity supported by generous PM aspects. A child born today will be highly sensitive and easily led, making careful association crucial.
The article critiques the Kennedy Khrushchev meeting, arguing it yielded political payoffs for Kennedy while exposing Western weakness. It notes ongoing global communist agitation, questions peace prospects, and laments the summit's lack of real agenda or broader Western participation.
George Dixon reports from Washington that senior military leaders fault Secretary McNamara for running the armed services with egghead theory rather than practical command. Generals complain about research overload with hundreds of ongoing studies while operations stay behind the thinking process.
A fragmentary report describes generals and admirals expressing pain and groaning over an event involving a figure named Mc. The text is incomplete, yielding limited context on role, location, or outcome.
The General recalled Ayub Khan’s comments to Lyndon B. Johnson after a Pakistan meeting. He paraphrased Ayub as saying intellectuals can lead to trouble yet cannot resolve it, noting the paraphrase reflected the tenor of their discussion.
An analysis argues that public, written records from diplomacy offer lasting reference at least as valuable as private channels. It warns that appeasement breeds war, citing Kaiser Wilhelm and Hitler, while noting Western leaders still treat the Soviet leader with awe.
The latest summit view claims the President crossed vast distances to bow to a ruler whose policies oppress freedom and sustain a vast slave empire. Critics say defiant stances against Castro Trujillo and Khrushchev are lacking and fear defeatism harms liberty and democracy.
Before World War II Paris suburbs housed about 250000 people. Now they total three million and are expected to reach five million in a decade. Other facts note John Tyler as the first non British subject US president, Gatling was a physician, Pacific island customs, Africa’s Christians at 44 million, potential fly production from horseflies, and Oregon timber share.
Local AFS volunteers report a $525 shortfall to bring two Middletown area students to Europe while two foreign youths await funding. Checks to Robert Mitzel in care of First National Bank, payable to American Field Service, are requested by month end. Patrick the Pekingese upstages a spelling save at Indian Lake. James Glacking of Evanston seeks information on George Mitts of Grant County Kentucky, who died in Middletown October 17, 1916.
Francois Nou rissier criticizes what he views as infantile Americanization among Frenchmen. He argues that French culture remains distinct and resists excessive foreign influence.
Paris rumors about Francoise Sagan clash with London chatter as she promotes a new US set novel. Social buzz centers on Huntington Hartford and Bob Harrison at party rounds, while Van Cliburn and Sol Hurok discuss performance at the St Regis Oak Room. A giant miracle fibre firm plans a universal fit suit within three years.
Jerome Haas named chairman of the drive for new members of the Young Republicans Club. Mrs A H Girth Bradley Young Frances Shepard and Frank Troutvine Jr to conduct the outreach in Wards One through Four. Judge Edward Del honored for 15 years as Municipal Court judge, began June 2 1928 as youngest in Ohio.
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