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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1960
Page
4
Middletown Ohio subscription page lists rates for daily and Sunday copies, in-city and suburban carrier, mail within and outside trading areas, and international options. All subscriptions payable in advance. Established 1857. Bible quote appears in the imprint.
The Pennsylvania Federation of Labor and the State CSO Council plan a merger in Pittsburgh with co presidents until 1962. Each group claims 500,000 members. New Jersey remains divided with no merger in sight while national leaders seek broader consolidation.
A major British showcase opens at the New York Coliseum with Prince Philip inaugurating a one million dollar display from the Federation of British Industries and up to ten million more from participating companies. The event features a British Military Tattoo at Madison Square Garden and a royal wedding display, highlighting Britain’s industrial advances and cultural offerings for American visitors.
Reporter Jim Bishop recalls the 1943 Jack Dempsey Hannah Williams divorce in White Plains New York. Dempsey won custody of his daughters and kept them with nuns while Williams pursued Broadway. Bishop notes Dempsey’s guarded honesty and Hannah’s later fading public presence.
William F. Combs, 46, of Oneida, was killed when struck by lightning while unloading a track at the city dump. The same bolt caused about $500 damage to a building at Armco East Works. Rain also cut short a Boy Scout festival at Sunset Park. Jim Barrett of Boy Scout Troop Two earned the rank of Eagle Scout at a Camp Hook court of honor.
The piece argues U 2 flights must resume to prevent Soviet advantage from air reconnaissance. It cites sovereignty, international law, and satellite imagery debates, urging renewed U 2 operations or an open inspection agreement to deter surprise attacks and preserve U S defense.
Washington columnist describes the recurring political cover story I paid for my wife as lawmakers face expense account scrutiny. Senator John J. Williams recounts lobbyists proposing an inspection cruise scheme while insisting the wife’s trip is paid for, a line echoed amid investigations.
Facts cover earth flattening and equatorial diameter, goats eating tin can labels, Troy’s site at Hisarlik in Turkey, a Paris highwayman beheaded on April 25 1792, Texas railroad mileage lead, rainfall weight per acre, and daily human heart blood volume.
Dave Regan reports no Fridays the 13th this year and July has five Fridays. The Journal Society notes a shift of First Presbyterian Church to the suburbs, with correction that Episcopal Church of the Ascension did the first move. June is brides month and an invitation to cocktails with Perry Como was received but not transferable.
Paris cinema world discusses Brigitte Bardot's unpredictable love life and flirtations with director Henri Clouzot and fiancé Jacques Charr ier. The column notes Bardot's country house retreat, industry snubs, and public fascination amid other celebrity tidbits including Ingrid Bergman and Montgomery Clift.
The stars favor creative talent and imaginative enterprises this day and tomorrow. Resourcefulness peaks for decisions. late afternoon and evening favor promoting ideas and cleverness. Travel plans now should succeed. luck for birthdays depends on cooperation with superiors and partners, with June to November social and domestic aspects.
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