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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1960
Page
4
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Treasury officials project a potential $2 to $4.2 billion surplus for Fiscal 1961 while warning taxes will not fall. The Ways and Means Committee backs a new temporary debt ceiling of $293 billion to cover July December borrowing, with no rise in the permanent ceiling.
A new paperback by John A. Wells, The Voter's Presidential Handbook, is praised for informing voters. It covers presidential history, powers, duties, biographies of 1960 candidates, political participation, party conventions, and more. The author dedicates it to independent voters who think for themselves.
A salesman rises on commissions until a policy cuts his rate, prompting others to quit or slump. The moral is to persevere, see difficulty as a doorway to better work, and trust in faith and providence to shift life toward opportunity.
Joseph R. Cox urged residents to keep flags out through Saturday the last day of Flag Week. William J. Wilson reported 100 boys enrolled for YMCA Camp Hook session. Dewitt Clinton Orr, born June 13, 1849 and Middletown’s lone Civil War veteran, quipped about superstition.
A humorous column recalls a drugstore pint request miscommunication and a hardware store mishearing. It also notes a child drowning flower petals to quench thirst and a rodeo producer lampooning a boastful visitor. An entertaining blurb from Middletown Hospital Association News closes the set.
Paul Harvey discusses Khrushchev meddling in U.S. politics and its impact on the 1956 election. He argues the Soviet leader’s attacks on Nixon and Eisenhower stir Asia, while boosting Ike’s domestic standing and urging public support for the president amid pressure from Moscow.
Vermont maple syrup dominates woodland product revenue for dairy farmers. A whiffletree relates to horse harness. About 45 percent of US corn goes to hogs. Lightning makes fertilizer via nitrogen and oxygen. rain washes it to earth. Fingernails grow about one and a half inches yearly. Death rate per mile is higher on ordinary roads than express highways. Penguins resemble people biologically yet remain primitive birds. Cobalt Ontario mines are among the world’s largest cobalt producers. The flute is the oldest wind instrument. Light eyed people suffer more eye strain than dark eyed people.
George E. Sokolsky argues for a strict national law capping campaign spending and criminalizing any excess, condemning under-the-table contributions and gimmicks. He cites broadcasts costs as a primary driver, critiques past restrictions, and urges equal, enforceable limits with heavy penalties to ensure fair elections and curb political bosses.
Washington reporters revel in a Capitol dining scene while Gov. Collins courts the role of permanent Democratic convention chairman. Parlor talk covers Sam Rayburn, 1924 gavel mishaps, and the Charles Davis versus Coolidge outcome with a risqué spotlight on a party page.
A playful collage notes spring chores fallen out of favor due to rain, a shark scare on an Australian beach, a boy in Arizona learning to read, and assorted quips about meat shortages in Germany and a rhinoceros horn price. It adds light on urban legends, a haunted Iowa city hall, and a London model dubbed Miss Gum Label of 1960.
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