Middletown News Journal Rates and Publication Note
Subscription rates listed for per copy and weekly carriers in city and outlying areas with Sunday edition options. Mail rates differ by trading area and outside regions. international rate set. Publication schedule is weekdays except Sundays, at 1007 First Ave Middletown Ohio, with a biblical motto.
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Color TV prices spark industry boom forecasts
Industry executives forecast color television sales ranging from 200000 to 500000 sets this year with RCA and Admiral rolling out sub $500 models in July and others studying price cuts. Broadcasters expect more color telecasts as networks plan increased hours and stations in major cities build color facilities nationwide.
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Radio Corp. of America
Admiral Corp
Emerson
Sylvania
Hoffman Electronics
Raytheon
Ross D. Siragusa
Admiral
R.C.A
N.B.C
New York
Boston
Atlanta
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Oklahoma City
New Orleans
Ft. Worth
Senate Debates Probe on Lobbying Tactics After Veto
The Senate, on Washington's Birthday, votes for a thorough probe into improper lobbying methods that affected the natural gas bill vetoed by Eisenhower. Senator Langer warns the January 1, 1957 report date may delay needed reforms as the Johnson Knowland election reform bill gains sponsors but awaits action and the investigative panel remains quiet.
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R-Calif
Special Investigating Committee
Langer
Twisted Semantics in The Herald Letter
The Herald of Bellingham warns that the term liberal has shifted from limiting central government to expanding federal power. It argues Jefferson warned against big government and urges restoring the true historic meaning of liberal to protect individual liberties.
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Bellingham
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Writer Mary Roberts Rinehart Suffers from Writer's Cramp
New York author Mary Roberts Rinehart nearing 80 reveals writer's cramp confining her to longhand. She describes her fountain pen as priceless, recalls drafting 2000 to 6000 words daily for 60 books that sold millions. She reflects on tragedy, longevity, and a world she sees growing more chaotic in 1956.
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New York
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Mrs. Rinehart
Bath
American Communists Plan To Differ With Russia Tactically
Washington reports indicate the American Communist party held a secret March meeting to adopt a strategic shift. Leaders aim to appear less Moscow dependent while seeking greater influence, though no break with the Kremlin is expected. Editors and figures like John Gates and Eugene Dennis are cited as central to the new line and possible repudiation of Gates’ editorial stance.
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Daily Worker
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Stalin
Khrushchev
State Department
Kremlin
Eugene Dennis
Dennis
Gates
Divorce Rate Alarmingly High Across The Country
The column claims divorce rates rise alarmingly with wives often initiating separations to seek broader social stances. It references Cecil B DeMille and a 1920s film, notes Pocahontas ancestry for the Duke of Edinburgh, praises Tuscan cooks, cites Washington DC teen pay for entry level political posts, and includes reader queries on Broadway stars and wedding topics with casual, terse humor.
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Cecil B. DeMille
Lew Cody
Gloria Swanson
Elliott Dexter
Duke of Edinburgh
Elizabeth
Tuscany
Paris
Marie de Medici
Secretaries of Agriculture seek Senate seats in bitter line
Washington observes how former Agriculture chiefs push to join the Senate while Ezra Taft Benson campaigns for Baldy Brannan and Claudy Wickard. Ex-secretaries Wallace Anderson Brannan Wickard loom large as campaigns unfold. Anderson notes the cabinet post near the people, a prep course for the Senate, while Benson and Wickard target Colorado and Indiana races.
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Senate
Henry A. Wallace
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Charles F. ‘‘Baldy
Brannan
Claude R. Wickard
Colorado
Indiana
Wickard
Ezra Taft Benson
Baldy
Claudy
Baldy Brannan
B. B
Claude Wickard
Homer Capehart
Secretary of Agriculture
Capitol Hill
Harry Truman
White House
Anderson
Benson
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ezra
Estrellita forecast for tomorrow and a 1956 57 outlook
The stars suggest unresolved tomorrow pending problems may extend 48 hours despite study sharp thinking and objectivity. For birthdays tomorrow promises monetary gain and prestige in the next two and a half months with many opportunities. travel rises in August and domestic and romantic relations improve in September with stress possible in October and November.
Recorded cannon test undersea chases wary fish
Odd novelty report notes cannon fire to be tested beneath the sea to scare fish, alongside quirky items about a 1909 car with a 1922 plate and other unlikely feats and claims from varied sources.
Common English Mistakes and Weather Woes in Miami Valley
A reader letter critiques misuse such as seen for saw and him for he, and flags phrases like 10 a m in the morning and 7 30 p m in the evening. The piece notes hot weather brings demand for fans and air conditioners, urging readers to consider window fans as a practical relief in steamy conditions.
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Noow
Miami Valley
Broadway Bulletin Board Sparks Busy Reconciliations and Rumors
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Marie Mac Donald and Harry Karl reprise their reconciliation amid phone storm, while Rita Hayworth studies Italian with a new partner. Windsors, Chaplin film mystery, Mae West fans, and theater news mix with marriages, trips, and industry deals across a gossip-filled week.
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Marie MacDonald
Harry Karl
Karl
Rita Hayworth
Video Valley
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Edward R. Murrow
The
Windsors
Tony Franciosa
Shelley Winters
California
East Side
Ethel Merman
William Woodward
Community notes from Middletown 1996 highlights
The Rev George M Gordon of First Presbyterian attended the Sandra Mountain Conference for youth in Albuquerque NM. Ruth Lawson and Betty Forst sang on the final Middletown Wurlitzer Accordion Band broadcast on WCPO with Lloyd Marvin directing. W D Yackle became assistant manager at the Paramount Theater succeeding Robert Gibbs Jr who resigned to join his father in plumbing. Roy Peffley was Paramount manager.
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First Presbyterian Church
Sandra Mountain
Albuquerque
N. M
Ruth Lawson
Betty Forst
Middletown
WCPO
Lloyd Marvin
W. D. Yackle
Robert Gibbs Jr
Paramount Theater
Gibbs
Roy Peffley
Paramount
Georgia first to grow cotton for industry use
Georgia led in cotton production for industrial use. Eyeglasses once sparked devilish lore in the Middle Ages. U.S. households now own 49.3 million pets, a record. Women with college degrees more likely to work post marriage. India records about 15,000 snakebite deaths annually.
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