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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1962
Page
3
In Lansing the Senate Judiciary Committee heard 18 divorced women urge tighter laws to force ex husbands to pay back alimony and child support. Testifiers cited large arrears with comments on where the money went and the difficulty of collection.
After the women testified Morris thanked the ladies and pledged their complaints would receive due consideration by the Legislature.
Dayton planning engineer Bob Blevins won best speaker at the Toastmasters Club gathering held at J. and J. Bowling Lanes. He delivered a humorous talk on bowlers apparel and bowling habits. Lloyd Nolan served as toastmaster. The article notes that forty four percent of American families have no children under eighteen.
Fire Island stories describe a winter surge as Bill Birmingham and Mrs. Charles Catlin watched waves demolish waterfront houses. Westhampton Beach police report widespread destruction with calls from Florida and California. Officials say the storm was less damaging than 1938 but still brutal along the coastline.
Mrs John F Kennedy leaves for a 20 day tour to Italy India Pakistan and Britain. She will spend weekend in Rome with Pope John XXIII and President Gronchi before visiting India Pakistan and London. Pierre Salinger says she will pay her own travel costs with sister and government costs undecided.
Work starts on a $4.694 bridge to replace the collapse last summer on A. S. 127 near Ohio 73 at Collinsville. The three span steel bridge is to be completed by August 31. Two way traffic will run on a temporary structure except during early and final phases, said Joseph M Unger deputy director of Division 8.
A Franklin resident said about $75 worth of clothing and supplies were stolen from his unlocked car parked on Park Avenue near his home. He discovered the loss Wednesday night after finding a window wing left unlocked.
United States Playing Card Co. reports profits of 2.3 million and earnings of 1.50 a share for the year, down from 2.2 million and 1.90 a share in 1960. The company notes higher deck purchases by players boosted sales and profits in Cincinnati.
A local couple drove 120 miles round trip to free a dog trapped in a fence near Otis Ind They received over 200 letters of praise but could not keep the dog Prince a large Irish wolfhound retriever suffered a broken leg but is recovering well The dog was given to Claude Humphrey of Otis who will care for him Prince helps Humphrey on icy days
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