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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1959
Page
6
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President Eisenhower rejects general mobilization as wasteful and dangerous while signaling readiness should Berlin negotiations tighten. Key figures McElroy Brucker and Dulles allies press for rearmament and NATO strengthening amid calls for emergency plans and a crash ICBM program. The talk centers on staying prepared without a full mobilization.
The piece notes how 1929 highs lag today’s prices after inflation, with stocks yielding lower real returns than high grade bonds. It highlights tax drag on dividends, strong stock prices reducing selloffs, and a self reinforcing rise in prices as buyers fear missing gains.
Hal Boyle reports Gene Barry a Western icon who resists violence in films. He jokes about kissing actresses and notes his rise from Broadway to Bat Masterson. Barry, born in New York City, hopes to direct or produce, and may switch to contracting if Westerns fade. He built his own house and aims for a simple, rich life.
Senator William Proxmire denounces Democratic Senate leadership as an ad hoc one man rule that narrows congressional democracy. He warns the majority leader dictates committee assignments and bill action, limiting states and senators, and cites Cannon era rebellions and the 1913 Seventeenth Amendment as context.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer unite for Saratoga Trunk score while Rock Hudson may join Billy Daniels in a Copacabana return in April. Studios eye Virginia Graham story, Ricky Nelson at the Roxy, Miles Davis and Columbia break, Lana Turner and others in play. Marion Brando directs One Eyed Jacks costing about 4 million. Elizabeth Taylor shines at Colony with Mike Todd Jr. Tommy Leonetti and Pat Quinn plan June 13 wedding. Ava Astaire flirts with London England visit plans.
On Sunday March 12 1939 Monroe defeated St Bernard 33 to 32 to clinch the district Class B finals at Cincinnati advancing to the state tournament in Columbus along with 15 other Class B teams. Big Bill Kurtz led with 10 points and McClung added 9 as Monroe withstood a late rally. Separately Armco roll turning staff under SUPT Isaac Lal were praised for 3 1/2 years without a lost time accident, a rare steel industry achievement.
Attendance at the two day open house for the enlarged Middletown Hospital was estimated at 3.50. Bad weather hurt the turnout.
A collage of oddities from an era long past includes a 7 year old enrolling in college to escape roafing, Castro's beard bid, a 60 pound tombstone left in a subway, an elephant snack in South Africa, a hunter wounding a boy, a doghouse club for British husbands, and a weather brain in Britain.
Dave Regan reflects on a harsh winter in Middle town during 1958 59 noting it was persistently bad and unpredictable. He jests about weather forecasters tv reports and public blame while hoping the harsh season will yield a great spring despite discomfort.
Fulton Lewis Jr denounces James E. Jackson Jr for falsely alleging eight political prisoners in the United States while two more named, Henry Winston and Gilbert Green, are indeed jailed under the Smith Act. The piece criticizes Communist Party tactics and notes passports issued to 642 individuals despite State Department cautions.
Daily guidance notes checking and rechecking plans to avoid early errors. If today is your birthday, expect progress on worthwhile goals in the year ahead. Despite April, September and November obstacles, overall prospects are favorable for job and money, with June especially profitable for work. Travel may come in July, and December hints at expanding business interests. A child born today may be artistically inclined and highly imaginative.
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