Middletown Journal subscription rates and note
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices by format and area including per copy 5c, city carrier 30c week, outside city 25c week, and Sunday edition add ons. Mailing options show 9 and 15 dollar yearly rates with Sunday News Journal, plus international 35 dollars.
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U. S A
Senate to Report on Excise Tax Cut By Friday
The Senate Finance committee is set to report on or about Friday March 19 a bill the House passed March 10 to reduce excise taxes. The Senate may drop the admissions tax entirely for charges of 50 cents or less. President Eisenhower is expected to approve, despite a revenue decrease of about 912 million dollars yearly unless the measure becomes law by April 1.
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Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Treasury
Ripon Birthplace of Modern Republicans Debated
A 100 year old Ripon claim that the birthplace of the modern Republican party is debated. Early 1854 meetings led by Maj. Alvan E. Bovay, Whig lawyer, formed a new party as Kansas Nebraska bill stirred sectional tensions. The name Republican arose from Jeffersonian Democratic Republican roots.
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Ripon
Wisconsin
Congress
Washington
Jackson
Mich
Alvan E. Bovay
Kansas-Nebraska
Senate
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Race for supremacy in jet transport heats up
The article notes a contest between Britain and the United States in commercial jet aircraft. The Comet line leads Britain with the Comet I and II, while America accelerates with plans for the Comet III and new super jets. Pan American orders Comet IIIs, prompting U.S. firms to expedite rival designs. Six hour transatlantic crossings loom as Britain and others compete for range and payload.
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America
Africa
South Asia
Pan American World Airways
Atlantic
London
New York
Red Cure Poison Alleged in Egypt Syria Uprisings
Paris report by Leon Dennen for NEA claims Communists influenced the Egypt and Syria upheavals, aided by a Soviet aligned 11 man junta, with Gen Mohammed Naguib briefly deposed and restored. The piece warns Egyptians against embracing Communism, fearing deeper Soviet ties.
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Paris
Leon Dennen
NEA
Egypt
Syria
Red
Mohammed Naguib
Moscow
Chikov
Naguib
Soviet Union
Birthday Blues Aboard the Mauretania at 43
A narrator aboard the Mauretania shares birthday dread at turning 43. He jokes about aging, shares conversations with his wife and steward, attends a captain’s table party, and finds a moment of solace watching the sea. The piece reflectively questions age and youth, ending with a quip that 44 may be even dumber.
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Mauretaniap
Caribbean
Rover
Frances
Jack Barnes
Tax Reduction Could Wreck U S Economy
Washington debate over a tax bill pits tax relief against economic expansion. The piece warns that moving exemptions from 600 to 700 dollars could slash treasury revenue by 2.5 billion and threaten growth, accusing Democrats of aiding socialism and radicals while calling for strong presidential leadership to keep markets stable.
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Washington
America
Democratic Party
Corgres
Eisenhower on the raid against treasury and labor unions
President Eisenhower addresses the raid on the treasury, arguing against Democrat led action aided by timid Republicans. He contrasts private capitalism with socialism seen in Nazi Germany and Communist Russia, praising American living standards under private enterprise and criticizing AFL and CIO for propagating division on national radio.
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Eisenhower
Treasury
Nazi Germany
Communist
Russia
American Federation of Labor
CIO
AFL
PRIVATE CAPITALISM IN CONGRESS AT A CROSSROADS
The piece argues the Eisenhower era aims to undo New Deal deficits and high taxes, accusing left wingers of liberalism of waging class warfare. It contends critics call the administration a millionaire or rich man’s cabinet to sow resentment and distrust of successful business people in government.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Fair Deal
Treasury
Writing for riches taught in Hollywood Florida course
In Hollywood Florida the Recreation Department offers a creative writing class, second in popularity only to pandanus weaving, with 41 adults armed with pads and pencils. The instructor stresses suspense and planning, urging students to define the problem before writing, a method the writer portrays as easy path to a bestseller and royalties.
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Hollywood
Florida
California
Fort Lauderdale
Recreation Department
Washington Politicians and Military Favors Clash
A veteran Washington tale depicts lawmakers battling indifference from generals over favors for appointments to West Point and Annapolis. A veteran congressman recalls appointing a relative, losing votes, and facing doors shut at the Pentagon while a humor-laden push for new decorations highlights Capitol Hill tensions with the armed services.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
West Point
Annapolis
Pentagon
Honest Suspense and the Climax in Writing Advice
A student cites a teacher on specific suspense and honest secondary suspense and warns to resolve problems to a climax. The passage recalls a lesson on keeping a reader's interest to the end and notes Liberace drawing crowds at a Miami bank opening where many women fainted and police called the scene worse than a herd of wild animals.
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Liberace
Miami
GE Note To Editors Corrects Windfall Sentence
The Press Department of General Electric issues a note correcting a sentence in a story about employees sharing in a financial windfall. The corrected line should read that it entitles him to a full share of the employee rather than of.
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General Electric
Edith Nourse Rogers Attends American Legion Gathering
Representative Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts addresses an American Legion gathering, outlining veteran affairs priorities and urging support for postwar benefits during the event.
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American Legion
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massa
Fire destroys Sallee home in Red Lion. nine displaced
James Sallee family from Red Lion lost all furnishings and clothing in a weekend house fire while visiting Kentucky. Neighbors and local groups organize aid including Mrs. George Pennington who seeks donations of household goods and clothing for the nine members: parents plus children ages 11, 9, 8, 7, 6 and 1. Calls to Pennington at 2 7305. Meanwhile Middletown Hospital Auxiliary hosts Fun and Fashions at Middletown High School auditorium featuring humor and fashion with Wendy Barrie as moderator.
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James Sallee
Kentucky
Sallee
Red Lion
Sallees
Middletown Hospital Auxiliary
Middletown High School
Wendy Barrie
I'V Star
Who's Lying In The Army McCarthy Case
A Senate subcommittee investigates the Army McCarthy clash with witnesses sworn to truth. McCarthy and Cohn dispute claims they lobbied for Schine’s favored treatment while the Army denies blackmail. Cross examination and staff reshuffles loom as hearings approach.
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Washington
Senate
Army
Sen. McCarthy
Roy. Cohn
Sevenman
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Cohn
Robert T. Stevens
John Adams
Justice Department
G. David Schine
Schine
Stevens
Adams
cCarthy
Tlf Cohn
Colin
Estrellita Birthday Prospects for Tomorrow and Next Months
Tomorrow favors steady industry and careful analysis of problems before taking on new duties. Evening social plans can ease monotony in work and home, but avoid indulgence. For a tomorrow birthday, three months ahead bring approval for bold ideas and favorable reception from superiors and financiers.
Congress remark corrected over communists remark
A female speaker in Massachusetts caused consternation by saying we must get rid of the Communists in Congress. She explained the phrase was misconstructed and that she meant we in Congress must rid the body of Communists.
Auto safety pamphlets read by drivers at speed
A fragmented note notes dummies in movie smashers and drivers reading safety pamphlets at high speed. It mentions real life inspiration, large type for reading while traveling at 60 mph, and a milder winter with less snow reducing coast time versus last year.
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Hai Boyle
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China
David Lawrence
U.S
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South
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George Dixon
Armed Services Committee
United Nations
Hauck, Jr
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hauck
Dave Regan
Mrs. Pennington
James Marlow
Estrellita
Dennis the Menace
Mitchell
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