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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1960
Page
4
Summary lists subscription details for the Middletown Journal including per copy price for weekdays and Sunday editions, carrier and mail rates for local and trading areas, and worldwide pricing. It notes publication by News-Journal Inc. and a religious motto from 1 Corinthians.
The decennial census guides House seats distribution with 14 states losing and nine gaining representation. It shapes political power, funding, and policy, while only a few non-controversial questions are added and past intrusive queries resurfaced in historical context. The piece notes at large district options, state totals, and the enduring constitutional framework governing reapportionment.
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus plans a rail based 1960 season. It will perform mainly in auditoriums across 75 cities, traveling about 2400 miles and ending the year in Tampa, Florida. The opener is March 31 at Madison Square Garden with a New York City run of eight weeks.
Jim Bishop presents a study aid listing slang and coded words used by teens. Entries define terms from ad lib to zombie and teem with playful jargon reflecting 1950s youth culture and social slang.
The NAACP faces a shift as younger Southern Negroes push beyond legal battles toward direct action. Thurgood Marshall and Roy Wilkins acknowledge the movement, pledging legal aid for arrested demonstrators as Northern white students show sympathy and organize protests.
Mrs A W Spaulding en route to Cincinnati when a sister required emergency surgery, a patrolman delivering the message at Reading Road. Middletown Gas & Electric announces completion of a Cincinnati to Trenton electric power line to serve as a distribution center for Middletown.
Washington column traces Matthew McCloskey’s sudden political exposure as a Democratic fundraiser whose ties alarm Postmaster General Summerfield and Labor Secretary Mitchell. The piece notes Summerfield’s denial of knowledge of McCloskey’s politics and recounts Mitchell’s hours on Today amid questions of discrimination cases and political leverage.
Tomorrow offers satisfactory prospects with caution for contracts and papers. Avoid August financial risks. October to December hold strong money gains. March and October to December bring social, domestic, and recognized progress, with a loyal, compassionate child predicted for births.
A quirky item notes the sape as a Pacific Coast fish reputed to be hard to catch. The piece blends humor with oddities about a 69 foot 11 inch spouter and other curiosities.
Factographs describe butterfly wing inspired shawl patterns in India and Kashmir. English fashion in the 14th century featured shoes with toes tied to knees. Mongolian police focus on horse thefts. A fly is born full grown. Garnet’s name derives from its pomegranate seed resemblance.
George E. Sokolsky argues that U S policy toward Castro is weak and cowardly, citing Cuban subsidy flows to American firms and U A S limits. He contrasts present stance with past strength under John Foster Dulles and warns of Soviet gains if the United States does not act decisively to confront Castro and protect the Panama Canal and Miami.
Broadway gossip recounts Lola DeWitt arrest in a sex and marijuana raid with William Talman. It notes her attempted suicide in 1955, mental illness, and the death of her daughter Fancy from sleeping pills, with no prosecution. The column also covers McCarthy widow Jean, Joe Minetti, and George Reeves rumors.
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