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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1957
Page
12
The Middletown Journal publishes daily in Middletown Ohio with subscription rates listed. Rates cover per week day two five cents Sunday fifteen cents carrier and mail options in and outside the trading area with annual prices.
Market commentary notes Dow Jones at 474.28 on March 15 amid debate if February sell-off signaled a climax or a new decline. Analysts discuss Dow Theory, chart signals, and the newer S and P 500 index as a broader benchmark, with Marchs historical bullish bias cited.
The Joint Committee on Atomic Energy reviews Eisenhower plans for government guarantees against reactor accident losses. A 100000 kW plant could cause $200000 in damages and 50 deaths, with tenfold radiation exposure. A 60000 kW project in Shivingport, Pa. aims to start later this year and may expand to 100000 kW. Insurance ceilings are considered too low. a prior 1956 bill for up to $500 million failed.
In a San Francisco convention interview Defense Secretary Wilson rejects ending the draft. Britain trims NATO forces and shifts to nuclear age regiments. The Pentagon plans a 60 000 man cut in 24 months while draft boards remain. The piece laments wasting money on drafts and argues for reduced reliance on conscripts.
A columnist argues the United States cannot be governed by one man or run the State Department alone. He recommends a five member policy making board led by the secretary to handle foreign policy, with four members free from administrative duties, to improve long range planning and reaction to world events. The idea, once proposed in 1952, gains urgency amid growing global complexity.
George Harvey Jr Russell S Weatherwax and Wylie Mitchell were named to a committee to raise a memorial fund for Floyd Pokey Griffith Boy Scout leader. James Diefenbach spoke at Fish and Game Assn meeting in the Thomas Motor building on N Broad Street. Walter Sooy and W B Riggs reported on skeet and trap shooting. Sunday School Class of First Methodist Church elected officers at Wesker home Ardmore Drive with Mrs J F Mills president Mrs L C Near secretary and Mrs H W Martin treasurer.
Washington column mocks Meade Alcorn first press conference as he pitches grassroots opinions and attractive candidates. The piece riffs on grassrooting phrases, urban reporters, and a long memory of political jargon. It notes Beveridge’s historic quote and wryly questions cosmopolitan relevance.
Imaginative ideas backed by smart action should yield good results tomorrow. Look for favorable news in May September and October with careful budgeting to protect assets in 1957. For birthdays this year expect progress in job matters and strong relationships, plus an enterprising child born today. The Day After Tomorrow features high energy periods and bold leaps in work. September offers cooperation from others and a vibrant social life with pleasant December news.
A young Australian boy ropes and lands a shark, showcasing daring coastal action. The moment contrasts with mild spring fashion chatter and leaves Jim pondering how cowboy films may now feel tame by comparison.
Dave Regan notes the Big Four depot area caution for Sunday after semifinal games at Miller gym. Fans plan celebrations with Middlefields hopeful. cookies from James Yoats' mother add local cheer as Franklins and Middletown rally around the Midas.
Broadway Bulletin notes Edith Piaf husband Jacques Pils in Chicago seeking marriage status read on. Wyatt Cooper in Rome with Leveen MacGrath. Eisenhower eyed Suez trip post Bermuda talks. Calypso acts tour colleges. Enid Mosier Tarriers set record earnings. new MCA finds Michael Conaree. Nightclub crackdown. Glori a Haley and other stars plan comebacks.
The passage notes three million miles of paved roads in the United States and that nearly 20 percent of common conversational English derives from Latin. It adds that 53 percent of world steel is made in the United States and identifies Saugauck as Michigan’s oldest summer resort. It also mentions the first telephone book being patented 70 years ago.
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