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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1961
Page
6
Middletown Ohio publication details price per copy and mail rates. Rates listed include 6¢ for weekday, 15¢ Sunday, 50¢ weekly, $10 yearly within trading area, $20 yearly outside, and $35 yearly for outside the USA. All subscriptions payable in advance. Established 1857. John 10 27 motto.
The piece muses on spring signs from willows and robins to kites and marbles, noting personal perceptions of seasonal change. It cites GOP Chairman Morton reporting fighting spirit and volunteers ready to speak or run for office as spring political vigor emerges.
Dr Leroy Burney warns water pollution threatens health and growth of the United States. He calls for broad concerted action across local state and federal levels to manage rivers and watersheds as population and industrial use rise. FBI reports show crime employment up in 1960.
The National Book Awards honor outstanding fiction non fiction and poetry for insight into the human condition. Conrad Richter won for The Waters of Kronos Randall Jarrell for The Woman at the Washington Zoo and William L Shirer for The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Insight in historical and imaginative writing is praised as essential in a rapidly changing world.
A Democratic poll suggests Jim Mitchell faces slim support from unions and Negro voters in New Jersey. It notes Arthur Goldberg’s rising image as labor secretary and cites Wilkins’ resignation controversy as fueling distrust of Mitchell. The survey implies Mitchell has lost potential backing ahead of the April GOP primary.
Grace Combs was named matron of the YMCA replacing Nettie Golden who resigned to move to Dayton. Robert Newlin, son of J and Mrs R C Newlin, 500 Garfield St, was chosen as a representative for Wittenberg College undergraduates on a fundraising tour of Ohio and nearby states. Fred Frye was named scout master of Boy Scout Troop 17 formed under the West Middletown PTA.
A column argues Congress must demand strict accountability before further foreign aid. It warns that aid may fund neutralist states and potentially bolster Communist influence, urging thorough scrutiny of how money is spent and how recipient nations align with U.S. security goals.
A Washington report details President Kennedy's frequent use of the word hope in a press conference transcript. It notes his remarks on education funding disarmament Laos and social reform, ending with a sense of optimism about his agenda. A 1872 factory notice in Virginia is cited as a contrast in labor expectations.
Tomorrow brings adverse planetary aspects prompting budget watch and avoidance of extravagance. A birthday individual should expect a strong financial month but mid April may bring unexpected expenses. Romance peaks August and social life in December and January. A child born today is described as energetic, active, and a natural leader.
Readers are urged to form a Middletown philatelist group while a Humane Association fundraiser card party at the Manchester Hotel benefits the Miami Valley shelter. The event supports stray and unwanted dogs, rabies prevention, and adoption efforts in Butler County. Proceeds fund shelter care and reuniting dogs with owners or finding new homes. Gather friends, form a table, and play your game of choice.
President Kennedy charmed Dinah Shore and Shelley Berman at the Radio-TV Correspondent's Dinner in Washington. Press secretary Pierre Salinger performed for top networks, while industry insiders discuss flings, signings, lawsuits, and party antics from Hollywood to Paris in a broad roundup.
Police estimate out of town visitor trade will rise 40 percent from the Eisenhower era. Unlicensed guides pose a problem as they take money and disappear. Scenes of media buzz and film and song titles appear amid broader entertainment notes.
A tongue in cheek note recalls the century old headline Piracy on the Spanish Main as public fascination with buccaneers grows with new TV dramas and shifting genre labels from Westerns to Easterns.
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