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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1955
Page
6
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A 60 member Justice Department advisory panel plans a month end report calling fair trade practices an unwarranted antitrust compromise. Attorney General Brownell may urge repealing the McGuire Act allowing states to bind non signers. While some states strike down fair trade, others see price fixing erode by discount houses. National retail groups split on the issue with druggists and grocers backing fair trade while others oppose.
Foreign Operations Administrator Harold E. Stassen says Congress will be asked to authorize 915 million dollars for economic and scientific aid to free Asian nations, plus 1.125 billion for military aid. The total 2.04 billion cannot be spent in one year, with funds rolling into next year. The broader 3.5 billion request matches last year's 3.4 billion, while Congress trimmed prior year by about 20 percent. More than half of the total would go to Asia, amid a global struggle where Free Asia is measured against Communist influence.
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee weighs S. J. Res. 8 by Sen. Kefauver to allow state governors to fill House or Senate vacancies after a major atomic attack. Earlier, Sen. Knowland’s plan proposed filling House seats if losses exceed one third. House opposition stalled the measure.
A Department of Agriculture projection says average food prices will hold near 1954 levels in 1955 and the consumer food dollar will again split about 43 cents to farmers and 57 cents to marketing agencies. The piece notes rising costs of ready to eat foods, improved packing and sanitation, and that retailers’ profits are modest, not excessive.
A humorous catalog invites readers to adopt unusual phobias from a medical dictionary. It jokes about everyone fearing something from flutes to tapeworms and lists comical terms like autophobia and pantophobia to poke fun at social anxieties.
Washington commentary argues for another high level meeting among Bulganin Eisenhower Churchill and France to appease the Soviets. It notes Dulles warns a conference must prove its purpose and result while warning of prior Yalta secrecy and possible atomic war if appeasement continues.
A Thurber style cartoon and a psychiatrist anecdote prompt the question of what we prove by rushing. Take it easy and look around the cemetery to see unfinished work and the limits of worry. The piece argues pacing life to the distance and using time for productive tasks.
George Dixon notes senators and their spouses discuss Mamie Eisenhower’s reception at the Mayflower with a guest list mixing Republicans and Democrats. Merriweather Post’s dating rumors spark chatter as Washington society follows the fast moving rumor mill about who may marry the 68 year old heiress.
Factographs Chinese is the hardest language to write with about 60 000 word signs Basque is hardest to speak and English hardest to hear without accent Mount Etna Sicily’s 10 636 foot volcano has 50 major eruptions. last violent outbreak 1950 Etna is Europe’s tallest active volcano Sugar cane has cultivated for less than 500 years Theodore Roosevelt first US president guarded by the Secret Service A salted water bottle in the car helps de ice windshields quickly Over 100 plant varieties grow in the southwestern Wyoming desert
Dave Regan recalls a brief winter blowout that toppled a fence and damaged a storm window on a curved bay window. Insurance agents report heavy inquiry and widespread claims, while residents plan repairs before next winter.
Kilgallen reports on Jelke case inspired fake front pages and headlines, stars dining and dancing in New York, and salon chatter. Amelia Holm partner Leonard Bigoe in town, Tierney linked with Vanderbilt and Lester, Monroe cues, Langford act, and gossip on Luce Lollobrigida, Liberace, Dorsey band departures, and spring club changes.
Rumor about a ricocheting event spreads rapidly, drawing attention from residents and local officials. Reports vary on whether injuries occurred and which location was affected, with authorities urging caution while investigations continue.
The outlook urges tackling chores and business problems with resolve. Evening letter writing and negotiating aid progress. patience is advised. Opportunities for occupational advancement rise from April, with personal relations emphasized July through year end. September may require stronger push to sell ideas.
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