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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1954
Page
4
The Middletown Journal records subscription prices for per copy and carrier delivery in city and outside areas, with Sunday edition options and mail rates. The page also includes a biblical quotation from II Kings 24:9.
A critique of the U S Senate noting its self protective culture and weak response to internal problems. It argues committees wield power as czars and leaders show limited accountability to the public, urging responsibility to the people who fund the body.
A discussion of sympathy strikes by longshoremen and tugboat crews, their relation to secondary boycotts, and the legal limits under the Taft Hartley act. It explains that illegal action lies in defying court injunctions or cease and desist orders, not the strikes themselves. The piece contrasts sympathy strikes with secondary boycotts and clarifies enforcement through the Labor Relations Board.
The piece surveys the drive for higher ethical standards in government, noting interest centers on both executive and legislative conduct. It cites a Senate bill S 3142 by Douglas Humphrey Morse, a stalled effort, and reports Truman's 1951 income disclosure proposal, plus calls for asset and liability statements and tighter enforcement of existing laws.
Hal Boyle profiles Julius Stulman a Brooklyn lumber millionaire who credits hard thinking over hard labor. He urges executives to adopt future oriented thinking live as if in 2000 and not be bound by present schedules or values. Stulman built wealth by long range planning and philosophy not mere time on task.
In Washington, critics claim Stevenson and Acheson undermine the Eisenhower Dulles approach to Soviet Russia amid debate over mass retaliation and global deterrence. Acheson and Stevenson defend against charges of inviting war while Dulles asserts strong, united action to deter aggression.
The text notes that it was not unusual for speeches to be made in a manner that seemed routine during the previous administration, reflecting a pattern of formal public addresses without unusual deviations.
Sheriff Harlan Callahan vents disbelief at inmates who used slugs to pay for jail TV meters and pulled them from jail brooms to steal power. Meters were moved to the corridor and a turnkey now inserts slugs, though some inmates reuse them. The piece shifts to the author comparing jail crooks to everyday tax and traffic scams, noting a light-hearted joke about dodging two hour limits and a humorous exchange with a traffic cop in Westport.
Tomorrow brings a lively day with strong friendship and group activities. Harmony in business relations encourages practical discussion with an associate to push goals. If tomorrow is your birthday, expect fulfillment of plans soon and opportunities for growth in romance travel and social life through the coming months. A child born today will be ambitious and magnetically charismatic.
A prankster swapped an expensive whisky with cheaper liquor in a friend's bottle. The friend, tasting the familiar drink, praises the “real stuff” while unaware of the swap. In a separate note, a Hawaii visitor in New York was fined $15 for parking in a restricted area.
Washington tale contrasts Sen Joseph R. McCarthy and Rep Eugene Joseph McCarthy. The Republican senator from Wisconsin and the Democratic Minnesota representative differ in politics and style. The piece notes their ages, careers, and contrasting public personas as it hints at a humorous mix up in correspondence.
A couple of days ago the traffic cowt received a check for 15 dollars and a lovely lot of Hawaiian orchids.
A couple at a drive in with two children notices their son hiding in the back seat after making faces at a girl in the next car. The child’s stunt ends when the girl’s mother sees the moment, and the car departs. Meanwhile school officials report schools will pass one cent savings on milk to families, a boon parents may perceive as small but welcome.
Washington watchers say Secretary Dulles must explain his talks on instant retaliation and capacity to strike. After January and March speeches, questions focused on whether the United States would act without allies, and how this would affect World War III risks and international responses. Eisenhower warned any action would need congressional backing in most cases, while Dulles pressed capacity and consulted allies. The Indo China war and allied support complicate whether the policy means immediate counterstrike or reserved action.
Representative McCarthy sought standard ordnance details from the Pentagon amid a high profile clash with Secretary of the Army Robert Stevens. He identified himself to an information officer and clarified he was Rep. McCarthy, not Senator McCarthy, to avoid confusion. The clerk quipped that with such a name he could have the whole Pentagon.
A Q and A set covers Earth’s extremes the Mindanao Deep at 35400 feet below sea level versus a 29141 feet peak, a 64541 foot range. It asks candy consumption of over two billion pounds yearly, Capitol building rooms 431, and canvasback flight 0 to 70 mph. It notes tigers as the type animal in Asia and mentions early aerial photographers Samuel Archer King and William Black with two Boston photos from 1860.
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