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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1956
Page
4
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Secretary Marion Folsom outlined administration opposition to two amendments to the Social Security Act. A proposal to lower the retirement age for women to 62 and to allow disability benefits at 50 face strong resistance from physicians groups and some lawmakers. The proposal's fate hinges on Senate action and potential presidential veto.
The piece recalls parcel post starting in 1913 as a limited rural service but notes it has drifted from original aims. It highlights chronic losses, competition with private carriers, and calls government involvement in business a poor arrangement, despite ongoing debates over economics and deficits.
An opinion piece argues TVA buys more power from private utilities, including Dixon-Yates affiliates, to meet demand. It contends socialized power is tax subsidized and criticizes reliance on private, taxpaying power as a corrective, suggesting private power would improve taxpayers’ stake.
A. N. Shelepin condemns Soviet Hallelujah Men who praise leaders, arguing they fuel the personality cult around Stalin. The piece notes the peril of saying no in the USSR and considers whether Nyet Men could replace the old chorus.
Twenty years ago the British poet and Latin professor Alfred Edward Housman died in Cambridge England at age 77. Dwight Meehan won the $10 first prize in the Z W Ranch spelling contest for Middletown High School seniors Sara Lawler and Jane Fraser shared second place honors.
The piece argues that headlines misled readers by linking Nixon to Murray Chotiner without noting Chotiner's broader roles. It defends Chotiner as a prominent criminal-law lawyer and emphasizes there is no evidence Nixon knew of his client’s arrangements. It condemns smear tactics and urges fairness.
A collage of light literary snippets and Q A style queries discusses mistaken identities with names like E V Darling and Edward Darling. It also touches on music film trivia from 1930, rings symbolism, zodiac social clichés, and a critique of men’s formal attire and marital dynamics.
A sanitary note reports that many Swedish married women wear three rings on the third finger of the left hand. One is an engage.
Francisco De Asis Xavier Cugat Mingall De Bruy Deuloffo, known as Xavier Cugat, was born in Barcelona Spain. An infant prodigy he performed with the Cuban Symphony at age six and at sixteen toured the world as an accompanist for Enrico Caruso.
Washington columnist hunts for the unnamed lawmaker who returns part of his pay to the Treasury and deducts it as charity. IRS Commissioner Harrington won’t reveal the name. Bentley is the only cited figure noting he donates increases directly to charity due to overhead.
Dave Regan plans to attend the Ohio Education Association discussions on May 4 while also trying to bid at the Tailwaggers Auction at the Manchester Hotel to support the Humane Association of the Miami Valley. He aims to juggle both events and notes a lost black fox terrier named Skippy with a contact number.
A colorful rumor claims Marlon Brando will receive 105 percent of profits from a film he stars in, with producers paying a 5 percent bonus from distributor revenues. The column notes other showbiz tidbits from Verdon and Fosse to Greenwich Village fashion and TV award ideas, plus a Romish gas leak scare and Las Vegas appearances.
The star forecast urges seizing opportunities and pursuing long postponed plans under favorable auspices. Financial talks may arise and yielding can earn aid. stubbornness could threaten support. For tomorrow’s birthdays the coming year promises financial and professional success, with jealous tendencies tied to self doubt needing confidence. A child born today is intelligent, introspective, and brave.
In New York the comedian Jimmie Komack eyes a new manager after a dispute with his braintrust. Meanwhile Latin acts draw crowds with the Malagon Sisters at the Chateau Madrid as they perform across cafes, theatres, TV, radio, and films in Mexico City. Nelson Algren sues for 250000 over the Man With the Golden Arm film earnings. Patsy Marconi claims to have invented the famous pizza bread for Frank Sinatra.
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