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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1961
Page
4
The Middletown Journal outlines subscription pricing for daily, Sunday, and mail options. Rates include 6¢ for weekdays, 15¢ for Sundays, 30¢ weekly in-city, $10 yearly within the trading area, $20 yearly outside, and $35 yearly for outside the U.S. Payments are in advance.
A 171 year long reflection on government by law marks Law Day USA. The piece stresses laws protect liberty and order, urging citizens to respect statutes, aid officials, testify, and serve on juries while noting shifts in population centers since 1950 and a nod to Horace Greeley.
Attorney General Kennedy reiterates in a speech to editors that the Justice Department will vigorously pursue widespread price fixing. He stresses the drive continues the Eisenhower era effort, with Ford advising corporate leaders to admit faults and commit to reforms.
Jim Bishop recalls Gene Fowler as a generous, brilliant newspaperman whose life bridged Denver Chicago and New York. He highlights Fowler’s books including Skyline and Beau James, quotes Runyon and Masterson notes, and ends with Fowler’s enduring line on love and memory.
The piece argues President Kennedy and the Department of Justice threaten to force Virginia to reopen and standardize public schools statewide using federal funding or face cutting funds and ordered reforms. It warns such actions would erase state sovereignty and replace acts of Congress with executive orders or court decrees.
A discussion notes the federal government could require a uniform government system across states. It cites Virginia as an example where counties may be affected and suggests potential nationwide implications for local governance.
A long retrospective notes Rosemary Woods as a barrier between Nixon and GOP leaders. It recalls 1952 and 1960 clashes, noting Sen. Schoeppel and Styles Bridges felt snubbed by Rosemary. John Tower now distances from Nixon, while Goldwater is preferred for campaign help. The piece suggests a moral about avoiding defeat.
The reading notes glamour in friendships and love while urging caution in business and finances. It highlights June and September as key months for relationships, with June for marriage prospects and late summer favorable for travel. It also points to notable job and financial advancement later in the year, urging immediate planning to launch by early June.
A neighbor describes a young girl who learned to read music and compose by ear after a single piano exposure. She needs a piano in good condition because her first one has deteriorated beyond tuning and her mother seeks a replacement through interested offers.
Gossip notes a wave of celebrity headlines from New England to London. Betty Hutton clashes with Club Pigalle crew, Maria Callas shocks in Nice, and Orson Welles stars in a Lafayette film. Plus industry shifts as podesta illness hits production and naval bets loom in the Far East.
Factographs describe a powered submarine following a Magellan like route from the 6th century named after a large marine snail. The name also is that of Poseidon’s son. It notes forests once covered about a third of global land and that camels did not exist in prehistoric America.
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