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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1957
Page
4
The Middletown Journal outlines subscription options with per copy and weekly carrier rates for in city and outside areas. It lists annual mail prices for trading and non trading regions, plus international pricing and advance payment terms.
James Marlow reports that Britain has tested hydrogen bombs, joining the United States and Russia in the new era of deterrence. Britain plans to rely on retaliatory capability, with bombers and U S aided missiles, and to reduce conventional forces in favor of nuclear capabilities.
Dr. Dwight H. Murray of the American Medical Association says modern X ray practice is safe with strict controls and experience. He notes X rays aid diagnosis and treatment, carry some risk in all medicine, and exposure to reproductive cells is minimal in typical exams. In cancer cases where X rays save lives, higher doses may be justified.
George E. Sokolsky recalls how modern culture demands a vast and varied literacy from journalism and the public. He cites figures from royalty to union leaders, composers to Hollywood, and writers to playwrights, arguing that the breadth of recognized names and languages now exceeds past expectations.
Social Security Commissioner Charles I. Schottland spoke in Chicago to the American Orthopsychiatric Assn. He handed out mimeographed remarks but read a different text, sparking controversy over ghostwritten lines about thrift and rain-day savings. He denies ownership of the prose and promises new instructions to prevent repeats.
In a stark defense of defense spending, the piece argues Americans face a Soviet propaganda battle amid budget cuts and political sniping. It blames Democratic leaders for missteps, cites USIA funding debates, and warns against trusting Soviet promises while highlighting press and public complicity.
Tomorrow encourages outdoor activity and tact with coworkers to foster harmony. A birthday this era centers on occupational matters with gains in memory and detail work through late 1957, while late year finances improve despite cautious money expectations.
Reliable sources estimate more than 500 American volunteers killed in the Spanish war. The piece notes some pilots and technicians among the volunteers and many soldiers of fortune. A child injury is reported near Central Avenue and Grimes Street.
Dave Regan reflects on the Manorville N Y incident eight years past where seven year old Benjamin Hooper suffered a near tragedy. He urges heightened safety in construction and time place awareness to protect children and animals. The piece frames the event as a universal warning and calls for prevention.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports surging production costs threaten the Broadway season with an average one set drama hitting $100000-plus. Themes span Ginger Rogers and Jacques Bergerac, Police Commissioner Kennedy, Eddie Mayehoff, Sir Ralph Richardson’s son, and more.
Excavators near Naples, Italy uncover wine jugs dating to 400 B C that are empty, prompting lighthearted notes on archaeology. The piece mentions anti-British sentiment halting Scotch whisky sales in Cairo and the annual rush of refrigerated Louisiana strawberry shipments heading north as a spring harbinger.
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