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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1960
Page
4
The Middletown Journal publishes subscription rates including per copy costs for weekdays and Sundays, in-city and mail options within and outside the trading area, and international rates. The paper, founded in 1857, is published daily by News-Journal Inc. with a Christmas message and church blessing.
The Oberammergau Passion Play opens its 34th season since 1634 amid charges of anti Semitism Nazism and greed voiced on both sides of the Atlantic. Proponent Georg Lang defends the production as non offensive while critics like Robert Gorham Davis and Eric Bentley call it immoral and anti Semitic. Der Spiegel highlights Nazi ties of cast members and ticket profits, while locals add performances and prices amid a long historical vow dating to the Black Death.
Senate Judiciary Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee opens hearings on a bill to limit club control to 100 players and require an unlimited annual draft offering at least 60 players to major leagues. Continentals founder Bill Shea accuses the leagues of hindering progress as Branch Rickey shifts stance after eight months of tension.
In September 1910 Thomas Woodrow Wilson mobilizes Roman Catholic support in Hudson County aided by Joseph Tumulty and Mark Sullivan. Tumulty later becomes Wilson's secretary and they push open primaries and reform laws. The friendship with Sullivan and House helps Wilson rise to the presidency in 1913.
City Commissioner Ralph Pearson backs abolition of the city manager role and creation of an executive secretary. Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. seeks a restraining order from the Ohio Supreme Court to block the city from issuing a certain bond or debt, details unclear in readable text.
Vice President Nixon endured a near four hour television quiz from Sunday night into Monday morning answering questions on the spy incident international policy and domestic politics. He avoided controversy by declining two questions about a running mate and Democratic contenders while stressing experience and steady leadership.
Teamsters Union President James R Hoffa plans a $2 500 000 libel suit against Jack Paar NBC and all Paar sponsors in federal court. His attorney William Bufalino will also name Senator Robert Kennedy as a co defendant along with others connected to the show.
Dave Regan analyzes Khrushchev after the failed summit and U2 incident. He warns a renewed West Berlin blockade could prompt war while contrasting Eisenhower's measured response. Tourists and European economies suffer as Russia tensions persist. Khrushchev's apology for the conference is deemed inappropriate.
In this Washington grouse about political rhetoric the author notes a coined verb bigotting used during Democratic primary season. He recalls John J. McDevitt in Wilkes Barre and a wild seduction of power, imagining a fictional use of bigotted campaigning. The piece blends local color with reflections on public figures.
Impulsiveness or carelessness could lead to serious errors now. Do not commit yourself to future obligations without thoroughly exploring all angles. The evening hours favor social activity and romance while community interests and cultural pursuits are in good vibrations. For birthdays tomorrow, the next three and a half months hold career and finance opportunities if you cooperate and promote your ideas, with diplomacy advised in October. Travel and romance shine in July and August and late November brings money news. A child born today may be artistically inclined, ambitious and very sociable.
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