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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1957
Page
4
The Middletown Journal publishes subscription rates for local and trading area delivery. Rates include per copy costs, weekly carrier rates, and yearly mail options with outside U S prices. Published daily by News Journal Inc since 1857 with a biblical quotation.
The Democratic Party tests a radio quiz show with a vintage politics feel as National Chairman Paul M. Butler defends leadership amid a mounting deficit. Adlai Stevenson rebuilds his campaign machine after 1956 setbacks while party officials back Butler despite criticism.
The president issues a second TV and radio appeal amid Congressional cuts to his budget. Past broadcasts in 1954 and 1956 shaped tax policy and farm price support debates, with the House and Senate margins determining outcomes and subsequent legislation.
Mirella Rocco, 25, a tall bronzed safari guide and hunter, has shot three lions and three buffalo and has worked as cameraman and stand-in for a film in Columbia Pictures. She lives on a 3,500 acre Kenyan ranch near Nairobi with cattle and crops.
The forecast warns restrictive influences in personal relationships persist tomorrow and urges busy pursuit of plans. Birthday readers should push ahead with long term job and finance programs, develop contacts, and aim for future agreements by October.
President Eisenhower highlighted how earlier budget cuts weakened U S forces in Korea and left the defense perimeter strained. The piece traces Truman era budget rounds, Forrestal diaries, and Joint Chiefs concerns, arguing civilian misjudgments risks lives in future conflicts.
The piece critiques writers labeled compassionate for portraying “realistic little people” and criminals, arguing they promote cynicism and condemn sober readers. Edmund Fuller refutes James Jones and others for glamorizing crime, while defenders misuse compassion as a weapon.
Dorothe Kilgallen notes film interest in a Marquis de Portago life story while a Bowery actor suffers nine broken ribs after a gang attack. British skiffle fad dismissed by New York agents as Plaza and Deauville set trends. Notable notes include Lana Turner’s Michael Dante, Lou Friedman’s mugging, Pat Gaston honeymoon scraps, Begum Khan’s recovery, Liz Taylor and Mike Todd’s casino woes.
A column on gasoline efficiency offers tips from driving speed to tire inflation. Ruth Lynch, wife of a local veterinarian, rescues a stray terrier, which then presents six healthy pups, now ready for adoption.
A columnist defends the President for socializing with labor leaders, arguing hospitality requires broad guest choice and that inviting union chiefs and their families reflects democratic tradition. The piece jokes about fifth amendment quips and suggests widening the guest list beyond top executives.
G A Malaney announced new overnight service rates cutting night letter costs to 25 words. Disabled American Veterans officials met at the service men's club with Henry Wolpert presiding as Southwestern District zone commander. Zoe Williams, daughter of Dr and Mrs Williams, performed at a Western College recital. Public Health Bureau leaders Mabel Allyn and Mary House discussed a county health sanatorium at an Ohio State Health Association meeting in Columbus.
A Texan bagged two African elephants with bow and arrow for a $10,000 bet. Congress debates billboard control on federal highways. British coal miners strike over weak orange pekoe. A Midwestern school adds a news photography class. A Canadian scientist eats a butterfly to prove it edible.
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