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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1961
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices by delivery method and area. Rates include per week for city and suburban $0.06, six days $10 per year, seven days $20 per year, and international $35 per year, all payable in advance.
Welfare secretary Abraham Ribicoff urges revaluation of welfare services at the National Conference on Social Welfare. He warns against drift and argues for balancing need with resources, while defending Social Security against calls to scrap it. Dr Francis A Arnold predicts a cavity vaccine that could threaten dental incomes.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk after Oslo urges stronger NATO response to Red drive in Cuba Laos South Vietnam and Congo. He proposes a hemispheric alliance by combining NATO and OAS to form a wall against Moscow Peiping. Republicans criticize Adams and Udall comment on ostracism.
Honolulu fans show scant support for the Islander team with roughly 2,000 per game, risking Hawaii's place in the Pacific Coast League. Backers insist 4,000 tickets per game are needed to break even, sparking debate over baseball’s role in Hawaii.
The Defense Department awarded a 258275.08 dollar contract to Duval Engineering and Construction for a Saturn rocket launch site, despite prior convictions of two Duval supervisors for defrauding the federal government on a Mayport Naval Base project. Florida lawmakers protested, noting prior shady practices and loss of Florida bids rights. Judges called the firm a fraud, yet the contract proceeded amid Senate investigations and ongoing controversy.
Personal relationships require circumspection as planetary hints advise diligence and realism. For tomorrow and upcoming months, use your practical mind and tenacity to pursue financial security, with October and December offering notable progress. Romance may arise for singles this August, October, and December. avoid anxiety and extravagance in November and next March. a capable, literary child may be born.
The article argues the Cuban invasion debate centers on accountability. Senator Gore blames the Joint Chiefs, while others contest the verdict given secret testimony by General Lemnitzer and CIA head Allen Dulles. It questions press censorship and stresses the mixed civilian military roles and missed air support, urging careful future policy.
Washington interview with Narcotics Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger reveals his warning that new African countries are being flooded with illicit drugs especially marijuana and heroin. He dismisses myths about jazz drug use, notes doctors have higher addiction rates, and explains opium provenance can pinpoint growing regions. He cites 67 synthetic drugs as a growing concern.
The State Department couriers travel about nine and one half million miles annually delivering diplomatic correspondence. Charles Curtis, former vice president, traced to Osage and Kaw chiefs. Florida bean acreage could span Seattle to Jacksonville. Penguin colonies reach one hundred thousand. St. Augustine Lighthouse claims continental oldest status, built by Spanish era, referenced in Drake voyage logs of 1586.
Dave Regan laments threats from within and without as Memorial Day nears. He calls for unity to counter racial segregation and rising extremism from the Ku Klux Klan and Nazi-like groups, urging Americans to stand up and fight prejudice and subversion to preserve democracy.
Paul Harvey argues that General Ted Walker, a West Point ’31 veteran and former 24th Infantry commander, was removed after a left wing weekly alleged brainwashing. He urges a congressional probe, defends Walker’s patriotism, and questions civil rights activists’ stance amid anti communism tensions.
20 Years Ago FRIDAY MAY 23 1940 A LIFE membership in the American Citizens Club was awarded Donald Brown chairman of Selective Service Board No 5 and a member of the local chapter of the National Defense Council. Club President Frank Dobborsi made the award for Brown's promotion of citizenship through organizing the I Am An American Day event. Elder A Hutchison chaplain at Ft. Benjamin Harrison was the speaker for the Decoration Day ceremony at Feasttown.
A quirky column notes a 40 year old radio program titled Youre Telling Me and ribbing on aging comics. It parodies weather chatter by Zadok Dumkopf about snow, lawn mowers, and delays. France weighs warnings on drinking with a milk promotion backfire and a four quart day claim.
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