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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1957
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription prices for weekdays and Sundays, with carrier, mail, and outside trading area options. It notes publication by News-Journal Inc since 1857 and includes a Bible verse.
The four day week emerges as a real possibility as unions including the United Automobile Workers press shorter hours with no loss in take home pay. If auto workers win in 1958 other unions may follow in 1959 and beyond.
The tax issue endangers future employment as the labor force expands by 1.5 million annually. Secretary Humphrey warns that ongoing high taxes will drain capital needed for industrial expansion, reducing job creation for new workers and casting a long shadow on children's prospects.
Hal Boyle reports on the U. S. Army’s atomic battlefield experiments at Fort Valley where the 1st Infantry Division under Maj. Gen. David H. Buchanan adapts to the pentomic structure. Officers stress mobility and firepower amid drills with helicopters, artillery, and infantry, while veterans reflect on past campaigns and future combat uncertainties.
A Washington voiced editorial critiques the Democratic led Congress for cutting the U S Information Agency budget from 144 million to about 90 million arguing that reduced propaganda and outreach weaken the United States in the Cold War. It warns that easing information programs could bolster Soviet influence in Egypt Syria and other regions while stressing the need for robust psychological warfare to deter war.
Senator Richard L. Neuberger flew to Oregon to back President Eisenhower's budget and hoped to soften NAM chief Ernest Swigert, but Swigert’s Syracuse speech sparked a sharp reply. The piece notes GOP loyalty, a Red erich gift, and humor about bureaucrats and Postmaster General Summerfield’s Mailster program.
The piece catalogs E V Durling Oller as a near-forgotten figure who pioneeringly invented the pari mutuel wagering system. It notes his Paris drugstore activity, his role in handling betting details, and the system’s global spread shaping modern racetrack revenue. It also includes a Q&A section on bachelors, Astaire's leading lady, and Manhattan red light district lore.
Chief Joe Blackmore presents standard precautions from the Ohio Assn of Chiefs of Police to protect homes while away. Key steps include timer lights, holding mail, locking doors, lawn care, arranging neighbor checks, notifying police, and avoiding advertising the trip or leaving valuables accessible.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Ingrid Bergman’s dignified reception by Paris colleagues and Hollywood whispers. The piece notes Guy Mitchell and his Danish wife separating for quota reasons, Greta Keller’s diamond, Bubbles Schinasi disputing, and Mina details of Rex stars’ personal lives and plans from Canada to Chicago, with sports, marriage, and legal notes among entertainment circles.
Tomorrow brings favorable aspects for study and deeper job focus, with minor obstacles to be overcome. Birthday readers should push long term plans as rewards loom in late September or early October. Extravagance rises through 1957, while personal relationships stay strong. late December brings good news. Singles may wed, perhaps with an older partner, and a child born today is likely artistic and temperamental.
Twenty years ago on Friday May 28 1937 the Street Department awarded a truck purchase contract to D E Snyder the lowest bidder to fund the five delegates to the National Boy Scout jamboree in Washington Scouts from Troup 6 staged a lawn fete at the Legion Home Delegates named Pancoast Welch Jr Class Dickerson and Hollenbaugh Armco Girls softball team beat Shuler Benninghofer 15 2 in Hamilton league play
Doctor E. T. Storer came back from St Louis Missouri after spending the week attending several clinics and reviewing medical services.
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