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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1954
Page
12
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Detroit speech by Arthur Dietz of Commercial Investment Trust highlights that traffic congestion threatens car ownership and expansion. He notes 35 percent of families lack cars, 45 percent of urban families are nonowners in cities over 500,000, and 86 percent of driving occurs on 23 percent of roads. The highway deficit is about 50 billion dollars. experts urge 11 billion yearly for 10 years to fund new and improved roads and maintenance.
Albert Bradley of the National Highway Users Conference reports that past blocks to highway projects have been removed. He cites government controls high interest rates and material shortages as eliminated, urging federal and state action to finance a modern nationwide highway network alongside expanding turnpikes.
Alabama former governor known as Big Jim seeks a four year term. He previously led from 1946 to 1950 and is famed for his height and social life. The piece recalls his 1949 inauguration appearance and a moment of press frustration during a missing day.
Hal Boyle muses on a hypothetical ideal dog a cynical, unpretentious Bowser who values food over heroics. He warns of an era of opportunistic canines prompted by a prize for America's Top Hero Dog while preferring a stubborn old cur over fame seeking dogs.
The lunar vibrations favor travel hobbies and sports with caution to avoid blunders. Creative work gains from new ideas and methods. inspiration and tuition are strong, and originality should yield strong results. If tomorrow is your birthday, adapt to mold conditions and profit in the coming year.
The French push for a broader Indo China war while Paris seeks an armistice. US warnings loom as France readies ground troops a new commander and possible airpower retaliation if China intervenes. The decisive moment approaches amid plans unmasked to signal resolve to Communists.
A controversial letter page argues that a Wichita case of a woman wrestler throwing her husband from a window signals a shift in gender power. A Dayton reader demands respect for battered wives and warns against framing men as sole masters, urging recognition of women’s resistance.
French officials say delaying until Communist airpower damages the French army would be too late. They urge President Eisenhower to go to Congress for contingent authority to use U.S. forces whenever an Indo China emergency arises.
Answers cover ancient use in Egyptian temples selling holy water about two millennia ago and etymology of the term slot machine. Other items address a declined appointment, a star map question, a digger animal, and the rarity of absolutely pure water with notes on dissolved substances in natural waters.
At Merseburg Castle near Halle Germany a raven stands as a reminder of a past grave injustice A servant was executed for stealing a valuable ring once claimed to belong to Bishop Thilo of Trotha The ring was in fact stolen by a raven and when one bird dies another is placed in its stead
Ruth Lyons offered to exchange Mrs. William Coffee’s June tickets for later in the year after reading Dave Regan’s column. Mrs. Coffee, recovering at Hamilton Mercy Hospital, will now attend the Lyons program.
Dorothy Kilgallen muses on how names reflect character and culture. She notes how famous figures and fictional aliases reveal public perception, laments punning and slang, and ponders how names shape identity across actors, authors, and leaders.
A Michigan insurance man argues seven hours sleep suffices. Jokes compare wealth loss to government bonds and marriages to shifts in fortunes. A playful question wonders how machines dispensing apples gauge worm quantity amid everyday foibles.
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