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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1961
Page
4
Middletown Ohio publication announces subscription rates for all formats. Rates include 6 cent weekdays and 15 cent Sundays, 50 cents weekly by carrier, 10 dollar yearly mail within trading area, 2000 year for 7 days outside. All subscriptions payable in advance by News Journal Inc. Established 1857. Psalm quotation included.
A psychologist reports creativity tests on 120 fifth graders show high creativity can occur with low IQs and average grades. Substantial rewards await schools that identify and nurture creative thinkers, countering the push for sole reliance on intelligence tests. The piece contrasts educational focus with political aims and criticizes partisan priorities.
A Paris report says Vaia Voievod III leads a push for a Romani state with UN sponsorship, aiming for a homeland possibly on an ocean island. Gypsies favor freedom and wandering, but a world congress in November will decide location and a proposed Romani flag. The piece notes past uprisings and cautions belief in a real state without seeing it.
The Dow Jones utilities average hits its highest level in 32 years as demand for electric power and natural gas grows while regulatory rate limits cap profits. Industrial stocks struggle to clear 700 as international tension adds to market softness.
Jim Bishop recalls the chance encounter with Miguel Davila a Mexican tailor who arrived in Tampico and sought help to enter the United States. Davila’s visit, gifts, and the couple’s reluctant aid reveal how a stranger’s request becomes a lesson in gratitude and humanity amid rain and memory.
Washington editorial weighs 780 million defense cut against security risks. It questions limits on manned bombers and future bomber programs, cites 1949 Truman veto debate, and warns that cutting defense funding could undermine national security and provoke congressional pushback. It notes 600 B 25s, 50 megaton loads, and the B 70 program amid broader budget choices.
A first person reminiscence about photographers staging waving photos at airports. The narrator recalls being coerced into waving on ramps, the futility of finding published images, and a past accident involving night club press agent Tom Ferris and drowned entertainer Harvey Stone. The anecdote includes Ferris’s explanation of publicity stunts and a long digression about Stone’s rescue.
Vivid factographs note a tribal practice of killing twins at birth in an Oregon Indian community. A separate line states about ninety percent of U S commercial violets are grown in Dutchess County New York.
Dave Regan tours Key Biscayne Florida praising its public parks accessed via the Rickenbacker Causeway. He notes affordable off season rates at the Key Biscayne Hotel owned by General Development Corp, excellent cuisine and sports facilities, with Miami just 18 minutes away and ideal beach, moonlit nights, and cool ocean breezes.
Paul Harvey warns that Americans must defend against hidden Soviet influence entering churches schools and communities. He urges a multi front counteroffensive against perceived sedative propaganda and internal enemies, calling for mobilization and unity to preserve freedom.
Estrellita predicts a good year ahead with enterprise and progress in job and finances. Travel and social contacts may broaden horizons between June and September, but curb aggression in February to avert a crisis. a loyal affectionate child is noted for those born today.
A curious remark notes the strength of an average horse as equal to five men and asks if an ordinary nag embodies five-man power. The phrasing suggests a popular science or humorous observation from a periodical.
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