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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1975
Page
4
Middletown Ohio notices list subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, rates by carrier and mail, and advance payment terms. The piece cites News-Journal Inc founded 1857 and includes a Psalm 119:105 devotional line.
Washington notes a Senate inquiry into John Emmerson, long a political counsellor in the U S embassy network, with ties to postwar Japan, Communist allegations, and prior roles in Beirut and Moscow. The piece questions whether his background undermines U S policy during France's crisis.
Paul Harvey reports that Soviet naval power has surged in the Far East with more submarines than the U S, threatening sea approaches to Asia and Europe. Navy leaders warn of a potential nuclear strike capability from subs and urge continued underwater weapons research to counter Russia’s submarine growth.
Dave Regan reflects on Beggar's Night in Middletown where some children received wax-wrapped stones and others enjoyed candy and jokes. A reader notes four rude trick-or-treaters, while many youngsters offered happiness, laughter, and even a tale of a boy trading candy for an apple kept by a stern yet playful host.
The piece surveys antifivisection propaganda in a Congressional Record and weighs labor and business views on a four day work week. It cites Senatorial actions, Nixon, and Parade magazine analysis by Sid Ross and Ed Kiester, noting polls show limited public support and potential family and schooling disruptions.
Horoscope guidance covers personal finance romance and career for births on Monday or tomorrow. Advises budget caution, harmonious relationships next year, new ventures by year end, April responsibility reward, and mid 1958 monetary goals with March budget checks. A child born today shown as intelligent and self reliant.
A Brahma bull calf was found roaming a Kentucky shop, prompting curiosity about its wanderings. A suburban resident with hay fever comments on weather and rising pollen. Coaches reflect on uneven scores from last Saturday as grid season begins sooner than expected.
George C. Smith and his wife booking mix up at Claridge's London hotel leads to an opulent suite. An accompanying anecdote about a royal garden party spoofs theft fears and a spoon incident involving a European chancellor and Queen Elizabeth. A San Francisco contact reports Teamsters Building cafeteria serving elaborate French cuisine to a former Chamber of Commerce staffer, highlighting refined dining.
A condensed compendium of varied facts notes rail and shipping tech, colonial territories, and industrial details. It cites rubber gutters on British railways to cushion fragile cargo, US accident damage estimates, Gibraltar’s limited exports, the San Luis Valley line’s abandonment, Nauru as a British trust territory, NYC police helicopters, San Blas islands and murders, Antarctic ice depth, Winnipeg River hydro power drop, the 1850s sparrow introduction, witch hazel medicine uses, Huntington WV nickel alloy production, and a nickel copper alloy in boat fittings for saltwater resistance.
Dorothy Kilgallen recounts hosting singer Johnnie Ray as guest columnist at Somerset Maugham's French Riviera villa. She details vivid encounters with Maugham Noel Coward and Marion Davies Hollywood party memories, plus reflections on fame, solitude at Firefly House Jamaica, and early career milestones.
Grouche and Chico Marx were found guilty in a copyright suit over an unlicensed skit used in a broadcast. The 10th annual Girl Scout banquet at the Manchester Hotel drew 300 dads and daughters in celebration of Girl Scout week, with Mrs. R. C. Bogan presiding. Russell Jefferson won master of Jefferson Lodge at the Masonic Temple, succeeding C. C. Hursh. Major Ernest W. Newton of the Salvation Army will relay Middletown’s message to General Evangeline Booth at the Salvation Congress in New York City, and city manager Walter J. Braun will send a letter of congratulations.
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