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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1957
Page
4
The Middletown Journal lists subscription options and prices including per copy 5c weekdays and Sundays, weekly carrier rates, and yearly mail rates within and outside the trading area. It notes publication by News-Journal Inc and cites a biblical quotation.
Wilbur Van Sant, head of a local advertisers' committee, warns that proposed 9 percent gross advertising taxes and a 2 percent gross income levy plus a 72 percent tax on space or time could spread nationwide. Supporters include Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., while opponents cite constitutional concerns from the U S Supreme Court and historical precedents.
A Tory government moves a bill to admit women as peers in their own right and to create life peerages. The measure would expand the Lords with women and non hereditary seats, while Labour life peers may be affected. The change comes amid reminders of Lords limits since 1911 and after postwar reforms reducing delay on money bills. Colonel Blimp dismisses the idea as innovation abroad.
Hal Boyle argues that men fear portraits more than women and dread how photos reveal flaws. He humorously notes men endure official and group pictures with embarrassment, while time may soften memories of past looks.
The piece draws a throughline from WWI and WWII to Khrushchev, arguing one man rule risks global war. It recounts Wilson and Roosevelt eras, warns against appeasement, and urges universal free governments through uncensored information and better communication. It emphasizes dangers of totalitarian regimes and the need for true democracy.
Bernard M. Shanley resigns as President Eisenhower's appointment secretary to seek the GOP nomination for U S Senate in New Jersey. Senator H Alexander Smith signals possible bow out while party leaders warn the current climate favors Democrats.
Paul Harvey critiques Hollywood publicity stunts and exotic image pitches used to sell stars. He recalls Theda Bara Zsa Zsa Gabor and Marlon Brando myths, arguing professional press agents blur truth, yet audiences crave distant allure and headlines.
In Baltimore a chimp named Betsy paints with fingers defying brush use. Nearby in Scotland burglars grease a grocery store wheel with butter to roll the sale away, a notably slick trick.
Dave Regan notes Armistice Day’s name reflects peace not yet achieved after World Wars and Korea. He cites Sputniks as science surpassing past militarism, warns of a long war prep era, urges education toward defense, and fears dictatorship and political upheaval.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Milton Berle headlining the Latin Quarter for 22 000 weekly, George DeWitt courting trouble, Red Skelton scripts under watch, Norman Grant buying a Mercedes and sending it home wrapped around a tree. Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Milley to Havana opening December 10. A flurry of showbiz headlines and personal intrigues fill the page.
A wide array of social and showbiz notes fill this horoscope era piece. It cites events from Bing Crosby and Sophia Loren to Kevin McClory and Libby Holman, with occasional references to travel, weddings, divorces, and film projects. The tone mirrors a glossy 1950s entertainment column.
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