Subscription Rates and Publish Schedule Remain Unchanged
The notice lists per copy and weekly rates for in city and outside city deliveries with Sunday editions, plus mail subscriptions for trading areas and outside the trading area, payable in advance. It notes Middletown Ohio address and that the paper is published every evening except Sunday, followed by a Bible verse.
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Russia’s Mediterranean Foothold Through Centuries of Expansion
In outline, Russia’s Mediterranean aims trace to Czarist and Soviet expansion. The article details moves from the Crimean War to postwar influence in Italy Greece and Yugoslavia, including arms aid to Spain and pressure on Turkey, arguing the Mediterranean as a long-standing Russian objective and a focal point of its regional strategy.
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Fractional votes at Democratic convention debated at Chicago meeting
The Democratic National Committee in Chicago on November 17 will discuss fractional voting by delegates. States assign half or third votes to some delegates, slowing tallying and giving Republicans an edge in media coverage. Examples include Massachusetts Alabama Michigan and seating contests to avoid disputes.
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Spirit of Geneva Fades in 1956 Election Talk
In Washington the Geneva spirit fades as the Big Four foreign ministers meet. Eisenhower and Dulles face dismal talks with little movement. The West pushes for a united Germany in a Western alliance while Russia resists, risking political mileage for Republicans if any progress occurs before the 1956 elections.
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Hamilton school teacher killed in gunshot incident
A Hamilton school teacher died from gunshot wounds inflicted by a former Longview patient. The shooter remained at large and another child was hospitalized in serious condition. A Hamilton Catholic High School football coach received a brain concussion from a beating after locking an armory post practice.
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Middletown Commission Approves Land Purchase for PWA Reservoir
Middletown's City Commission adopts a resolution to buy land east of Middletown Hospital for a proposed Public Works Administration reservoir project.
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Middletown Hospital
PWA
Campaign sparks over Russia policy in 1956 race
George E. Sokolsky argues the 1956 campaign will hinge on who was soft on Russia during World War II and who first exposed Soviet brutality. He predicts clashes over MacArthur, Harriman, Nixon, Knowland, and McCarthy, with Geneva and Eisenhower as focal points.
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Guatemala’s Armas maps British Honduras as Guatemalan
Washington observers note President Castillo Armas spoke at a Washington gathering while a pamphlet and map portrayed Guatemala as swallowing British Honduras. The map colored Belize as Belice and drew headlines about new land distribution, prompting cautious questions from Sir Roger Makins and officials about imperial aims.
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Getting Out the Vote Isn’t Worth the Effort
Harry Boyd argues against aggressive Get Out the Vote campaigns urging citizens to study candidates and form opinions before voting. He says pushing turnout wastes time, inflates costs, and shifts focus from thought to ritual, advocating informed abstention for those uninterested or unprepared.
Tomorrow’s Stars Bring Harmonious Beginnings and Travel
The planetary lineup indicates strong harmony for business, love, and social plans tomorrow. Evening group activities, cultural pursuits, and creative interests look favorable while travel and prospects for children shine. If your birthday is today, 1956 may bring career progress and rising prestige, with travel opportunities from June to September.
Sunlit glare at taxpayer expense sparks Miami spending row
In a heated exchange the speaker accuses officials of wasting taxpayer time and money during a Miami trip. He quips about hours in the sun and counters that he was in Miami for exactly 47 minutes.
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Mr. Simmerg
Miami
Heat and storms ruin sleep and warm up Feb dogs gone missing
A stormy night left readers restless with lingering heat and damp air. A two year old cocker hound mix escaped from a new home on Burton Road and is missing. George Howard is asked to contact if spotted as his daughter mourns.
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George Howard
Burton Road
Glittering Gotham Gossip and Power Plays in New York
A collage of society chatter from Manhattan and beyond features Bella Darin, Nancy Woodruff, and Betsy Von Furstenberg amid rumors of romance and rivalries. Nixon praise and Cary Chessman talk frame a wider showbiz landscape with Agatha Christie and Liberace in the mix.
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Manhattan
Bella Darin
Bella
Dave Garroway
Nancy
Woodruff
Brydie Gorme
Steve Allen
Bert Hart
Weathy
Factographs and historic contrasts in politics and trade
The Detroit river handles the most tonnage among world shipping lanes. The University of Michigan claims status as the oldest state university and first to admit coeds. 1954 marked the automotive sector’s fourth best year. In two elections the loser had more votes than the winner. 1876 Hayes beat Greeley by one electoral vote despite Greeley’s larger popular total. 1888 Harrison won the electoral majority while Cleveland led in the popular vote. In Switzerland women cannot vote in elections.
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University of Michigan
United States
Rutherford B. Hayes
Horace Greeley
Greeley
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
States require literacy test for voters in 13 states
Thirteen states require a literacy test before citizens may vote. The list includes California Connecticut Delaware Georgia Louisiana Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New York North Carolina Oregon Virginia and Washington.
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Delaware
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Greenswich Village theater offers dog biscuits for polite patrons
The ith Street Theater in Greenswich Village encourages good behavior during The Cherry Orchard by giving free dog biscuits to patrons who check their dogs.
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Greenswich Village
Arctic weight claims and Gibraltar swimmer headline
A fragmentary diary of oddities notes weight differences said to exist in Arctic regions and a Spaniard who swam the Straits of Gibraltar. It mentions traffic problems, Soviet research into artificial lightning, weather woes, and a Montreal pickpocket theft of $15.
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