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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1961
Page
6
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An editorial weighs whether a national shelter program is preferable to individual choice, arguing for or against government built shelters funded from public money. It questions the extent of protection beyond fallout, the need for deep, weeks-long shelters, and the moral cost of billions spent at home vs abroad for peace and war prevention. The piece cites Japan’s tax cut proposal to critique US tax policy.
A NSW news item notes officials patrol beaches to stop bikinis deemed too scanty. The piece questions civilization marks, observes American publicity tricks, and suggests tourism could rise despite censorship. It cites a Jackie Kennedy photo as contrast to public reaction.
An international survey of the Indian Ocean will be conducted by a committee of the International Council of Scientific Unions, sponsored by UNESCO. About 40 ships will sail over 188000 miles to study depths currents meteorology and life with US contributing 10 ships and 150 million dollars.
A condensed critique of Hugh Thomas keying on the Spanish Civil War. The piece recalls the 1936 clash between Nationalists and Republicans, recounting brutal acts, executions, church burnings, and personal tragedies, then notes the war’s end and lingering scars on Spain.
In a Washington column, David Lawrence questions whether Attorney General Robert Kennedy will enforce statutes beyond antitrust law, noting a New York City dispatch in which Mayor Wagner said President Kennedy tasked him with dispensing federal patronage. The piece cites Section 600, which forbids promising federal jobs or benefits for political activity, and raises whether such rewards could be lawful during campaigns.
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys Hollywood and Broadway gossip including Robert Goulet hosting a New York flat mystery, Sal Mineo speeding tickets, Bob Hope buying the Liberte chapel, Ingrid Bergman’s daughter breakups, Deborah Kerrs high film fee, Olatunji’s pregnancy, Chicago night clubs, Pierre Aumont’s film project, Danny Apolinar’s courtship, The Twist in Come Blow Your Horn, Lillian Reis front paging for a heist, a magazine firm buying a radio station, Sloan Simpson’s remarriage plans, Princess Yasmin in Paris, Sophia Loren and Carlo Ponti at Basin Street East, and a call to limit Alec Guinness as Gandhi.
A Miami bank provides complimentary lollipops to young customers, described with playful enthusiasm. A London man won 493,515 dollars and 20 cents from a soccer pool ticket costing a fraction of a cent, portrayed as a quirky investment.
The piece argues patronage as political reward exists in Washington past and present, urging that two wrongs do not make a right. It cites Attorney General Kennedy's New York speech condemning price fixing and collusion, while questioning political influence in federal appointments and urging impartial enforcement of law.
AWPFB disc jockey Jimmy Witt, nicknamed Jump in Jimmy, regains strength at Great Lakes Naval Hospital after friends’ letters spur recovery. He weighs 105 pounds, now 132, and plans recuperative leave soon. Also notes National Indigestion Week promoted by Theodore R. Sills & Co. with dubious remedies.
Washington columnist George Dixon condemns Public Relations News and PRs handling of Margery Michelmore Nigeria postcard incident. He argues Kennedy era PR pros would have managed authorship denial, staged television appearances, and a televised postcard autograph campaign to shield the Peace Corps.
Martin V. Coffey, state vice commander of the American Legion, endorsed Roosevelt’s foreign policy and defense program at a Cleveland Legion meeting. R. C. Todd, Armco Steel Corp. aide, explained production linked to national defense at a Lions Club gathering. Conservancy Director Lonnie Gibson noted Middletown’s November records, 70 high and 45 low, in the past 24 hours.
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