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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1960
Page
4
The Middletown Journal announces subscription rates for various delivery options, including per copy, carrier, and mail. It lists daily publication by News-Journal Inc, with pricing for local, trading area, outside trading area, and international subscribers.
The article contemplates Vice President Nixon's offhand remark about writing a book titled The Exquisite Agony. It explores the campaign's physical and mental strain on candidates and the potential value of Nixon’s frank personal account for contemporaries and future historians, noting Thanksgiving follows the campaign.
Casey Stengel at 70 is pursuing acting opportunities after being deemed past Yankees managing. He appeared on Perry Como’s TV show, showing comedic talent while downplaying acting plans. Despite financial security, he seeks future work and may test stage and film roles, with Lear-style casting hinted but uncertain.
Public focus on the new president and Congress overlooks the state legislatures. With the 1960 census altering House seats, states will redraw congressional districts. Gains may keep districts at large. losses force redistricting. Rural areas often gain power over urban ones due to outdated apportionment, skewing representation until legislatures act. The public must stay engaged to push fair redistricting.
Washington backs Philip Jessup for a nine year term as judge on the World Court to succeed Green Hackworth. Jessup, a key New Deal policy maker and former UN official, faced Senate rejection in 1951 for UN ambassador and was linked to the Institute of Practical Rejections and alleged Communist fronts. He was supported by Britain France and Canada despite past scrutiny.
Dororthy Kilgallen reports the beatnik craze in books is fading after a top firm returned its definitive manuscript and canceled the deal. Hollywood gossip follows with Vivien Leigh and John Merivale romance rumors, Clark Gable’s Encino ranch plans, anti Castro sentiment, and a flurry of showbiz notes from Paris to New York.
Washington bishops’ annual statement warns of declining personal responsibility in families and industries, urges inward renewal to sustain America’s promise, critiques overreliance on collectivity, and presses citizens to judge United Nations actions by universal moral norms. It stresses individual duty before expediency and calls all Americans to revive responsible leadership and integrity.
Dave Regan writes two poems during his hospital stay. The first “Thanksgiving” honors gratitude and prayers for those lost. The second “The Isolation Blues” describes life in hospital isolation with nurses, meals, and the loneliness of no visitors.
President-elect Joan Kennedy isolates from outsiders with trusted aides and Pierre Salinger ensuring no one nears the new chief. G. Joseph Minetti’s Copenhagen trip draws Danish attention while he travels economy, and rumor links him to Jean Kerr in Washington.
Geologists report more than 409 active volcanoes worldwide. In planetary terms, a Jupiter year spans about 12 Earth years, illustrating vast orbital differences.
Forecast highlights a strong day for advancing goals and forming plans, with optimism about the year ahead. It notes good cooperation from business associates, opportunities in December and March, and travel next August. A 1991 emphasis on romance and personal matters appears, with a suggestion that a child born this day could become a top salesman, dramatist, or musician.
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