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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1961
Page
4
The Middletown Journal publishes a subscription rates notice listing per copy and weekly charges for city and suburban delivery 50c, six day mail rates $10 yearly, seven day mail $20, outside USA $35. Subscriptions payable in advance. Published daily by News Journal Inc.
An Inexact Science explains the risks of sports predictions by writers who chase winners in major sports. It cites Gene Tunney vs Dempsey 1926 and the Reds pennant upset as examples, noting experts often miss. The piece links forecasting with cultural trends like nations photographing art, amid post nuclear cave gloom.
President Kennedy, addressing the U N General Assembly, argues a three headed UN secretariat would entrench the cold war and paralyze action by diluting executive power. He urges selecting a single strong secretary general to carry out UN duties. The piece also notes a trend toward breakfast meetings among business executives.
Public Benefactors the death of Nathan Straus reminds that many Straus family members devoted to charity. Nathan Straus helped public housing with NYC Housing Authority and National Housing Authority. Isidor died in the Titanic, Jesse Isidor became Roosevelt’s ambassador to France. The family’s philanthropy shaped civic life and public service across generations.
Norman V. Peale recounts how loafing in St. Moritz and Zermatt calms nerves, contrasts his hard driving youth with a friend who does nothing effectively. He describes listening to a local orchestra, slow walks, sunlit meadows, and the healing silence of mountains guiding calmer, stronger effort later.
Middletown officials discuss a proposed food survival kit for fallout areas, inspired by a grocery chain concept. The plan is opposed by some management as unnecessary since bomb shelters can stock supplies. A local YMCA assistant director failed a preinduction knee exam, delaying military entry. Also reported is the results of a national pipe smoking championship won by a Flint, Michigan entrant in a one hour 4 minutes 17 seconds time.
Paul Harvey argues against mandatory air raid shelters and calls for scrutiny of civil defense claims. He cites Hamilton AFB stockpiling provisions and Governor Rockefeller's shelter push, notes loose defense estimates, and laments fear’s spread while urging personal responsibility and a rigorous investigation into civil defense effectiveness. He credits Rep. Ryan for seeking examination of the program's necessity and impact.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Joyce Mathews may wed Billy Rose again in Paris. Rosemary Clooney’s Phone Hour love songs were cut after divorce news. Greta Garbo celebrates 56th birthday with Yusef Meinicker at O Henry’s. Gary Morton shifts life toward Lucille Ball with Beverly Hills move. How to Succeed reveals a potential hit number A Secretary Is Not a Toy. West Side Story’s George Chakiris gains heavy publicity. Ingemar Johansson trains for comeback with 200 pound pack amid Cold War fears. Headlines rework Soviet fallout to Viet Nam fallout. Harold’s Show Spot Bar regulars draft Broadway plot lines about newlyweds. Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe rumor dismissed as Montand-Signoret. Jonathan Winters' risqué tapes circulate for 30 dollars. Tammy Grimes linked to Early Havoc role. Hank Snow sues Colonel Parker over Presley earnings. Debbie Reynolds’ Las Vegas debut teased as eye-popping. Richard Mason honeymoon Italy with Felicity. Mason says wife and ex-wife are close friends.
George Sokolsky critiques Corliss Lamont and his press agent, arguing Lamont overstates influence on Castro and Soviet Chinese attitudes toward nuclear testing. He questions evidence of Russian or Chinese popular opposition to Khrushchev and emphasizes the need for a workable peace arrangement beyond abolishing A and H bombs.
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