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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1961
Page
4
Middletown Ohio subscription rates for weekly and daily delivery appear in this notice. Rates include in city 60c per week for daily, 15c Sunday, 50c weekly carrier, 10 year for six days by mail within trading area, 20 year outside trading area, 35 year U S A, all prepaid. Published daily by News-Journal Inc founded 1857.
A compact analysis notes that states pursue reforms to boost efficiency and curb waste. It highlights modernizing constitutions, professionalizing boards, concentrating executive power, and reducing overlap. Gov Brown’s remark underscores the pervasiveness of inefficiency. longer terms and consolidations may help though not guarantee good government. The piece ends with a quip on neighbors’ vacation slides.
The piece contrasts outer life with inner life and notes religion illuminates and can transform the inner self. It cites Friedrich Durrenmatt’s A Dangerous Game about a salesman entangled in a murder he rationalizes, showing inner life diverging from outward life. It ends with a jab at tax incentives for fallout shelters.
The piece notes Casey Stengel will coach the New York Mets in the National League, likely making them a second-division club, but his headline-grabbing charisma should boost attendance. It contrasts him with Ralph Houk of the Yankees, whose publicity value lags behind Stengel’s.
The piece dwells on the value and danger of admitting ignorance. Jim Bishop reflects on how experts, leaders, and professionals resist saying I do not know. He recalls moments with Eisenhower Churchill Roosevelt Hitler and Fermi to illustrate humility and ignorance in intellect, leadership, and science.
An office seeker who counts his chickens before hatchings often yaps at the man next to him, only to discover he himself laid the egg of a setback. The remark underscores caution in boasts and the risks of overconfidence in political striving.
President Kennedy's press conference signals U S resolve to defend Berlin and counter Soviet moves. He calls conversations exploratory not negotiations and stresses readiness to use force if necessary. Maxwell Taylor to Vietnam hints at possible actions in Southeast Asia. Khrushchev and De Gaulle face the hard line, unity among allies tested.
Dorothy Kilgallen notes celebrity pregnancies, stage plans, and industry gossip. Stephen Lawrence and Edgie Gorme expect a second child while Robert Morse stars in How To Succeed. Harold Hecht insures Taras Bulba stars Curtis and Brynner for a million. Several showbiz figures face rumors, romances, and legal notices amid a Hollywood season of activity.
Factographs note that the first manufactured product exported from the United States was wainscoting. They also state that per capita consumption of soft drinks in the United States is about 162 bottles annually.
A reader from Santee California writes about Middletown street renaming years ago and asks why pioneer families Doty and Vail were not given prominent memorial streets. He urges a lasting tribute as tombstone inscriptions fade, suggesting a memorial or named streets to honor their settlement roles.
Washington coverage describes Secretary Luther Hodges interlacing a red leather pillow under him at press briefings, placed by aide William Ryder. The piece notes this prompting jokes about his strength and references the booster stance as a Madison Avenue influence.
A long horoscope muses on Libran influences through 1962 with hints of career gains and happy relationships plus a satirical aside about Secretary Hodges and bone char research. The piece spins from celestial forecast to a backstage political quip about meetings, coffee breaks, and a jesting jab at government consultants.
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