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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1960
Page
5
Alfred Sheinwold explains a bridge hand where South must not fear, showing how a cautious endplay can work. East’s deceit and deliberate discards test South, who misreads the situation and goes down one.
Berlin AP reports Dr. Sigfried Asche a leading East German art historian fled to West Germany with his family citing loss of scientific objectivity under Communist rule. The Information Bureau West quoted him describing his escape as necessary for safety and academic integrity.
ACCRA Ghana AP Louis Satchmo Armstrong remains in West Africa seeking a retirement home site. His wife Lucille notes the veteran trumpeter now 60 has a strong urge to settle there.
Mary Haworth counsels a single 60 year old garment center worker who worries about being taken advantage of while giving to others. The column advises setting limits on tips, reporting unhelpful behavior by staff, and delivering firm refusals to protect personal belongings, noting the caller’s loneliness.
A joint effort by Protestant Catholic and Jewish scholars is producing a common Bible for use in public schools. The translation, based on modern philology, will be published in paperback by Doubleday and Co between 1962 and 1966.
Letter from Ida Jean Kain urges nibble-prone readers to plan varied menus within calorie limits and stay active. She shares a four month diet of eggs, toast, salad, lean meat, and skim milk that boosted energy, nails, and hair. Readers are invited to request a revised calorie chart by mail.
Northwestern student Jack K examines a mail order men’s wool suit ad that extols “miraculously resistant to wear” and “blissfully comfortable.” The column blasts such hyperbole as injuring language and calls for restrained, truthful copy. It advertises a non profit booklet, with instructions to send 4 cent stamped envelopes to Dr. Crane.
General Adolf Heusinger, chief of staff of the West German army, was awarded the Legion of Merit by the United States on behalf of President Eisenhower. The citation lauded his outstanding leadership and efforts to foster NATO cohesion and the rebirth of German forces.
In 1613 the Virginia Company sold its rights to Bermuda to a London business group for about 10 000 dollars. The islands are now estimated to be worth 2 to 4 million dollars a year, highlighting the long term value of colonial holdings.
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