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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1961
Page
4
The Middletown Journal publishes daily and lists subscription rates in advance. Rates include in city 50c weekly for carrier delivery and yearly mail options: $10 in trading area, $20 outside trading area, and $35 outside USA. Also includes per copy and Sunday pricing.
A columnist argues Nigerian student protests over a Peace Corps postcard are blown out of proportion. They defend the Peace Corps and Miss Margery Michelmore’s account of Nigerian conditions, noting global reactions and the mystery of how one postcard conveys full context.
The piece weighs two core questions about atmospheric tests. First, whether refraining weakens U S military position and endangers freedom. Second, whether creating radioactive fallout harms future generations and genetics. Biologists doubt exact damage levels but link higher radiation to more monster births. The United States faces a moral choice on resuming tests versus potential harm to unborn children.
A collection of assorted historical facts notes Geneva hosting the League of Nations in 1920, a trout changing color as it migrates between fresh and salt water, Tapping Reeve founding the first US law school in 1784, US beer per capita exceeding 18 gallons, kites used for weather since 1749, the first railroad west of the Alleghenies in 1832, cravats popularized during the French Revolution, tuberculosis claiming about 20,000 US lives annually, Indian elephants sometimes bearing twins, and grain harvester components largely steel and iron.
An autumn hunting season brings a growing numbers of hunters across grouse pheasants ducks and deer while noting tragic incidents. The piece stresses following a few simple safety rules to prevent gun accidents which often result from careless handling.
Jim Bishop outlines a vast billion dollar industry of fake cures and quackery in the United States led by health promoters like John R. Brinkley and Harry Hoxey. The piece details fraud across cancer, arthritis, psychoquackery, abortion, and health faddist schemes, with millions spent and thousands harmed. It notes prosecutions and the scale of phonies selling false hope.
Washington editorial argues the United Nations is becoming a political cabal and condemns the 67 to 1 vote censure of South Africa over its foreign minister's remarks. It cites Khrushchev’s past insults, defends free speech, and warns of behind the scenes deals like admitting Outer Mongolia in exchange for Mauretania veto concessions, portraying moral decay at the UN.
Acheson assists a dowager in a public parking lot then reveals caution and humor as he zips her dress. The column then targets Jimmy Hoffa with satire on the Teamsters, claiming evidence that Hoffa wants his union to smell sweet and detailing perfume-inspired incentives for drivers.
City Solicitor Fred J. Schatzmann warns the City Commission that careful monitoring of expenditures is needed to avoid deficit spending for the remainder of the year. Police Chief Hugh King orders all Middletown cruisers equipped with fire extinguishers. Citizens Committee for Better Government members contend they were pranked when two unendorsed City Commission candidates, Thomas Baird and Marvin Clark, attended a meeting with mailed invitations.
Dave Regan reports on weather nuance noting Indian Summer as a misnomer and praising October beauty across the Ozarks Smoky Mountains and New England while promising a Florida trip next week. A missing cat from Japan accompanied by Mrs Clyde Yocom’s daughter is sought in Indiana. call 2219 Superior Ave to help return the pet.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Philadelphia nightclub owner Lillian Reis linked to New York mob finances used for Pennsylvania racket distribution. Gotham gangsters await solid motive for action. Stan Kenton and Ann Richards contest custody. RCA Victor reopens 49 cent singles as Cadence LPs rise. Princess Philip and Lord Snowdon feud. Joyce Bryant disputes revival plans. Rita Hayworth and Greta Garbo gallery visits spark chatter. Eddie Fisher to record two albums in Rome. Paris letters note Gee Gee buys art while Rita Hayworth browses. Annette Stroyberg to replace in Seven Capital Sins after appendectomy. Martine Carol faces divorce delay. IRA WALLACH works on Boys Night Out and Mr Pilgrim's Progress while meeting production heads.
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