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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1958
Page
4
Middletown Journal published daily by News-Journal Inc lists subscription options with weekly and yearly rates. Rates include five cents per weekday copy, fifteen cents on Sundays, 45 cents weekly outside city, 10 dollars per year for six days in trading area, 17.50 dollars outside trading area, and 35 dollars per year for outside the United States. Front matter notes circulation, address, and a Bible verse.
As India and Pakistan prepare for a New Delhi meeting, Morarji Desai visits Washington pushing a billion dollar foreign exchange plan to finish India's second five year program. Western creditors press for a solution to India's economic strain amid Kashmir disputes and religious divides.
The piece notes Maine’s long Republican presidential lean except in 1916 when Roosevelt split the ticket. It recalls 1936 support for London and the rise of Ed Muskie as governor in 1956, with Maine also electing Democratic statewide and House members. It mentions rural to urban shift and Canadian-born population share.
Hal Boyle reports on Dr. Harlow Shapley’s view that life could exist on at least 100 million to 100 trillion planets. He describes possible forms from walking trees to intelligent beings, and soberly notes humans may be the odd ones, provoking humility and fear of alien encounters.
Senator Knowland supports right to work laws that protect individual choice and prevent coercion. The Liberal Party of New York endorsed Frank Hogan who opposed right to work, aligning with Knowland’s stance on keeping unions voluntary and free from compulsory dues. The piece argues that such laws strengthen unions by avoiding coercion and ensuring liberty of workers.
George Dixon describes a 1958 no smear compact signed by Republican and Democratic national chairmen in a Washington hotel. Taft mediates while Meade Alcorn and Paul Butler spar over smear tactics, with hope to reduce no-smear violations across states.
The two Far Eastern islands at the center of world tension are Formosa and Quemoy. Formosa has over 10 million people including about 200000 Nationalist soldiers, while Quemoy houses 47000 farmers and 75000 troops. Formosan capital is Taipei with Kaohsiung and Keelung as major cities.
A spoofed news column riffs on a sparkplug fatality and a drunk driving arrest, a woman needing an oxygen mask, US trade curbs with Communist nations, and a Chinese car named East Wind. The comical piece ends with a quip about speed and a zephyr.
Mercury’s favorable phase boosts writing and communications for those in literary fields and beyond. For tomorrow’s birthday, a practical, capable mind should pursue plans for job and financial security through early 1959, with social life and romance highlighted in 1959.
Dorothy Kilgallen guides readers through a citywide autumn preview with previews of Broadway stars back from vacations, fashion shows in full swing, and a spectrum of nightlife from the African Room to Birdland. It notes landmarks, eateries, and quirky spots like the College of Complexes and Miss Lottie’s Dogwood Room.
Dr H H Smith 77 prominent Oxford physician killed when his auto overturned on U S 23 south of Miamisburg. Mrs R W Pinkerton named mother emeritus of the American War Mothers chapter. Arendee Steel orders $800000 for new slabbing mill at Pittsburgh foundry. Carlisle school to accept 57 Madison Township students despite injunction. transport by parents.
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