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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1962
Page
4
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The Continent faces about 60,000 road deaths annually and eyeing actions include stressing road safety, adding it to primary education, standardizing signs, and revising driver licensing tests. Experts say driver error accounts for 85 to 95 percent of accidents and test attitudes may precede reflexes. Europe’s experiments may reveal outcomes for the United States.
The animal medical center in New York City receives a $500,000 bequest from Elsie Ferguson, a former stage and silent screen star who died last year. The gift funds a comparative medicine studies unit to foster collaboration between human and veterinary medicine and explore obscure illness problems through veterinary perspectives.
Washington dispatches reveal that reports of Soviet space failures were kept from the public at the urging of military officials and the CIA to protect sources. NASA and USIA officials disputed the withholding, arguing that simple announcements would not harm national security and the public deserves timely space news.
Jim Bishop argues the clash between government ownership of airwaves and private advertising, noting 1920s policy roots and 1950s growth. He praises TV overall but condemns relentless ads, urging Congress to set universal rules while acknowledging the industry’s dependence on advertising. He cites FCC oversight, industry self policing, and legal safeguards against fraud.
A Kennedy prepared statement claimed Soviet technical and military personnel moved into Cuba in 1958 at the invitation of the Cuban government. The piece questions Batista invitation plausibility, notes Castro's 1959 rise, and traces Cuban Soviet arms activity through 1960, including OAS condemnations and UN Security Council references. It ponders future OAS and UN action against Soviet aid to Cuba.
Washington saw a Federal Maritime Commission session on Alaska Steamship Co old rate hike request. Four of five commissioners attended. James V. Day arrived late, apologizing to the bar and noting his son started school that day. The hearing aimed to rule on a 10 percent rate increase amid industry lobbying.
Dave Regan argues illegal parking by Roosevelt and Lincoln schools blocks Central Avenue, poses danger to children and parents, and calls for off street drop zones. He notes safe walking routes and patrols, observes fewer front seat rides, and urges belts and redesigned dropoffs to prevent tragedy.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports on Barbara Streisand delaying Broadway signing over salary. chatter notes Sonny Liston vs Patterson, Bella Darii’s new romance with Ramfis Trujillo, Paul Schofield’s illness delaying King Lear, and Esquire’s photo spread. Rita Hayworth daughters unable to reach Gary Merrill amid theatre buzz. Vaughn Meader and Phyllis Diller headline at the Blue Angel, while a veiled folk group draws mixed reviews and a sensitive joke clash with John Birch references.
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