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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1960
Page
4
Middletown Journal announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and mailing options. Rates include 6 day mail within trading area at $10 per year, 7 day outside trading area at $20, and international at $35. in advance payment emphasized. Published daily by News-Journal Inc since 1857.
An analysis of the women vote shows potential voters numbered 56 million but a lower turnout than men. Studies cite lingering beliefs about women's politics and dependence on husbands, with no party issue seen as strongly polarizing the sexes in 1960. The piece notes census estimates and surveys and closes with a wry remark about Miss America aspirants.
Mel Miller returned from California to a red carpet welcome in Peoria Illinois after a Marine text sparked a chance call. Capt Joe Geston and friends funded a California trip with movie star treatment including horse races and bullfights, a harmless but kindly stunt that boosted faith in fellow Americans. The piece notes Air Force maneuvers occurred under a news blackout and jokes about public relations staff.
The piece notes how high profile Democrats or Republicans crossing party lines to back the opposite candidate can sway voters. It cites 1932 Republicans Borah Johnson LaFollette aiding Roosevelt and 1936 Democrats Smith Davis backing Landon, yet warns big names do not always secure victory in a landslide.
Washington reports that Nationalists fear rumors of a major rift between Communist China and the Soviet Union. Despite past talk, they note no border patrols or break in Sino Soviet cooperation as Soviet troops in Tibet and joint celebrations marked ties. Anomalous reports from Yugoslav papers prompt speculation, while cultural exchanges and propaganda reinforce unity within the socialist bloc.
Khrushchev, impressed by U S television and radio during his last visit, seeks to use American broadcasting facilities to push Soviet propaganda. The Moscow book praising Communist messaging notes 13 days of near universal television exposure, while criticizing Western media for bias and highlighting limited reciprocity in news access. The State Department reportedly questions allowing Khrushchev more interviews behind the Iron Curtain.
A group of GOP congressmen press a campaign exposing alleged "downright untruths" in the Democratic platform. They warn voters that appearances can mislead and cite sugar policy as an example while quipping on campaign rhetoric and a memo from Democratic headquarters about word popularity.
Washington notes recount FDR Jr wielding a hatchet in Williamsburg as Kennedy contemplates discipline. The piece parries with images of Byrd apples, Eisenhower golf caps, and varied headgear among Kennedy Johnson Nixon and Lodge, weaving political intrigue with playful costume imagery.
Howard W. Watson presided as master of ceremonies during a day long Emancipation Day event at Armco Field promoted by the Young Men's Progressive Club. Fred Stitlinger, clerk of the Butler County Board of Elections, announced plans for registering 15 000 men under the new Draft Act. A J Magie of Middletown, director of the Butler County Fair Board, said fair entries were being accepted.
Dave Regan reports Bill Wiley, formerly of Middletown, has returned after seven years in Alaska with a Presbyterian group. He sports a clean shaven look, says his wife urged the change, and he aims to tell the Aasta story at clubs to repay past support. He is named the new director of Junior Achievement in Middletown.
Madame Tussaud's in London will immortalize Marlon Brando in a cowboy outfit from One-Eyed Jacks next spring. Judith Evelyn set for female lead on Broadway in Once There Was a Russian. A TV comedy I Married a Dog airs as psychiatrists note a star's mood swings. Bobby Collins shines in the Catskills aiming for Las Vegas and the Supreme Court stage. Johnny Desmond backs Colombo film with no studio funding, seeking writer and director. Kennedy-Sinatra links spark renewed press scrutiny after a private White House dinner with Frank Sinatra. Barbara Gilbert mocks politics in a Blue Angel song about voting. The Bennett Girls host Miss America contestants Miss Washington and Miss Montana after Atlantic City. Barbara Streisland, 18, draws attention at Bon Soir with a fresh act and a Wolf song encore.
Approximately 90 percent of Violets used commercially in the United States are grown in Dutchess county New York. Admiralty law governs maritime transactions property and occurrences. The steam turbine invented by Hero of Alexandria lay forgotten until the 17th century.
After Toys in the Attic, stars saluted four bright eyed girls in the front row the Olympic champions led by Lynn Burke niece of a Hudson Theater box office treasurer. A new film Desire in the Dust starring Raymond Burr and Martha Hyer promises melodrama and scandal while Domenico Modugno opens at the Boulevard with 5000 reservations.
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