Broad at First Ave
Middletown Ohio brief item noting a location at Broad Street and First Avenue in Middletown.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1961
Page
6
Middletown Ohio brief item noting a location at Broad Street and First Avenue in Middletown.
Middletown Ohio subscription rates listed for week day, Sunday and carrier options. In city suburban deliveries cost 50c per week while six day and seven day mail plans range from $10 to $20 per year, with USA rates at $35 yearly and all payments in advance.
Reports from Latin America depict broad skepticism toward Kennedy's Alliance for Progress. A U S aid evaluation cites flawed Peru projects, a failed road and irrigation schemes, and conflicts of interest, fueling doubt about U S plans in the region.
In Middletown a family of fifteen struggles in a four room home due to illness and high bills. Residents request donations of bunk beds to ease crowded sleeping arrangements. Mrs Bert Green 5009 Grand Ave volunteers to receive beds. Robert H Beachler seeks news on his gray long haired 25 pound cat Gray Bar, last seen Aug 28 near Auburn St. GA 2 8356.
Obituary reflects Dag Hammarskjold as a revered peacemaker who guided the United Nations after succeeding Trygve Lie in 1953. He is praised for advancing international understanding, with mixed success in conflicts, and for his quiet, principled leadership during a turbulent era. The piece notes his death on a peace mission and honors his humanitarian impact.
The article notes the Alliance for Progress faces hurdles yet highlights expanding Latin American cooperatives. Five million members across about 14 780 co-ops include consumer and credit unions, fisheries and newspapers with Brazil and Argentina leading. US aid could accelerate agrarian reform and social improvements. Turkey fears revenge slayings after former leaders’ execution.
The piece argues air travel has transformed from plush terminals to high speed transport, with traffic control and costs rising. It suggests airlines must focus on cheaper, faster service over lavish amenities to boost seat occupancy and financial health, noting tentative steps taken and more needed.
Tomorrow’s good planetary influences continue with favorable aspects for writing and communications. Personal relationships receive support. single individuals may find romance in early December or May and June. Job and finances improve from late November into an eight month cycle, boosting business matters and overall prospects.
A Washington columnist questions why federal remedies for desegregation were not used earlier and why the Kennedy administration delayed action. The piece critiques political influence on DOJ and the Senate, warns against mob rule, and links current events to Reconstruction era tensions and the Fourteenth Amendment.
Washington columnist riffs on Secretary Orville Freeman as a friend to housewives. He notes Freeman’s surveys on energy use, finding women burn more calories standing than sitting, and jokes about the implications for home life and diet. The piece recalls Ezra Taft Benson and water-injected hams with satirical tone.
Broad ways bookmakers in New York bank on Roger Maris tying Babe Ruth with bets around 250000 dollars. The Pierre Cotillion Room Left Bank Basin Street East report crowded crowds as season momentum grows. Music acts at Basin Street and Cotillion Room receive praise while others comment on stars like Stan Kenton Oscar Peterson Chris Connor and Geoffery Cotell other showbiz notes and casting moves.
Ex-husband Jeff Stone dates Barbara Kelly while Princess Alexandra nears engagement to Lord O Neill with the Queen's blessing. Florence antique show draws chatter over Greta Garbo at Palazzo Strozzi as Motown jockey’s secret baby romance eases.
The piece notes the Milwaukee Braves and Cleveland Tribe finishing well behind the leaders, dismissing any notion of an Indian summer in baseball and humorously remarking on the pace of the season. It also mentions a medical study praising grinning as a cure for flu.
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