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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1962
Page
4
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The piece argues the Sabin oral vaccine poses a very small risk of polio and urges continuing mass immunization. It notes cautious authorities after Canadian reports and cites a Twentieth Century Fund study about American busyness, stressing that vaccination remains essential despite fears.
About 40,000 Americans wrote to CBS after a TV program featured 23 poets read by 16 performers. The letters showed strong interest in identifying the poets and seeking more poetry programs, challenging the stereotype that Americans dislike poetry.
Jim Bishop presents a comic exchange between Mabel and Alice as they gossip about husbands, kids, and domestic chaos. Rollo’s noisy bowling, a dented night routine, and misheard book titles fuel their acerbic banter in a late night kitchen chat.
A long Reuters-style summary recounts President Kennedy’s approval and later withdrawal of air support for the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. It notes Kennedy bore responsibility, details critical missteps, and cites officials who confirm the account while blaming civilian leadership and distant decisions.
Paul Harvey recalls rumors of Soviet military buildup in Cuba. President Kennedy acknowledges missiles and military technicians there, framing them as defensive. Legion head Charles Bacon signals possible military action to end the Russian presence as U S policy debates echo Monroe Doctrine stakes. Washington chatter notes Latin American nerves and the risk of broader conflict.
Factographs note the Detroit police department pioneered radio installation in patrol cars. The Congo River basin covers about 1,450,000 square miles draining central Africa. Human discomfort hinges on temperature humidity radiation and wind. Norway reportedly eradicated tuberculosis in cattle.
Dave Regan urges readers to participate in the Sunday mass polio vaccination program and reassures there is no risk from Type III vaccine while stressing the importance of voting in November. The notice also warns that only a few hours remain to verify voter eligibility at the Middletown Elections office.
Dorothy Kilgallen reports Seven Arts and Jackie Gleason negotiating a multi million long term deal after Gigot success. Virginia Martin rehearses Little Me on 46th Street while Gordon and Sheila MacRae dazzle at the Waldorf Empire Room. Garry Moore’s production plans Marty Allen Steve Rossi on TV, plus updates on Step On A Crack in New York.
A Haverhill man’s bank book with a balance of 999 999 229 26 undercuts the idea of “good old days” before 1900. The mix of wholesale ice cream history and a clerical error highlights humor over reality as he nears a billion dollars in fictitious balance.
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