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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1960
Page
4
President Loomis of the Association of American Railroads criticizes unions for obstructing reform to curb featherbedding. He notes the practice wastes about 500 million annually and urges an impartial study, while unions resist change and threaten national labor-management deadlocks.
Joseph R. Pahle of the Chattanooga Gas Company argues socialism spreads like crab grass, with a hidden root system. He urges free enterprise utilities to prove dollar-for-dollar superiority and expose public power fallacies to win in the battle against government ownership.
Congress backed the President's veto of a 900 million water pollution bill that would raise federal grants to states for sewage facilities. The veto was based on fear that promised federal funds would deter timely local abatement. The piece argues such grants undermine local autonomy and fuel debt and taxation.
The Geneva Ohio Free Press critiques government finance calling debt interest payments without principal reduction and sprawling federal programs. It argues many benefits go to special groups below market rates, with long outdated programs not tied to defense or core duties, constituting costly frills and follies.
The article follows Captain Jack H. Young and crew preparing the Lockheed Electra for departure from Idlewild. It details preflight checklists, engine start, taxi instructions, and climb to 3 000 feet as air traffic controls guide Eastern 325 toward Victor 16. This is the second instalment of a series.
Dear Abby offers guidance to a jailed narcotics suspect worried for his 17 year old sister, advising contact with a clergyman for treatment. Other letters address a girlfriend’s fear of Saturday night exclusion, and a secretary who lied about returning a plant to her boss’s wife.
George Sokolsky argues that many biographies of presidential hopefuls focus on reputation and grand claims rather than character. He notes Nixon biographies praise ambition while omitting genuine moral depth, and contrasts character with reputation, citing Eisenhower’s good reputation and Capone’s poor one. He laments political favoritism and predicts 1960 party nominees will clash without real difference.
Dr Crane explains how mental and emotional stress accelerates heart rate and blood pressure compared to physical exercise. He advises vacations and breaking work worries to reduce strain, notes clergy can aid heart health, and mentions his Sunday rest habit. The piece includes a local note about Sputnik III’s death in Washington.
A letter from Albany R D 1 criticizes progressive parenting methods tied to the book Blackboard Jungle. It argues many present practices encourage entitlement, misbehavior, and disrespect toward authority, urging adherence to biblical guidance from Proverbs 22 6.
OUIS JOURDAN in Gigi is one of four stars noting film society’s form at parties. Jourdan’s dinner card urged guests to dance with neighbors before business talk. A Chicago critic mocked a frank language novel as dirt cheap at little cost. John Straley’s Calcutta roulette game appears benign yet perilous.
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