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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1959
Page
4
A letter to the editor challenges calls for conformity and defends nonconformists as essential to progress. It argues individual freedom to live as one wishes, so long as it harms no one, is a core American heritage, and notes food intake per person and the 1960 election's impact on political fortunes.
FBI director J Edgar Hoover warns drivers not to pick up hitchhikers citing risks to life and property. Russell Singer of the AAA notes uncertainty about motives. Washington law punishes drivers who give lifts. The piece also notes a Soviet coal production lead over the US.
A column notes changing birth and career trends with grandmothers seen younger, 26 as first birth age and 44 as grandmother age, plus women entering professions and college gender shares. It cites Soviet funding for students, high professor pay, medicine costs, air quality, and public figures in politics and science.
The IRS expects about 60 million individual returns 975000 corporations and 1 million partnerships plus 20 million employment tax forms and 3 million excise tax returns. About 50 000 IRS workers including 15500 auditors handle the workload with 2841000 returns audited last year yielding 12 billion in additional revenue. If disputes arise taxpayers may appeal through conferences with agents supervisors and IRS advisers before potential statutory notices and court action.
Dr. Crane's case notes Ralph N aged 27 the erring husband of Nora recounting strain around a pregnancy and parental meddling that led to a drunken affair. The doctor urges counseling and reveals Ralph is 50 percent at fault while promising tomorrow's conclusion with further guidance.
A reader from Guysville laments high taxes and rising auto license fees while decrying lack of political voice. He argues relief favors the young, warns of dictatorship, and urges Americans to wake up and work for jobs rather than reliance on relief.
Industry analysts report 15 billion dollars yearly on wrapping materials for manufacturers shippers and buyers. Prewar gains surged with paperboard and metal containers up hundreds of percent while aerosols and flexible packaging expand reach. Experts foresee 1963 as a year of growth driven by ready to use packaging and impulse buying, with new designs targeting efficiency and self selling at home.
In a brisk feature, Ike Connolly narrates a film company vice president ousted by fellow officers yet “took it like a man” blaming it on his wife. Mike recalls a star buying an engagement ring then crushing fingers in a pushcart incident. Waugh’s odd dress, Muggeridge’s “wrong address” note, Tito as a possible woman, and a balcony usher guarding sex in film wrap this brisk column.
Mrs Bundy Brooks has received word that her sister Mrs Raymond Reeves Lola Rhodes of Columbus is ill. Reeves underwent surgery in a Columbus hospital and Mr and Mrs Brooks visited her Sunday. Easter guests at Walter Woods family included Robert Woods Lancaster and two daughters in law.
The text surveys Soviet and European views on Karl Marx and anti Semitism, citing Dagobert D. Run es and others. It argues Marx, though born Jewish, is depicted as a Jew hate r, connecting religious conflict to political atheism and social change. It notes converts and Jewish writers attacked under Stalin and references Kishinev and Ilya Phrenburg.
Nikita Khrushchev has made his wife Nadezhda a public personality moving beyond private domestic life. She has hosted visitors, spoke with envoys, and appeared at Kremlin receptions while Khrushchev leads both government and party.
The forecast advises careful budgeting and cautious decisions on major assets tomorrow. It notes generous influence on personal relationships and hints of good news by mail, with strong guidance for June, July, October and December to improve job and financial matters while avoiding extravagance.
A historical newspaper notice outlines daily and Sunday editions, subscription rates for local Ohio and West Virginia areas, and mail delivery options. It lists the Athens Ohio address, filing as a second class matter, and Associated Press membership details.
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