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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1964
Page
6
Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges urges faster automation across auto, paper, sawmill and machine tool sectors. He cites 1958 value added per employee of 23 470 for top firms versus 6 680 for less efficient, noting productivity is 3.5 times higher in the best firms. He proposes an early warning system to speed tech adoption and ease worker impact.
Sen Clair Engle of California, recently brain surgery sidelined, stood to present his bill but could not speak. Sen Pat Mc Namara spoke for him as friends claimed the rumors of Engle's illness and paralysis were true while Cranston and Salinger faced no blame.
The IRS sets a 15 percent tipping rate on restaurant checks. New York waiters contest this as too low and advocate a European style service charge instead of tips. They warn that fixed service charges could still invite tipping or reduce incentive for good service. The issue is tangled by flashy tippers and principled refusals to tip, while the average tipper remains around 10 percent.
Trustees faculty and 4000 Roman Catholic students secure approval from Francis Cardinal Spellman for daily mass in St. Paul’s chapel at Columbia University, marking the first such service since the college’s founding 210 years ago. Episcopal chaplain and services continue as part of campus worship.
A Canadian Senate, appointed for life and powerful despite British model, faces abolition talk after a lone Senator blocked unanimous consent on a government appropriation. The piece contrasts U S Senate resilience with Canadian politics and notes an historic yellow brick federal building on the Mall that has served many roles since 1856.
The obituary notes Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring, died of cancer amid rising concern over pesticides like Endrin DDT and Dieldrin. Senate hearings led by Abe Ribicoff examined fish die off in the Mississippi River and potential human risks, while Britain bans certain chemicals and German chemists develop safer phosphate insecticides.
A collage of Dear Abby columns covers teen hair choices and parental rules, a troubled marriage after a secretive background check, and a wife's plea for help with ongoing accusations. The sequence ends with a sly note about writing letters for relatives and a confidential signoff.
Ronald D. aged 26 new PhD takes a teaching post in Iowa and seeks major success as an educator. The piece argues teaching as salesmanship requiring drama eye contact and engaging delivery beyond textbook recitation.
A humorous slice from Lehigh Kansas about a hog truck egg incident and a Kentucky burglary tale blends trivia and anecdotes. It includes a US road trip egg, a court house loot report, and a tongue in cheek reflection on memorable teachers and learning.
The article encourages parents to model animal and object sounds to help children imitate them. It explains that early sound association with letters aids reading, with activities like matching pictures to sounds and printing words under pictures. It suggests sending a stamped envelope for special bulletins on Home Fun with Phonics and Early Steps of Reading.
James Marlow notes President Johnson sustains top billing in 1960s news as he drums up attention through daily public engagements. Johnson headlines repeatedly with policy pushes, diplomacy, and events from Cuba warnings to Khrushchev greeting, while Republicans scramble with daily rhetoric.
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