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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1962
Page
4
Athens Ohio news round up reports local happenings with editorials and staff listings under Chas W Reamer and George Strode on the masthead for Tuesday April 24 1962.
The Presidential Commission on Campaign Costs proposes tax deductions to encourage small and mid sized donations, while keeping corporate and union gifts banned. It estimates 1960 campaign spending at 165 to 175 million dollars with major party totals near 20 million, and debts for both parties.
The article urges voter guidance in judicial races ahead of the primary. It backs Kingley A Taft for Chief Justice replacing Carl Weygandt, supports John M Matthias for the next Supreme Court seat, notes uncertainty in the second court term, and endorses William D Radcliffe for reelection to the Court of Appeals against Marshall Carlisle.
Dr. Richard A. Prindle of the U.S. Public Health Service notes emphysema has risen sevenfold in a decade, links smog to cancer in mice, and cautions air pollution is not the sole factor. He cites smoking as a risk for lung cancer and observes gender ratios similar in mice and humans, urging broader research into cancer causes.
For ten years high school students in Farmingdale New York have conducted mock elections with parties conventions campaigning platforms and voting machines. The program earned the Freedom Foundation Award in 1957 for enhancing understanding of the American Way of Life. It boasted 100 percent student voting participation through absentee ballots when needed.
The critic praises Leonard Bernstein as a master teacher shaping young talent through his annual three-assistant program. He notes how teens and even preteens soloists and instrumentalists joined the Jacksonville Orchestra leadership and how the experience proves genius transcends age and race. He highlights Gary Karr on bass and mentions Ruth and Naomi Segal, promising a generation nurtured by Bernstein and the Philharmonic.
A reader asks if being polite to her mother in law while privately disapproving makes her two faced. Abby advises tact and not airing private thoughts. Another teen asks whether to keep or place her baby for adoption. Abby emphasizes the decision is hers alone and asks what is best for the baby and herself.
Dear Abby letters recount a baby blanket incident with a dog named Lancelot and a Bostonian quip about names. A reader recalls a Swedish language household memory and Italian conversations, with Abby offering no rejection of language but reassurance.
Obesity raises blood pressure and dulls romance as Dr Crane advises Ray L. to slim down. The plan urges a reducing diet, new glasses, dental work, hairstyle changes, and social activity to restore youth and confidence.
In a Messenger letter April 16 about the Beacon school levy the writer misstates law and student ability. The note argues mentally retarded children with IQs below 50 cannot be taught in public schools and that the State Welfare Board handles them, not the Education Board. It defends Beacon’s 12-student cap and notes prior assistant staffing as needed for certification. Williams J Holmes Athens cites community support but condemns harsh labels about staff. Washington reports February US tobacco exports fell 3.9 percent to 23.7 million pounds.
Mrs. Lulu Emmons, 97, of the Drake Rest Home in Chesterhill is slowly recovering from several weeks of illness and can now walk around the facility. Also noted, Mrs. Fern Wooley Wogan of Eureka Kansas visited Mrs. Hettie Woodward for a day and a half, while Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stemm of Zanesville spent a day with Francis Starling and wife and another Starling family member.
James Marlow reflects on Kennedys first years in office highlighting key crises from Vienna to Berlin and Cuba. The piece notes space race milestones, Cuba, Laos, Congo, Viet Nam and domestic steel price battles before a Florida Easter respite.
Hal Boyle surveys office borrowing as a social art and lists typical borrowers. Pompous Paul asks for cash to win a lunch with the boss, Whispering Willie wants a ride, and Ambrose the Abstainer borrows cigarettes.
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