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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1962

Page

6

Eight Million More Voters For Presidential Elections

Plans to remove residency requirements would allow all qualified citizens to vote in presidential elections. Proponents say the change could boost eligible voters by up to eight million and ease passage through state legislatures.

Congress Senate Constitutional Rights Committee National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform American Bar Association San Francisco

Kennedy Faces Divided Congress On Immediate Tax Cut

August discussions show President Kennedy relying on mid-August economic signals to decide on a tax cut. Congress remains split over whether and how to cut taxes, with reelection pressures hindering passage. Standby authority and action this year seem increasingly unlikely.

Kennedy Congress House Senate

Medical Business Tie Formed to Back Conservative Agenda

AFL CIO predicts a powerful alliance between big business and the American Medical Association to influence politics and oppose liberal Social Security elder care efforts. The American Medical Political Action Committee, modeled after labor groups, seeks broad membership among doctors and allied professions to counter liberal and elderly care initiatives.

Big Business American Medical Association Aflcio Committee American Medical Political Action Committee AMA Labor Labor Committee Liberals

Rumors Swirl Over Secretary of the Treasury Replacement

The piece questions Douglas Dillon's fitness as Treasury head under Kennedy era, noting alleged missteps on gold policy and tax evasion, and weighs potential successors like Henry Morgenthau III or Eugene Black. It cites debt levels, foreign holdings, and the shadowy gold market, urging scrutiny of figures and tax haven activity.

Treasury Douglas Dillon Dillon Andrew Mellon Ogden Mills Roosevelt Henry Morgenthau Morgenthau the Treasury Kennedy Wall Street Switzerland Panama Hongkong Franz Pick Milan Italy Washington U.S United States West Germany Secretary of the Treasury Mr. Dillon Henry Alexander Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York Robert Lovett Eugene Black International Bank For Reconstruction and Development John Jay McCloy Europe

Dear Abby Advice From a 12-Year-Old’s Harelip Challenge

Dear Abby response set in a mass audience column addressing a mother who pulled her son from a Little League team due to his harelip cleft palate and club foot. Abby urges resilience and allowing the boy to face unpleasant situations. The page also includes readers’ quips about relationships and aging father’s hitchhiking dangers, with a note on sending self-addressed stamped envelopes for personal replies.

Abby Chicago

Vocations For Women Warn Against Masculine Professions

The writer argues women face biases in fields labeled masculine such as medicine dentistry law engineering and the pulpit. Helen a 27 year old physician shares her struggles with unequal outcomes and respect. The piece notes women readers favor male expertise in many areas including journalism and radio announcers.

Helen America Russia Helen G Dorothy Dix

Local Families Share Weekend Visits Across Ohio

Carpenter E I Jordan of Columbus vacations with grandparents Mr and Mrs Lewis Cottrill and visits cousin Walter Jordan from Friday to Tuesday. Kenneth Crabtree hosts a chicken barbecue at Dale Scott home with cousin family including Debby Scott. Virginia Nell Turner in Columbus weekends with parents Glen and ? Turner. Arthur Seaber and wife from Pittsburgh visit Turner family. Seaber sister of Mrs Turner. Dwaine Jordan joins Albany Young Farmers for Lake Alma picnic. Jerry Stansbury and family weekend guests at Price and Stansbury homes.

E. I. Jordan Columbus Lewis Cottrill Walter Jordan Kenneth Crabtree Ronnie Scott Debby Dale Scott New Marshfield Virginia Nell Turner Glen Turner Arthur Seaber Pittsburgh Turner’s Seaber Turner Dwaine Jordan Young Farmer’s Association of Albany Lake Alma

Jonah and the Dead Whale MCA story

The piece recounts MCA Music Corp of America as a dominant agency accused of monopoly by the 1960s Department of Justice. It details founder Jules Stein Lew Wasserman and how government pressure toppled MCA including Revue Decca Universal, leaving agents out of work and rivals scooping up clients. Jonah and the whale metaphor frames the collapse.

MCA Department of Justice Music Corp. of America Saturday Evening Post Ralph Bellamy Ruth Hussey Justice Department M&a Jackie Gleason Marlon Brando Frederic March Rosalind Russell Kirk Douglas Paul Newman Jack Paar Dave Garroway Revue Productions Inc Decca Records Universal Pictures Inc Jules Stein Lew Wasserman Robert Kennedy Justice Dept Revue Decca Universal Madison Ave Los Angeles Cleveland London Dick Rubin Kay Brown Phyllis Jackson Chicago Horace Heidt Charles Miller David Werblin Leland Hayward Stein Piranha Ashley Steiner Jonah Jules

First in everything eight year old boy from Michigan

A mother describes her eight year old son who always must be first in every situation and destroys calendars to prevent a brother's birthday. The reader suggests parents show clear limits with consistent punishments and set regular chores to curb selfish urges.

Michigan

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