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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1958

Page

4

Arab General Assembly Plan Offers Arab Supported Resolution

The United Nations General Assembly ended with an all Arab solution to the Middle East crisis. Ten Arab states including Lebanon and Jordan backed a plan aligned with Eisenhower and Hammarskjold proposals to uphold Arab governments, deter Soviet meddling, and facilitate a withdrawal of Western troops. The resolution endorses an economic development agency and tasks Hammarskjold with practical arrangements to stabilize Lebanon and Jordan while preserving sovereignty.

United Nations General Assembly Middle East Lebanon Jordan Eisenhower Hammarskjold Nasser Assembly United Nations United States Middle Eastern New York Times

Railroad Law Passage Spurs Debate On Costs And Jobs

Congress backs a major transportation law aimed at aiding railroads, while a rival bill would raise retirement and unemployment benefits for railroad workers at a cost of about 200 million dollars yearly. Critics say it could hinder hiring as rail employment has fallen, and warn it amounts to funding to "kill the goose that lays the golden eggs." The piece contrasts industry burdens with higher rail benefits and cites quotes on humility and success.

Congress Association of American Railroads

The Nation Needs a First Rate Education System

Jim Bishop reflects on American schooling, criticizing a second rate system. He laments parental disengagement and proposes a Master of Discipline and broader teacher training while praising strict, diligent educators from St Patrick’s School in Jersey City.

Est New York Area Navy St. Patrick’s School Jersey City N. J Maria Alacoque Mary Edmund Helen Dolores Maria Agatha Marie Eustelle

Scholarships and revolving funds in social psychology

Dr George W Crane discusses how to fund college aid through a revolving student loan fund rather than outright gifts. He cites Senator Wilton E Hall as an advocate for scholarships and warns gifts can foster entitlement. A revolving fund preserves benefits while limiting dependency and political leverage.

Senator Hall George W. Crane U. S Wilton E. Hall South Carolina Crane

Nuclear Subs Spark Industry Interest Across America

Article notes growing industry attention to atomic energy as civilian nuclear power plants and research reactors expand nationwide. Highlights include Atomics International setups in Geneva and Canoga Park, GE negotiations with Washington State College, and plans for reactors at Rowe Massachusetts and Eureka California.

Atlantic Atomics International North American Aviation Geneva Canoga Park Calif Curtiss-Wright Queehanna Pacific Gas & Electric Vallecitos

Democratic survival and the fate of representative government

A critical reflection on whether democracies can endure under totalitarian pressures after World War I and II. The piece surveys Britain, the United States, and Soviet Russia, arguing time, economic change, and governance reform shape future power dynamics. It cites de Gaulle, Gaitskell, Sputnik, and the Manhattan Project as pivotal references.

France General de Gaulle China Kuomintang Sun Yat-sen Chiang Kaishek Formosa Great Britain United States Elizabeth I George V Britain Hugh Gaitskell Manchester Guardian Japan Red China Brazil United Nations Soviet Russia Klaus Fuchs Rosenbergs Bruno Pontecorvo Sputnik James Gavin Hyman Rickover Franklin D. Roosevelt Albert Einstein Alexander Sachs Hoover Commission Congress

Try and Stop Me by Kennett Cerf

A humorous piece centered on a wedding between Daphne and Osbert and the meddling mother of the bride. Two bridesmaids doubt the union while a census taker quizzically questions aging amid playful quips about Niagara Falls and a nosy neighbor.

Public Forum criticizes right to work label in Ohio unions

In a column response the Alliance United Organized Labor of Ohio denounces the phrase right to work as mis leading and mocks union power. Ralph H A Dalton also comments on unions and ethics in labor affairs. The Mississippi legislature approves a law barring diplomas for students who cannot read or write.

United Organized Labor of Ohio Mississippi

Contact lenses emerge as vision aid through history and use

The article traces early concepts from Da Vinci to Herschel and notes that about two of three people who desire contact lenses can wear them. It explains advantages for appearance and certain occupations, cautions for glaucoma and corneal inflammation, and highlights sports and stage use as well as social benefits for nearsighted wearers.

Leonardo da Vinci Descartes Thomas Young John F. Herschel

Messenger Publishing Co. Advertising Rates and Contact

The Athens Messenger and Sunday Messenger list subscription rates by region including daily and Sunday delivery in Ohio and West Virginia. Rates show one month six months and yearly options with special mail terms and postal designations.

Athens Messenger Sunday Messenger Mail Sunny Ohio & W. Va Associated Press The Messenger Publishing Co W. Union St Athens Ohio

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