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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1960
Page
4
The U S court of appeals reversed the 1957 Apalachin gathering convictions on conspiracy charges citing insufficient evidence of a crime. The decision upholds the presumption of innocence and warns against policing based on mere association or privacy invasion risks.
The article notes college girls on the Eastern seaboard reject culottes as unfeminine, with Smith Vassar and Sarah Lawrence among schools citing disdain. It cites Northwestern as more favorable and suggests male fashion views can shift, praising individuality over conformity.
An electrical engineer creates a robot that can draw and fire a gun in two seconds for police training. The device deactivates if hit by wax bullets and sparks speculation about machines acting as writers, actors, and announcers in future TV production.
Dr. Robert W. McCammon of the University of Colorado School of Medicine warns against forcing meals on children. He says overfeeding does not aid growth and may only make kids fatter, urging mothers to let tots stop when they are full.
Lieutenant Jack Tuckfield leads Dade County Police through a rambling Miami night. A robbery, a shotgun suspect named Tex, and a fatal accident unfold as he checks morgue notes, searches Cal's Bar, and ends with a calm decision to clock out early.
Dear Abby discusses a minister acting in a play with offensive language, the boundaries of clergy behavior, and how he should have avoided roles conflicting with his office. The column also answers readers on ending a付き relationship and engagement ring etiquette for widows. It closes with a wife confronting a wife‑beating affair and warning her husband.
Doctor Crane warns that a child’s mental growth depends on reading habit more than TV viewing. The piece urges parents to foster library use, offer books as gifts, and create home reading routines to prevent early academic struggles and improve grammar and high school performance.
Readers laugh at a perfume firm memo suggesting best fragrance use in many spots on the body including legs. A columnist notes the odd guidance and a deputy editor jokes about a perfumed legs incident. The item cites 41960 by Bennett Cerf and King Features Syndicate.
Cheshire Don Sayre of Floreffe Pa has returned home after visiting relatives here. Mr and Mrs Leith Reynolds visited their daughters Alberta Dorothy and Irma Jean in Columbus. Mr and Mrs Johnny Garrison and children of Akron visited Mr and Mrs Clarence Patterson. Mr and Mrs George Robert Noble of California visited relatives last week. All of Mrs Vaughn's children visiting for Thanksgiving were Mr and Mrs Ambers Vaughn of Logan W Va and Mr and Mrs Gillenwater.
Public Forum thanks the Waterloo volunteers, delivery workers, and fire department for aiding after a Tuesday fire. The Messenger’s letter also laments high taxes, questions school mill levies in Gallipolis, and urges audit, industry growth, and voter action ahead of December 13.
George Sokolsky argues the Electoral College confuses voters and misaligns democracy. He notes electors are chosen per state law and pledged to parties, questions the need for a system from colonial times, and urges its abolition before the 1964 election.
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