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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1958

Page

4

Realism on nuclear arms shifts focus from weapons to war risks

Public mood sees armaments as a game while warning that any new weapon could spark mutual destruction. C Wright Mills argues the only realistic view is that war is the real enemy, urging continued resolve against Communism and tyranny. The piece stresses rethinking wins and losses in the nuclear age.

C. Wright Mills Columbia University War Russia Soviet Union

NASA Gains Control of Major Space Programs in Compromise

President Eisenhower allocates Army space facilities to NASA while keeping Huntsville ballistics missile work. NASA gains control of jet propulsion lab in Pasadena, ending duplicated efforts. The shift aims to unify space research under one agency, with gradual transition and overall national priorities guiding future projects.

Eisenhower Army National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Army Space Research Program Ballistics Missile Agency Huntsville Ala Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena Calif Space Agency Air Force

Waking Hour Reflections on Getting Up

The narrator muses on honesty and habit, confessing lifelong reluctance to rise each morning. He contrasts lovers of life who seize today with his own self labeled cowardice, longing to stretch now into eternity while acknowledging the daily necessity of getting up and facing a new day.

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A Time To Evaluate Beliefs On The Bill Of Rights

An anniversary reflection on the Bill of Rights noting its role as the basis for later amendments. It urges readers to examine their belief in equal rights and freedoms for all, despite historical limits like slavery and voting rights. It poses questions about free speech, religion, assembly, and due process.

Doctor Crane's Personal Cases

An appeal urges families to improve elderly parents vision and hearing via cataract surgeries and hearing aids. The letter-writer recounts his father Tom K. regaining sight after lens removal and acknowledges the boost in independence and morale.

Tom K

Wall Street Eyes Turn To 1958 Profits

Mixed results from 56 firms show 25 gains and 31 declines with total profits of 182.7 million dollars amid tax credits and carryovers. American Motors and Minute Maid lead in 1958 gains. railroads face a mixed year with Western lines buoyed by crops while Louisville & Nashville and Norfolk & Western forecast declines.

Wall Street Wall St American Motors Minute Maid Corp Profis Great Northern Northern Pacific Illinois Central Louisville & Nashville Norfolk & Western

Try and Stop Me T

A humorous washed lines cut from a 1958 syndicated feature. A rain soaked driver helps a woman with a flat tire and jokes about a sleeping husband while a plumber in a taxi forgets his wench. Pieces include Caesar and Guild quotes.

Horoscope for Tomorrow and 1959 Outlook

The reading notes restrictive day to day aspects, with possible personal relationship strains. Creative work call for inspiration. avoid long term finances for tomorrow born, but January may bring profitable business if thought through. Overall 1959 favors progress, social happiness, travel romance, and new business chances. A child born now will be resourceful and outdoorsy.

Brain Game Presidents Quiz Answers Clues

A playful set of presidential questions with quirky answer hints. The list asks birthplace Shadwell Virginia eight terms in the House the Little Magician Old Rough and Ready a bachelor assassinated by Charles Guiteau who first served Harrison or Harrison margin by one electoral vote and a final 1877 entry by one vote.

Shadwell House of Representatives White House Charles Guiteau Benjamin Harrison William Henry Harrison

The Roving Voice on Doctors and Modern Medicine

A reflective piece muses on the difficulty of identifying the truly greatest doctor, noting how pride and opinion color medical judgment. It recounts a measles case in China, pinpoints the impersonal ritual of modern checkups, and ends with a wry view of needles and hospital routines.

China United Nations

The Captain's Son of Death Threatens Tuberculosis Rise

Health experts warn tuberculosis infection is rising even as deaths fall. The Captain's Son pamphlet from the Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago Cook County urges vigilance through tuberculin testing and regular chest X rays to detect hidden cases and prevent a resurgence.

Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago Cook County Men of Death

Father Finds Son Frozen to Death Outside Home

In Hunter Utah M B Peterson discovers his two year old son Zachary frozen to death on the lawn as temperatures drop to 22 degrees. The family was unaware the boy had left the house. Local authorities investigated the incident.

Hunter, Utah M. B. Peterson Zachary

The Messenger Publishing Co. Address in Athens Ohio

Advertisement details about The Athens Messenger and Sunday Messenger pricing and delivery terms. Includes daily Sunday editions, carrier delivery rates, regional pricing for Ohio and West Virginia, and mailing address at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio.

Athens Messenger Sunday Messenger the Messenger Publishing Co W. Union St Athens Ohio

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