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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1962
Page
6
President Kennedy warned that passing his domestic program faces stiff hurdles in Congress. He cited the lengthy, multi step process in both houses, seniority influence, and potential rule changes as reasons for a grim outlook and difficult progress ahead.
About 41 000 servicemen aged 40 to 50 retire yearly with average pays of 170 dollars for enlisted and 330 dollars for officers. They face job-search hurdles and employer stereotypes. Washington hosted the first conference of government industry and military reps to tackle civilian reemployment of retirees.
A presidential advisory panel led by James A. Perkins of the Carnegie Corp proposes a National Academy of Foreign Affairs to train educate and research for foreign service personnel. The panel argues that the United States needs formal Foreign Service education akin to military academies to prepare officers for first line defense amidst changing global conduct.
Public hearings on loud television commercials will be held by the Federal Communications Commission early next year. A recent sampling found about two thirds of ads louder than the program content. Marion Harper Jr. of the American Association of Advertising Agencies said the public cannot tolerate unlimited advertising noise to let competitors shout others into earache.
Commentary argues against breaking Katanga from Congo to satisfy self-determination norms. It cites Tshombe as anti Communist and pro private property, urging federation with Katanga within a wider Congo and warning U.S. policy risks centralizing autocracy. It contrasts with historic Germanic and colonial redrawing of borders.
Abby advises simple etiquette for introductions. Put the lady’s name first and reverse for elders. use the person’s name first for important figures. Also addresses a couple asking about wedding invitations after a divorce and how to handle gifts and timing.
A reader advocates Prof. Ehrlichs home method: four children must read one book weekly to earn TV time. The column argues reading builds background knowledge, vocabulary, and study habits, urging parents to diversify a childs reading beyond comics and sports pages into editorials and syndicated features. It notes TV is a two edged sword and urges swift fluent reading starting with school books and newspaper reading.
Long Bottom Mr and Mrs Dave Yates spent holidays with Mr and Mrs Morgan Yates in Cleveland. Mary Offutt of Parkersburg visited Mr and Mrs Joe Bissell. Dinner guests included Denver Curtis Columbus Ho bart Newell Keno Russell Van Meter Portland Larry Curtis Marvin Walker Reedsville Mary Cameron Reedsville Johnnie Newell Keno and Mr and Mrs Robert White. Harold Bruer and A C Brewer Portland hosted visits. David Smith visited Edna Stewart and Anderson Kibble in Reedsville recently.
A columnist chronicles the post holiday mood as families face unspent gifts, clutter, and debt. The piece notes widespread fatigue, crankiness, and a universal sense of disillusion, calling it a temporary post Christmas letdown diagnosed by doctors and tempered by rest and routine.
A school column argues privacy rooms do not guarantee good study habits and that supervision, quiet in the home, and family routines foster concentration. It recounts a childhood example at a kitchen table and notes that even without separate study spaces children can learn to concentrate with consistent guidance. It adds a Q A on color blindness, suggesting color-weakness can improve with practice.
Don Macden in the Marine Corps stationed in South Carolina visits Mrs. Mary A. Lee and friends. Ronnie Lee home on 30 day leave from Germany plans visits with brothers Guy and Roy in Newark and Middleport. Mrs. Virgil Wamsley visited her daughter Mrs. Jim Preston and grandchildren.
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