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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1961

Page

4

Ostend Manifesto and Cuba Annexation Ideology in 1854

The piece recalls 19th century Southern push to annex Cuba to gain slave territory, contrasted with a pro Northern Congress, and cites the 1854 Ostend Manifesto signed by Buchanan Mason and Soule. It notes Marcy’s disavowal and suggests the episode could have altered later history. It ends with a Mary Baker Eddy quote about love and justice.

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Public library overdue policy and police activity in East Orange

The East Orange police used strong tactics to arrest overdue library borrowers, a harsh response to a minor crime. Public libraries rely on timely returns to maximize limited copies. strict enforcement protects general access. The editorial urges caution and urges not to imitate the police methods.

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Freedom With Responsibility A Citizens Perspective

The piece notes unemployment rising with over 5 million expected out of work this winter. It compares global wealth distribution by imagining 1000 people, where 60 are US citizens and hold half the income while 15 times more goods. It argues freedom with responsibility shaped economic inequality.

United States

Monday Birds at Work Define Office Character Tests

An humorous portrait of Monday morning office types foreshadowing how workers greet the new week. It catalogs: late-rising pub crawler, puffed up virage, moulting mourning dove, fear tufted finch, double crested creeper, high flying kingfisher, busy fingered magpie and triple crested nitpicker, inviting readers to spot themselves.

Oth Hall of Business Fame

Washingtons Doubts About Man From the Founding Era

The essay argues Washington doubted human wisdom and warns that faction and self-interest shape constitutional design. It notes the Philadelphia Convention relied on compromise and that Madison defined factions as harmful group impulses. The piece links past cautions to present global strife and hints at future interplanetary conflicts.

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Dear Abby Letters on Love Doubt and Courtesy

A reader asks if one can love two men and Abby explains true love is decisive. Other questions cover eating seafood toast, lace paper, handling insults, self defense for a bullied teen, and a dog owner remark. Abby invites letters to Box 3365 Beverly Hills California.

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Luis Kutner a Bravest Lawyer Defending the Helpless

Dr. George W Crane profiles Luis Kutner born in Chicago to a Turkish dancer father and a Russian artist mother. A self taught student turned lawyer, boxer and wrestler, Kutner won clemency for over 1 000 wrongfully convicted people and inspires with his World Habeas Corpus advocacy. He founded the Kutner International College of Law and is praised as a modern Hammurabi, Moses and Solon.

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Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf

A 1961 Cerf humor column notes wild West crime with an innocent verdict and a judge demanding a reconsideration. It includes a homesick camp letter from a father to his son and a quip about whiskers from a factory bookkeeper.

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Commissioners Vacate Road 106 in Harrison Township Near Roseville

Perry County board resolves to vacate 4.65 miles of Harrison Township Road 106 near Roseville. A 10 am Tuesday hearing drew no attendees. The panel also adopts terms from an Ohio Highway Department petition to provide a safe approach to Ohio 75, with the county to be reimbursed by the state for all damage claims.

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Congo as a European Created Dual State Analysis

George Sokolsky argues the Congo is a European construct with two states born from colonial rule. He notes Belgian and French control, tribal autonomy limits, and the challenge for UN-led self governance amid Western, Soviet, and Arab interests shaping Africa’s new nations.

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Emotional Disturbance Theory Attracts Attention

An essay questions the emphasis on emotional instability as the cause of habits and behavior. It argues that the theory misleads on alcohol, juvenile delinquency, reading problems, and overeating, diverting focus from self-control and facts. It cites safety experts and media influence, and ends with a parental Q A and a liquor permit transfer notice.

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