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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1960
Page
4
The piece notes U S per capita medical spend rose to 96 dollars with about two thirds insured, yet insurance covered only half hospital costs and seven dollars of twenty five for doctor bills. It warns rising care prices demand more adequate funding.
The article contrasts popular science fiction with the real method of science using Explorer VII launched Oct 13. Daily radiation and heat data accumulate, building knowledge over months and possibly reshaping theories while warning of radiation risks to space travel. It also notes human factors in science and a view on American snobbery.
An advice piece on Leap Year courting advises women to make men feel important and avoid two faults. The first is the too coy china-doll image. the second is an overbearing, bossy approach. The recommended approach centers on genuine connection, not ego, to win a husband in 1960.
Minnesota Senator Hubert Humphrey argues the country has slumped into complacency since 1953. Arthur Schlesinger Sr. and Jr. frame history in cycles from crisis to calm, with cycles reflecting public mood and Congress. The piece weighs Eisenhower era calm, ongoing Cold War tensions, and the 1960 election mood as pivotal.
A mother asks if she should marry a widowed pastor with two young sons to provide a father figure, while another letter reveals a husband who steals money from their six children. Abby counsels against rushing marriage and urges addressing the theft, suggesting legal repercussions if needed.
The New Year sparks a heating market contest as electric utilities push for a bigger share, aiming for two million electrically heated homes in eight years. Oil gas coal vie for customers with rising device innovation, insulation, and efficiency driving costs down from $480 to as low as $136 per year in a 20 by 30 bungalow.
A humorous exchange from a syndicated column features a wife and psychiatrist quibbling about a husband’s early morning bass drum, a natural musician claim, and a city boy asking why cocks crow. The father explains the dawn chorus as hens wake. The scene shifts to a town insurance salesman boasting a new car amid light banter.
Columbus reports Samuel O Linzell deputy director of operations for the Ohio Department of Highways resigns effective February 5. Robert Wallace becomes deputy director in charge of administration as James T. Welsh moves to personnel. Linzell will join Michael Baker Jr. in Columbus. Wallace's new post pays $15 000. Preston has not named a successor.
Mr and Mrs E E Harsook hosted a family dinner on December 27. Ralph White and family visited Mrs White for Christmas. Cottrill and Whitington families dined with Floyd Cottrill. Clara Phillips joined Lawrence Milhoan and Roger Phillips at Christmas. Andy Andalitis and Geo Cahoon traveled to relatives in Dayton and Earl Arbaugh hosted guests. Wilkes Grange held a ham dinner on December 22 with a lecturer led Christmas program and a gift exchange. John Schilling hosted Homer Hartsook and his wife from Columbus, Jacob Schilling and family from Rutland, and Janice Durst from Cheshire over the holiday weekend.
Dr Crane advises a concise one page typed letter aimed at securing an interview. He urges addressing a specific person, outlining experience training data and references in four punchy paragraphs, and using professional presentation with margins and clean type.
A health column compares TB to a defending army fighting germs inside the lungs. It explains how white cells and antibodies mobilize to wall off bacteria, the possibility of a second invasion, and how minerals support growth and health in a balanced diet.
Three prisoners escaped the Clinton County jail late Tuesday night, climbing through a scuttle hole above the cell block and fleeing across the jail roof. Identified were Clarence Lute 34 of Highland Linzey Wright 19 of Hillsboro and Henry Smith 18 of Clermont County all awaiting related actions. Deputies say Lute is dangerous with no known exit details.
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