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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1958
Page
4
The piece cites General George C. Marshall on national naivety about quick fixes and argues that fear of Soviet progress stimulates calls for more federal spending. It warns against a defense and education spending spree driven by pressure groups, urging careful budgeting while responding to Sputnik challenges.
The piece argues that rapid growth in education from 1929 to 1958 outpaced quality gains, with public schooling absorbing a larger share of the national budget. It cites 86.2 percent more public education jobs, 175 percent more public school construction, and a 456 percent rise in expenditures, urging focus on quality over federal spending and support for stronger science and core disciplines.
A columnist notes Americans spend 100 million annually on insomnia relief and recalls W C Fields prescription to get more sleep. The piece roams from British horticulturists linking flower freakiness to radiation to Kate Smith ending a theme song after 27 years. It quotes the Duke of Edinburgh on discipline and lays out quirky tidbits on suicides, blink rates, magazine shops, Tokyo coffee houses, penguin divorce rates, baking soda as a fire extinguisher, and Francis Bacon on prosperity and adversity.
President Eisenhower and Nikita Bulganin exchange letters over a potential summit. Eisenhower demands expert-prepared topics and foolproof inspection before any disarmament steps. Bulganin pushes top-level talks and UN-avoiding diplomacy amid Western mistrust.
Lonzo G. aged 47 is a factory superintendent who argues psychological tests do not definitively predict success. He emphasizes personality traits over raw test scores and suggests sending for the booklet for guidance. Dr. George W. Crane notes workers vary beyond technical aptitude.
The piece traces U.S. budget growth from early expenditures to a projected 72% billion for the current fiscal year. It notes Ike's $74 billion target, Roosevelt era averages, postwar 1948 outlays, and Korea War defenses raising 1953 spending. It also mentions an $8 billion interest on a $275 billion debt and recession squeezing revenues.
A humorous tale from Scranton features Napoleon a renowned chef who travels to cook for a university president. Mistaking a university for a party venue the chef unveils carving knives in the guard's sight leading to a padded cell and a comedic rescue several hours later.
The reading urges careful study and planning for future success, with a three month window to advance finances before mid September. Cautions include restricted speculation this year, environmental sensitivities in April, and health in March and December. A birthday child may excel as a mathematician, architect, or scientist.
In New York a mix of police and non police wear blue uniforms creating citizen confusion. The sanitation department and transit police plus Port Authority officers wear similar attire, prompting calls to reform policing and street enforcement. Joe faces trial for off leash behavior amid the debate over who enforces the law.
A university crowd applauds as Bill Hess is introduced as the new football coach in a ceremony at Men’s Gymnasium. The event marks the start of a fresh narrative led by sportswriter Andy Chenko and framed by the legacy of Carroll Widdoes.
The Civil Aeronautics Board finds Saul F. Binstock a 62 year old retired jeweler from North Hollywood California intentionally detonated dynamite in a rest room aboard a Western Air Lines Convair en route from Las Vegas to Los Angeles last July 25. The blast hurled him from the aircraft over the Mojave Desert, killing him and injuring no one else. Binstock had insured himself for 125000 dollars.
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday editions with copy prices and delivery options. It shows rates for Ohio and West Virginia with monthly and special rates, and notes entry as second class matter under the Associated Press.
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