Eisenhower Budget Marks Shift Toward Military Emphasis
The 1959 budget message signals fewer liberal social programs, postponing health insurance for government workers and child welfare grants. It outlines 61 new proposals plus 34 carried over items, focusing on immediate crises and a Defense reorganization with up to two billion dollars transferable between services.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Organization For Trade Cooperation
Armed Services
Postmaster General Drives Mail Delivery Safety Edict
The Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield orders halting home mail delivery at houses where dogs bite or tear uniforms, forcing residents to collect mail at the office. He tried appeasements and a dog psychologist with no success, signaling a tough approach to protect mailmen and ensure service continuity.
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Arthur Summerfield
Summerfield
Aunt Alice and Homer of The Bronx Cast Right Is Right Ethos
Jim Bishop profiles Aunt Alice a stern pillar of the family famed for moral rigor and control. Her husband Homer endures her rule as they raise children, manage rent, and confront a lifetime of churchgoing judgment and hard luck.
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Alice
Homer
Bronx
Long Island
Jersey
Case X-313: Gordon J. Aged 38 as Personnel Director
Dr Laird reports in Case History that 60 percent of Americans admit theft lying and cheating. He rebuts poverty as sole crime cause noting only 2 percent of embezzlement stems from necessity. Scrapbook this for Sunday school.
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George W. Crane
Gordon J
Management Review
Laird
Gilbert L. Betts
Russell N. Cassel
Gregory Company
Cincinnati
Public Forum Defends Foreign Aid and Debate
A reader replies to a January Messenger letter defending U.S. foreign aid. The note argues aid deterred communism postwar Europe, notes shifts to Asia Africa Latin America, and warns against cutting aid or Trade Act extensions, urging continued policy for world peace.
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the Messenger
Dwight Mutchler
United States
Europe
Greece
Italy
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Russia
Stop Me N EXECUTIVE Finds New Secretary After Trials
A high profile executive finally hires a secretary after struggling to find someone willing to work more than 25 hours weekly. She offers quirky evidence of intelligence noting a fountain pen discovery and a slot and pinball skill on a job questionnaire. The piece also recalls a vaudeville joke about naming a Shakespearean female character.
Critics say bickering gains no ground in military projects
In the piece Edwin L. Weiss argues that government service rewards do not align with performance and cites Admiral Hyman Rickover’s leadership on the atomic submarine. He criticizes rigid military structure, notes conformance over performance, and claims the U.S. trails the Russians in key defense tech.
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Hyman Rickover
Old Fogies
Navy
Edwin L. Weiss
Senate Preparedness
Lyndon Johnson
Admiral Rickover
The Family Doctor letter on allergies and breathlessness
A reader named Mrs. R. describes severe allergic reactions to dust silk kapoc cigarette smoke perfume soap and even food. She reports great difficulty with shortness of breath and is in a pretty bad way though the exact cause of her symptoms remains uncertain.
The Athens Messenger Advertises Daily and Sunday Rates
The Athens Messenger announces its daily and Sunday editions with per copy prices and carrier delivery options. It lists subscription rates for Ohio and West Virginia readers and special mail rates, plus mentions Associated Press membership.
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Athens Messenger
Sunday Messenger
Ohio & W. Va
Ohio & W Va
Athens
Ohio
Postoffice
Associated Press
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