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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1962
Page
4
The Wall Street Journal reviews the first annual report of Presidents Kennedy Council of Economic Advisers. It argues that productivity and gross national product are used with semantic tricks. The piece contends that capital investment drives productivity and warns against excessive nationalization.
The piece notes historic Democratic and Republican divisions during Congress, with Kennedy blocked in the Rules Committee by both Southern Democrats and Republicans, while liberal East bloc friction erodes leadership. Rockefeller and Goldwater stand as lone flagbearers amid shifting fortunes and rising partisan gamesmanship.
The author notes TV shapes conduct, citing escalating on screen drinking and stylized violence. He recalls shifts from measured drinks to straight pours and from loud gunplay to subtle neck blows. A personal moment shows his daughter mimicking a back of neck hit, raising concerns about safety and public manners influenced by television.
A Senate inquiry examines who writes military officers speeches and how censorship operates. Presidents and generals back civilian oversight, while some critics protest subordinates' red pens and review chains. The issue reduces to judgment on how censorship is applied, not whether it exists.
In a trio of queries, readers ask if real men ever get permanent waves, if a wife is paranoid and how a husband can cope after a stroke. Abby suggests men may choose waves but cautions about workday appearances. she recommends medical help for a jealous wife and kindness over hurtful terms toward the disabled.
Laura L., age 39, seeks help from Dr. George W. Crane as her husband aged 44 drifts distant after 18 years of marriage. The article warns about men’s reduced erotic vigor after 40 and urges wives to act, promising a booklet on preventing impotence for 20 cents.
Colonel David Barret of San Francisco recalls two jokes he heard after enlisting in the Army. The first is a hotel window quip about fire engines and Hell, the second a shipboard line about Ireland versus Hell. Elsa Maxwell visits a dinner and criticizes host’s guest list with a sharp remark about afternoon people at an evening function.
In New Straitsville on Tuesday night the Jolly Eight Bridge Club gathered at Genevieve Hartman’s home with Grace Leake Mildred Thompson Margaret Boyle Marguerite Spicer Juliette Hatem Marlene Devol and Jane Irvin present Lunch was provided by the hostess. Obituaries note the death of George E Howe 73 in San Pedro California and burial at Arlington Cemetery. Also announced is the birth of Michael William to Mr and Mrs William Cook at Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville with grandparents Owen Wallace and Hobart Cook.
George Sokolsky muses on Clare Boothe Luce and Jacqueline Kennedy fashion clashes. He notes dressmakers, designers, and political figures like Oleg Cassini and David Dubinsky, weaving in cultural references and past First Ladies while defending personal style over public judgment.
Letters and notices critique the Athens city budget and the E State Street lighting project. The piece questions a 56 new light installation at $82.50 yearly rent each totaling $4620 per year, contrasting with prior costs and urging spending restraint. It cites related district concerns and a government appointment to Geneva.
Ames Bern, executive head at one school, reports to residents the state education department sent letters to nine Athens County schools. He notes the letters cite standards not being met and that the letters rely solely on the high school principals report. He emphasizes the report is not a rebuttal nor a full district evaluation tool.
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