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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1961
Page
4
The Wall Street Journal argues that repeated defense budget reviews and talk of mobilizing reserves risk fueling a crisis psychology. It urges restraint, efficiency, and funding cuts to domestic programs, warning that wasteful spending undercuts U S image and deterrence.
The article argues for a U N supervised underground test ban as a path past deadlock in Geneva. It notes two main reasons for such a framework: to make a treaty workable and to allow the Soviet Union a face-saving exit from its current stance.
A tense domestic tale follows Rollo a punctual factory man and Lis his wife as pressures mount. Misunderstandings and a mysterious sniper rattle their marriage culminating in a fatal car crash and Lis’s frightened plea as Rollo collapses.
A widow faced with a suitor torn between her and his late wife’s sister seeks guidance on persistence versus letting go. A column reply advises dating others but not giving up quickly, noting the rival’s edge due to family ties and mother’s involvement.
Dr George W Crane cites Dr Thomas Burgess at Concordia College Minnesota praising practical teaching over ivory tower research. He urges boards to value trained teachers and avoid lavish gadgets and teaching machines without proven impact. Parents should weigh costs against library books and quality instruction.
The article reports concerns from GOP farm experts that subsidies and a Commerce Department decision could let middlemen sell U S farm products to the Soviet Union for rubles and other currencies. It cites Rep Delbert Latta and notes possible exports to China and Cuba amid World Food aid to Yugoslavia and State Department spins on Outer Mongolia. It also mentions Owen Lattimore's secret mission to Outer Mongolia and Latimore’s lack of formal ties to the State Department.
A fragment from a party scene shows a wife confronting her husband amid a noisy overheated cocktail gathering. The text suggests tension as a character named Eimer appears.
Richard E. Bearks is spending a furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bearks, after a 13 month station in Korea. Miss Jyl Beaver of Middleport is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beaver.
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