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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1960
Page
4
Dr. Neal Gross of Harvard’s Graduate School of Education notes superintendents face pressure to hold costs while demand grows for better facilities and programs. He stresses that good education costs money and requires investment in facilities, faculty, and trained personnel to meet advancing technology and societal needs.
A humorous reflection on church picnics where middle aged fathers face temptations to join races after a large meal. The piece lampoons father son events and the risk of injuries from attempts to relive youth, noting recovery may take a week to a month and vows to avoid future picnics.
The season of summer drains energy and tempts neglect of gardens and lawns. Early May care fades by late June as writers urge staying diligent. The piece argues summer proves who stays on task versus who slackens.
An advertising executive criticizes TV for excessive violence and weak service to viewers and sponsors. He argues violence harms ad effectiveness and urges higher quality content. The piece also notes Khrushchev’s low standing and critiques his disarmament plan.
Jim Bishop forecasts radical 2000s era changes from hydrofoil ships and sled runners to one hour city hops and Mach jets. He imagines living rooms as TV walls with 35 channels and houses turning to sun, with automated beds and color walls.
Dear Abby addresses teen behavior and parental guidance in a column discussing a 15 year old who acts only when paid, plus cases of generosity while drinking and prom budgeting. The piece includes correspondence from readers and Abby's blunt, practical responses.
Dr George W Crane explains projection as the root of Henry H a 34 year old improvident husband who squanders salary on guns and fishing tackle while his wife and children suffer from bill collectors. Henry scores Very Poor on his tests for husbands and lashes out, while Crane urges readers to use the Tests for Husbands and Wives to choose better marriage partners.
At the White House Conference on Children and Youth speakers praised TV as entertaining and instructive while urging parental responsibility. Experts warned mass media promote materialism and conformity and urged constructive use. Eva Grant condemned violence and urged programs that foster growth. parents were urged to be stricter for children’s futures.
A collection of light anecdotes includes a freshman who learned nothing from pillow sleeping a book a Montana housewife suing a TV sponsor over a fake pool in a fish bowl a farmer seeking vet advice and a vet quip about selling a badly limping horse.
George Sokolsky outlines Barry Goldwater’s Conservative philosophy from The Conscience of a Conservative and contrasts it with Liberal thought. He notes a growing Conservative current in the United States, especially among the young, and laments television’s depersonalizing effect on politics.
Classified notice from Messenger Publishing Co. Athens Ohio shows mail rates and subscription terms with various durations such as one week six months and three months. It notes mailing details and office address at 4% W Union St Athens Ohio and mentions Associated Press membership.
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