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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1962
Page
4
Chase Reamer is listed as managing editor with George Strode as news editor and Ronnie T. Yates serving as classifieds manager. The roles indicate a newsroom leadership structure and department heads.
The Republican group in both houses endorses a new Declaration of Principles and Policies aimed at shaping campaigns in 1962 and 1964. It accuses the current Administration of neglecting institutions that protect freedom at home and abroad and calls for stronger action to preserve freedom against international Communism. Some senators declined to sign over foreign policy bipartisanship and farm policy disputes. The document may influence fall campaigns but individual races will hinge on local issues and candidate personalities.
The piece argues that highways can no longer handle growing truck and bus traffic after fatal incidents across the country. It calls for dedicated truck and bus routes alongside normal highways funded by user charges, with exemptions only for farm produce haulers.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reports broad consumer gains in April and May. Department store sales housing starts and auto sales rise while consumer spending may spur fixed investment and business expansion. The bank notes gradual improvement and a hopeful outlook as steel inventories tighten in anticipation of a strike.
The piece argues that postwar overproduction affects both rich and developing nations, noting Canada Australia and South Africa depend on exports for food and metals. It traces rising world capacity from 1957 to 1961, cites stockpiling aims, and warns that continued surplus risks unemployment and social unrest without decisive policy action.
Dear Abby answers a reader about a husband who won’t wear dentures and urges a dentist adjustment or new set. The column also covers a girl starting a hope chest and advising to report a mother with a minor’s danger, suggesting legal action if proof exists.
Practical tips to improve recall of names and faces using conscious effort and mnemonic links. The piece cites James J. Farley and Dr. Crane, recommending clear sensory impressions double exposure and rapid action such as writing names and linking to familiar associations.
Dexter DEXTER and Mrs Ray Nichol attended the funeral of Joseph Ostencamp in Huntington, a former Rutland High School student. Ward Nichol and family visited Vermilion for Judy Schilling’s graduation and others visited relatives in Akron Camp Polk Roanoke and Camp Polk Louisiana.
Jim Bishop recalls press agents shaping syndicated columns by urging favorable coverage and sometimes distorting facts. He recounts Miami coverage, a dead season misread, and the backlash from agents including Gardner, Novack, Price, Meyer, Ferris, and Neal, concluding he erred about Miami’s summer appeal.
A Kansas parent asks why her older son cries at home but not at school. The reply urges consistent discipline, praise, and shared rules by parents, with spanking for disobedience and a timed punishment to curb outbursts. It also suggests engaging the child with affection and activities to reduce jealousy.
Eight boys from the Rome Canaan Chapter of the Future Farmers of America will attend FFA camp next month. The announcement came from adviser D C McIntorf. State Highway Patrolman Carl E Seiferth spoke at the chapter meeting.
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