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Faults Freely Admitted by Members
In Athens 28 AA members and guests met at the Presbyterian Church to hear a speaker. The talk framed alcoholism as an incurable disease yet one manageable through fellowship and the program’s 12 steps. The piece notes AA’s origins, non sectarian God concept, and the role of support, plus local 1948 arrest statistics and hospital data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunter I. Jacobson
Presbyterian Church of Athens
Alcoholics Anonymous
Akron
Crusaders
Temperance Society
Medical Society of the State of New York
American Psychiatric Association
God
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Athens
Athens State Hospital