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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1955
Page
4
Incomplete text from an Athens Ohio issue references a public matter under 1918 law. The readable segments mention names Gordon K Bush and Le 5 Bam Pubusner with uncertain dates.
The piece argues televised press conferences with President Eisenhower offer direct government access to the public, noting improved clarity in his replies and the editors of the full transcripts in press rooms. It discusses censorship concerns, the need for watchful reporting, and the future impact of televised government openness. It also references French political instability and ends with a Lavater quote and biblical reference.
In a World Today column James Mar era argues the United States avoided a preventive war against the Soviet Union while holding atomic superiority. He cites Churchill on hydrogen bomb timelines, notes risks of sweating out the conflict, and warns that once both powers near parity the threat of global devastation could push rivals to pressure others or deter defensive action. The piece reflects on Korea Berlin Greece Turkey and the uncertain outcomes of future U S Soviet confrontations.
A series of light questions about odd human quirks and everyday curiosities. The piece playfully ponders why people fear mice why shoe heels still use leather why men study their reflections and other whimsical musings about life and behavior.
A dialogue with Dr Crane explores why biblical ages loom large while modern life expectancy peaks at fifty to sixty. The piece links iodine and other trace minerals to thyroid health and cancer research, noting mineral-deficient soils and the promise of mineral supplementation for humans and livestock.
Tomorrow brings favorable cosmic energy for home life and family affairs. In the afternoon influences are stricter. use tact in business near your birthday. Next four months show strong career and financial gains with August bringing notable plan changes for the better. A child born today may be intelligent and ambitious, grounded in reality.
Long Beach California reports rabbits at the mile square barley field near the municipal airport are being disrupted by jet traffic. Citizens debate controlled hunting while officials cite danger from firearms and arrows on the airfield. Mayor Vermillion defends the rabbits, noting they were there first and should not be killed.
Sixteen six t bees ose my slahafey was called back to work at an Athens drives in. Mr and Mrs Paul McElroy and sons of Woitpen spent Sunday with Mrs McElroy s parents Mr and Mrs Dailey. Word Mr and Mrs Hubert Carr of Columbus recently spent a night with Mrs Carr s parents Mr Mrs Marion Hutchison. Mr and Mrs Glen McKnight of Columbus spent a week with Mrs McKnight s par t. Marion Hutchison attended the funeral in Coalton of four children burned to death when their home caught fire. They were the children of Mrs Tim McCleland s brother met Shannon a railroad worker spent a weekend here with his mother Mrs Irene Jackson Mrs D B Wood.
In Peekskill the Carmichael household confronts Sutton over a past murder of Jess Carmichael. Johnny Fletcher and Sam Cragg mock the lawyer’s victory as they head toward Manhattan with dwindling funds and lingering suspicion, debating debts, favors, and a future away from Peekskill.
The Public Forum urges Congress to raise salaries from 15000 to 25000 despite fears of voter backlash. It mocks critics, argues lawmakers face hardship and stigma, and questions why backing down would be reasonable, calling for a dignified vote to support the raise. Signed RB Carson, March 1.
A man was killed Tuesday while cutting a fallen tree at his farm near Zanesville. Investigators said the tree struck him and toppled the cutter, causing fatal injuries.
Radio listings show ABC WCOL in Columbus KE MBS WHIKC in Columbus WATIE Athens and WIEH Galpeter in Charleston WHIOK Pas Omer WPAR in Pas, plus NBCWEW in Cincinnati and WB stations. Programs include Daily Commentary Dinner Date News Hour Ten Thirty News and various game shows and talk segments with named hosts and times noted in a dense schedule.
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