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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1960
Page
4
Critics say TV often serves ratings over public interest. The piece argues programmers share newspaper responsibility to inform as well as entertain, citing Erwin Canham on lopsided coverage. It urges TV to offer broad news and information rather than chase popularity alone.
Arthur C. Motley urges Eisenhower to invite leading Democrats to the summit with Khrushchev saying a bipartisan meeting would soften the GOP blow if the conference fails. He notes past Republicans like Vandenberg and Eaton and Dulles as precedents for cross party foreign policy input. Democrats should have a share in formulating foreign policy to avoid a break if elections shift control.
The late Morris L Cooke was a Philadelphia engineer whose career centered on public service. From 1911 to 1915 he led city public works under Mayor Rudolph Blankenburg and advised on Philadelphia’s subway. He served under Roosevelt and Truman in key government posts, aided the U S Shipping Board during World War I, helped resolve oil property disputes with Mexico, led the Rural Electrification Administration, and oversaw water resources for the National Resources Board. He also chaired a presidential committee on the patent system.
A collection of wry observations on fashion vanity expense accounts and pop culture. It riffs on beards red hair eyelashes and the itch for fame alongside jabs at beatniks actresses and social habits. The tone feels like a late 20th century humor column with sharp one liners.
The piece notes a shift as young Southern Negroes press for direct action while the NAACP reconsiders its slow legal approach. Thurgood Marshall says legal aid will back demonstrators, Roy Wilkins warns on potential violence, and Northern white students offer solidarity for the civil rights shift.
Dear Abby column collects readers on teeth grinding bruxism with varied remedies. Solutions range from dentist appliances to mouth guards and personal tips. Several letters share marital tensions caused by night grinding and jest about worm concerns. Abby invites mail for personal replies.
Dr Mark seeks a congenial widow or unmarried woman 40 to 53 for a second marriage as Crane details the Scientific Marriage Foundation. The piece outlines how 1000 clergy interview applicants and match religion, hobbies, and background to prevent marital friction, urging brides to develop broad skills beyond cooking.
Advice for families expecting a child to ease jealousy and adjust routines. Encourages early planning to foster self reliance in older children, Dad involvement, babysitting prep, and coordinating support from relatives. Includes guidance on ensuring new arrangements and a potential prison honor camp site study in Perry County.
In 1884 Mark Twain sent the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to publishers with a note warning that moral or plot readers would face consequences. Since then about half a million readers yearly engage with the work, with no end in sight. The department calls Huck Finn among the world’s top ten novels. The piece also cites sun light and a school exchange about its speed.
George Sokolsky argues the 1960 campaign opens early due to the XXII Amendment. Eisenhower backs Nixon but Nixon must stand independently, shape a progressive conservative program, and win over young voters to become a true leader rather than an Eisenhower substitute.
The Athens Messenger outlines daily and Sunday rates by mail and carrier delivery. It lists subscription prices for Ohio and West Virginia, other U S locations, and notes mailing as a second class matter under the 1918 act.
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