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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1960
Page
4
The piece argues the next four years demand more than popularity and partisan flair. It urges voters to judge candidates by the promise of effective leadership and the deeper qualities beneath appearances, emphasizing human dignity and rights as core underpinnings.
The FAA order setting a 60 plus age limit faces a challenge after the Air Line Pilots Association failed to block the rule. The dispute centers on arbitrary age limits versus health and proficiency based assessments, with broader safety implications for other high risk occupations.
Ronald Halfacre, a tired suburbanite, laments spring in the suburbs as a green hell of chores and disruptions. He curses commuting life and longs for the city, where he recalls happier days amid noise and crowds. The scene ends with the train pulling away and his craving for another drink.
The United States Soviet Union and Britain have suspended above ground tests while Gene(va) talks aim for a formal ban. Dispute centers on foreign inspectors and underground tests, with a focus on ensuring verifiable limits and preventing covert development.
The Soviets agreed to suspend large underground tests and seek detection methods while a short term voluntary ban on underground tests is discussed by Ike and Macmillan. They propose a year long ban on underground tests and cheat proof inspection for a big blast ban with verification. No disarmament, only halting development of new weapons until a three nation agreement is reached.
A 20 year old mother seeks guidance on divorcing a husband with limited support and whether to relinquish her unborn child. Abby suggests legal counsel and personal counseling, urging consideration of the father’s wishes and spiritual support before making a lasting choice. The page also includes reader letters defending affection for a deceased dog and noting misreported issues about conjugal visits at a penitentiary.
In a personal case study narrator Dr George W Crane recalls a toothpaste squeeze dispute with his wife Cora revealing personality differences tied to birth order. He identifies himself as eldest and introvert while Cora is middle child extrovert. The piece notes how sequence in the family shapes traits and suggests potential change.
A Citizens letter questions school discipline and conditions at The Plains School in debate sparked by recent correspondence. The writer contrasts past teaching success with current struggles, urging more help for students, better respect for teachers, and renewed discipline. Also notes PETS AT WORK from Duluth and a 1960 U.S. population estimate.
A Massachusetts senator ridiculed Vermont voting rules claiming a $2000 trading prerequisite while Vermont senator Jonathon Proctor retorts that they all vote. A cartoon in the American Medical Journal mocks domestic life with a woman and her children. Gypsy Rose Lee jokes about a maidens lineage in a taxi cab.
George Sokolsky recounts the Hollywood Ten and the Committee for the First Amendment. He notes the October 1947 congressional testimony and the November 1947 industry resolutions to fire or purge alleged subversives. The piece covers industry divisions, blacklist effects, and the shift toward independent productions.
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday delivery options with varying weekly and monthly rates for Ohio and West Virginia addresses. It notes second class mailing status under the 1918 act and identifies the paper at 43 W Union St, Athens Ohio.
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