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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1952
Page
4
Nine months into UN negotiations with communist negotiators over Korea the talks have yielded little. The article argues for a serious review of strategy to avoid drift and risk if a real settlement remains unlikely. It warns that the lull strengthens communist defenses and urges top level guidance to determine a clear direction.
HAL BOYLE argues for a national share-your-worries program during Mental Health Week. He notes the shortage of psychiatrists and high costs, proposing peer support clubs to normalize discussing fears, reduce personal burden, and promote resilience.
A historical text argues high tax officials miscompute returns and cites large salaries and five figure expense accounts. It critiques federal spending, quotes Jefferson and Washington, and calls for Ohio to ratify a 25 percent income tax amendment to constrain the 16th Amendment. It notes Ohio’s near-miss in 1950 and asserts current federal taxation exceeds 29 percent.
The piece weighs whether the government will ever permit a strike in critical industries during war or peace, amid Wagner and Taft-Hartley acts. It traces history from the Railway Labor Act to Truman's steel seizure, noting mediation, injunctions, and seizures as substitutes for a no-strike law. It contrasts U S. and European approaches, ending with a Matthew Henry meditation on wealth and responsibility.
Cincinnati report quotes A J Oppermann of Uniontown Pa as saying an underground coal auger could raise production and reduce accidents. He notes prior use in tunneling and that the device remains in infancy but could lower mining costs and improve efficiency and safety by reducing timbering and multiple tasks.
A seasonably warm period is expected from Wednesday through Sunday with highs 66 to 73 and lows 46 to 49. Cooler Wednesday, then warmer by the weekend. Scattered showers Thursday and Sunday may total one-third to one-half inch.
The Ohio Fuel Gas Company asked the Federal Power Commission to approve a first step toward higher rates for 534 000 customers in 49 Ohio counties. If Texas Eastern’s higher rates are approved, Ohio Fuel would face about 6 800 000 more annually. Renegotiations may affect Athens area towns with increases for industrial, wholesale, and domestic accounts across the service area.
Dr Jordan explains that occasional fainting may involve rare diseases but low blood pressure alone rarely causes problems. Most people with low pressure live long lives. symptoms are often mental or unrelated. No safe method exists to raise blood pressure except treating any other condition.
The reading cautions that this day favors discretion and discernment in behavior amid a tense, emotion driven climate. It foresees unplanned upheaval, potential disaster from hasty decisions, and a need for calm, though a birthday child may face drastic consequences without steady judgment. The guidance emphasizes mind over emotion and early training for a child born today.
Private eye Jack Duggan dies of poison after posing as Dr Basil Willing at a gathering hosted by Dr Zimmer. Inspector Foyle probes the death as Basil Wiling infiltrates a web of suspected impostors and a dead socialite Miss Katherine Shaw, with lines tying to Miss Shaw’s companion Charlotte Dean and a mail theft arrest in Cincinnati.
The list enumerates daily radio programs across networks with start times, show titles, and host or sponsor cues. It notes daylight vs standard time adjustments and includes multiple repeats and cross-network listings for entertainment, news, drama, and sports content.
A fragmented listing shows TV station schedules with programs and times across WLW channel 4 WSRAZ channel 5 WTVN channel 6 and WRNS channel 9 The listings include Kukla Fran and Ollie News and Weather Kate Smith Howdy Doody Sports Parade and various variety talk and game shows along with movies and daily segments.
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