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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1957
Page
6
The New York Times notes President Eisenhower fights his budget with Congress split. Congress delays, approving only eight appropriations worth 14.9 billion after cuts, while pushing for restraint. Public sentiment leans against ongoing high spending and tax increases, urging an economy-first approach.
Lyndon Johnson asserts Congress passed 229 bills and resolutions by Easter recess, with four and a half per day, contrasting 1955 and 1953 levels. He argues most backlog remains in committees while the Senate has not approved full 1957-58 appropriations.
Jim Bishop profiles Red Dolan, the colorful but chronically late star reporter who shifts from newspaper grit to Hollywood. Dolan covers ship news aboard the Ile de France, befriends Joseph Kennedy and Gloria Swanson, lands a movie offer, and dies in Washington after a champagne farewell that ends with an empty urn.
Dr Crane reviews a young couple Sally and Paul in a case history. Paul's army service and late schooling raise questions about reliability while his bold manners clash with Sally's family standards. Embarrassment and ego deflation lead to tension as parents host the stranger and a psychology test kit is offered.
A collection of quirky facts and reflections from a columnist noting salary trends 1957 graduates can expect, ancient vinegar use, Fresno ministers funeral fees, and odds on readers knowing why Arizona is called The Valentine State. It includes humor about art,Who’s Who chances, TV vibrations frightening rodents, and painting kitchens to deter flies.
A winded MIT talk on Yale letters prompts a student quip about MIT. Dartmouth drama director Walter Roach jokes about a cherry pie pit. Published 1957 by Bennett Cerf for King Features Syndicate.
The reading notes generous planetary influences making today stimulating. Pleasing news may arrive this afternoon, with potential romantic hints. For birthdays, curb spending for seven months and act conservatively financially. Job-focused months July to September promise effort with rewarding October results. Be cautious with casual acquaintances in September and expect good news late November. A born child will be practical, reliable, and meticulous.
A collage of religious quotes and biblical passages notes humanity’s limits and divine work. It contrasts Ruskin on second place in the heart with Acts 15 12 on miracles and Peter and Barnabas, and Colton on equality before the cross and grave.
George E. Sokolski presents a letter from C. E. Spencer, president of Casement Hardware and Windor Corporation of Puerto Rico, outlining the difference between tax avoidance and evasion. He notes legal distinctions, discusses withholdings, liens, jail risk, and observes motives for relocating to Puerto Rico Canada and other tax havens.
Reader questions on contact lenses versus glasses, nose bump after prior injury and risk of cancer with plastic surgery, and the link between asafetida tablets and digestive or kidney problems. Expert notes advise eye specialist evaluation for lenses, assess plastic surgery case by case with low risk if performed by experienced surgeons, and suggest investigating stomach and kidney issues while dismissing a causal link to asafetida.
Roy Lee Calvird, 23, walked into Toledo Police Headquarters and confessed to a $2700 robbery at the Vendo Cigarette Machine Co. He said an officer doubted him until he tossed a loaded pistol on the desk, noting he was tired of running.
A Superior Court jury awards Charles L. Norman of Bellevue Ohio 150000 for injuries from a June 25 1955 railroad accident that left him without both legs while he worked for Nickel Plate Railroad.
The Athens Messenger posts a brain game listing eight questions about first names of historical figures and a pop quiz. It asks general Celebrated in Sheridan's Ride Shays Rebellion cartoonist Tad Tale of Two Cities Brae Charles or Sidney Native Son Thomas Tyler Vardon Sir Hubert Wilkins and invites readers to recall the names.
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