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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1958

Page

4

Reduced Taxes and Spending Pressures Across Europe and U S

The piece argues Germany and Austria cut top income and corporate tax rates to ease burdens after war and urges U S Congress to cut spending rather than raise taxes. It criticizes President Eisenhower for seeking revenue while avoiding spending reduction and urges government fiscal restraint to keep the budget in the black.

Germany

Scherer Addresses DAR on Communist Infiltration Crusade

Congressman Gordon H. Scherer spoke at the DAR convention in Washington to outline Communist activities and infiltrations. He warned of Supreme Court limits on freedoms and FBI powers and urged publication of his speech for every American home.

Daughters of the American Revolution Washington Gordon H. Scherer Ohio House Committeee On Scherer Mr. Scherer Un-American Activities Committee Supreme Court FBI The DAR D St N.W Washington, D.C

The Power of the Big City in New York Village

A narrator recalls moving to Greenwich Village and embracing New York City as a foreigner finding belonging in the dense urban culture. He describes the city’s imperial energy, perpetual change, and the deep rewards of walking its streets for 21 years, noting the town’s warmth, glassy stone kinship, and limitless opportunities.

New York City Greenwich Village Washington Potomac Hudson New York Empire State Building Central Park Manhattan

Effect of Supporting Dictators in Cold War Policy

The piece argues the United States tensions between promoting democracy and doing business with right-wing dictatorships. It cites Latin America, Franco's Spain, Saudi Arabia, and others, noting Nixon and Eisenhower’s interactions, the effect on colonial France in Indochina and Algeria, and the risk of global instability.

United States Latin America Nixon Francisco Franco Middle East Saudi Arabia Venezuela Marcos Perez Jimenez Eisenhower Colombia U. S Milton Eisenhower Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Pinilla Peru Manuel A. Odria Odria Argentina Juan D. Peron Haiti Paul E. Magloire Honduras Julio Lozana Diaz Nicaranga Anastasio Somoza Cuba Fulgencio Batista Paraguay Alfred Stroessner Dominican Republic Rafael Trujillo France Indochina

Parsons Couple Credited With 129 New Members

Dr Crane lauds Joe and Mrs Parsons of Indianapolis and Broadway Methodist Church for recruiting 129 new members over 20 years. He urges readers to adopt a church block system, house to house surveys, and personal calls to boost attendance, citing Mormon and Jehovah’s Witnesses as examples. He offers a booklet for 20 cents.

Joe Parsons Fisherman’s Society St. Peter and St. Paul George W. Crane Indianapolis Broadway Methodist Church League of the Golden Pen America Finance Committee Mormon Church Jehovah’s Witnesses

Upturn Still Far Away Says Business Leaders

Halfway through Q2, officials note government steps to ease credit, lower rates, liberalize mortgages, and speed defense contracts. Industry counters with sales pushes, price cuts, and cost cuts while output aims to meet demand and inventories shrink. Yet loans remain tight and spending recovery delays. governments fund civic projects, homes boost builders, and federal debt service improves. Most businessmen expect a turn, but not for some time.

Nance U. S. Treasury

Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf

A customer confronts a neglectful restaurant staffer after a long wait and is ignored as the humorist known for visiting an antique shop seven mornings in a row is described. The passage recalls the hunter Shephard who was eaten by a leopard with a pun on salted and peppered.

Shephard Bennett Cerf King Features Syndicate

Horoscope Forecast For Tomorrow And The Year Ahead

Tomorrow favors routine and home life while outdoor work brings good influences. For those with birthdays soon, focus shifts to job and finances this year with steady effort needed for improvement. June and September offer brief financial gains and October may bring job recognition, no windfalls expected. If single, marriage is possible and mid July suits travel plans. November ahead brings caution in personal and business dealings and December holds some bad news.

Latin America needs stronger US policy and markets

The piece argues for restoring Monroe Doctrine principles and expanding US investment in Latin America to counter communist influence. It criticizes Europe First and calls for focusing on Latin American trade in zinc, lead, coffee, copper, and oil, linking development to political stability and democracy.

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Health note on infectious hepatitis and its spread

An overview explains infectious hepatitis as a liver inflammation spread by contaminated food and water. It notes adults suffer more, outbreaks tied to common sources, and prevention through water purification and strict hand washing before handling food.

National Office of Vital Statistics Hippocrates

Club To Hold Last Meeting In Ravenswood

Ravenswood Civic Club will hold its final meeting of the club year on Tuesday night. A 6:30 p.m. covered dish supper will be served in the EUB Church basement. Members’ families are invited as Mrs. Alva Mae Kidder, new president, will appoint committees for next year and close this year’s business until September.

Ravenswood North Ravenswood

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