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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1961

Page

4

Red China Question in UN Agenda Debate

The General Assembly may consider whether Communist China should be admitted to the United Nations this fall. Foy D. Kohler warns of a likely loss of U S support to keep the issue off the agenda, while noting that a discussion could damage U S prestige but also remove an embarrassing topic. The real battleground will be deciding if Red China should hold a UN seat.

China United Nations General Assembly Foy D. Kohler House Appropriations Committee United States Kohler U.S

Dear Abby Readers Share Life Lessons And Funny Dilemmas

A Dear Abby column page features readers sharing relationship and social etiquette dilemmas. Topics include teen dating, medical titles at home, preserving old photos, and asking for service at stores, with Abby’s practical guidance and a note to write to Abby for a personal reply.

Backyard Escoffiers Weekend Grill Theory

A column muses on a possible link between rising convenience foods and weekend backyard cooking. It argues that modern home meal prep shifts toward complex patio grilling as workers, previously confined to kitchen duties, now expect intricate flavors and marination, challenging traditional roles.

Overhaul of Strategy for Hemisphere Solidarity

The piece argues that defeats reveal lessons in containment policy failing in Asia and possibly Africa. It calls for an all-out drive to rally Latin America behind a revitalized Monroe Doctrine, possibly abrogating limits from the 1936 Rio de Janeiro treaty. It warns against defeatist attitudes and suggests re-examining strategic options.

Laos Asia Africa Latin America Rio de Janeiro

Hard To Tell Em Apart Married And Single Women In Work Force

The piece notes changing customs blur lines between married and single women in America’s 20 million plus female workforce. It cites signals like ring wear, behavior patterns, and daily routines to distinguish life roles and comments on how women balance work and home, ending with a nod to pride in being a housewife.

America

Would Negroes Have Moved Faster Toward Desegregation

This piece weighs whether direct action by African Americans and allies a generation ago would have sped desegregation. It surveys NAACP strategy, court rulings from 1946 to 1954, and shifts in public opinion and federal backing after Little Rock and bus protests, arguing the later path was shaped by climate, law, and global politics.

South National Association For the Advancement of Colored People NAACP Alabama Supreme Court Little Rock Montgomery Ala Martin Luther King Africa United States

Doctor Crane’s Personal Diet Advice Pamphlet

Dr. George W. Crane outlines a weight loss scheme for Helen M. 37, noting her 35 pound gain since marriage and urging 800 calories for women and 1200 for men. He promotes tin can diets, strict fluid limits, and a 10 day plan claiming 10 pounds loss, plus a booklet offer with a stamped return envelope and 20 cents. The tone targets wives seeking slimmer figures and reawakening romantic interest.

Helen

Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf

A humorous collection of short gags and witticisms. Jokes involve a clergyman, a Dallas oil baron, a lazy man, and a Juneau beanery sign. The pieces showcase Cerf's wordplay and light social observations typical of 1961 syndicated humor.

Bennett Cerf Juneau Alaska Texas King Features Syndicate

Kyger Notes and Funeral Attendees

Kyger reports several locals attended the funeral of Mrs. Alma Rupe at the Rowlings-Coats Funeral Home in Middleport. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Rupe of Columbus visited Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weimann and other relatives. Elmer Moses and Lonnie Moles family hosted a day gathering in Putnam County West Virginia. Marvin Rupe and Francis LaRue guests near Gregg camp.

Mary B. Sisson Kyger Alma Athey Rupe Rowlings- Coats Middleport Sherman Rupe Columbus Carl Weimann Elmer Moses Lonnie Moles Putnam County W. Va Marvin Rupe Francis LaRue Greeg Camp

Press censorship fears public anger and danger to rights

George Sokolsky argues public officials push censorship to hide truth, warning angry citizens can oust leaders. He cites NLRB official’s call for a press vacuum, Teheran and Cuba cases, and says executive sessions mislead the public while a diverse press shields censorship, urging full exposure of facts.

Teheran Cuba Gore Congress Congressional Committee Republic

Wilton honors 22 graduate with valedictorian and salutatorian

Commencement exercises at Wilton High School marked by 22 graduates. Karen Knox earned the valedictorian title and Elza Lambert the salutatorian honor. relatives visited relatives and local groups held events including band booster party and Grange slides on Civil War battlefields.

Wilton High School Karen Knox Elza Lambert

Six Perform Ske's Duties Six Perform Ske's Duties

An unofficial committee of six ran the government during the two months after Eisenhower's heart attack in 1955. Sherman Adams says the group included himself, Vice President Nixon, John Foster Dulles, Herbert Brownell, George Humphrey, and Walton Persons.

New York Eisenhower Sherman Adams Richard M. Nixon John Foster Dulles Atty Herbert Brownell Treasury George Humphrey Walton Persons

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