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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1962
Page
6
The author disputes President Kennedy's plan to admit thousands of Chinese refugees from Hong Kong, arguing the move ignores national interest and would burden California as public charges. They suggest relocating them to Formosa instead and question the logic of bringing them to the United States.
A JFK rally report notes his speech for aged care across the nation. It highlights gaps in Social Security and Kerr-Mills Act coverage for seniors 65 and over, including hospital costs, doctors’ fees, and preventive care, urging patience before a universal plan.
Senator Proxmire challenges President Kennedy on farm aid. He argues the administration overstates cost rises if grain lacks strict controls. The Senate Agricultural Committee backs a move to extend voluntary feed grain programs into 1963 rather than implementing mandatory controls.
The concept envisions France Germany Italy as core members of a broader union totaling 152 million people and roughly one eighth the US land area. Proponent Richard Nikolaus Coudenhove-Kalergi coins the name Fralit from the French spellings of the three nations.
The article argues the United States spent lives and money defending Philippine independence and that war damage claims are unjust. It notes Congress passed but refused to appropriate 73 million, labeling the move as reckless toward a friend and ally. It says Congress is reconsidering the bill as better diplomacy to pay the aid.
The writer cites large mail from seniors on Medicare and Social Security, noting diminished family care for the elderly, high medical costs, and doctor shortages. He argues capitalism and science extend life but notes flaws in life insurance and pensions pressuring older workers. Kennedy health insurance ideas are mentioned with no solid counterproposal.
A commentary contrasts refugee outflows from East Germany and China. It notes East Germans fled to West Germany at rates around 2000 daily before the wall and cites Hong Kong as a major destination for Chinese refugees since 1949. The piece questions Beijing’s stance, suggesting the regime can absorb more people while pursuing its objectives rather than easing restrictions.
A Pensacola reader asks how to raise a 28 year old son to respect elders while another writes about custody and marriage pressures. Abby suggests ignoring taunts if teases, or psychiatric help if childlike behavior persists, and weighs marriage options amid child welfare and romantic conflicts.
A reader questions whether a neighbor boy’s mother intercepted a five dollar graduation gift. Abby notes the mother may have kept or redirected the gift and advises discreetly addressing the recipient. The column also reminds readers not to act as others' bankers and offers personal reply options.
The piece argues that the United States government shifted from neutral referee to active participant in the economy. It cites 1910 as the turning point when Uncle Sam began competing with private players, upsetting the founders' plan for a strictly impartial oversight. The author invokes historian Samuel B. Pettengill on wage comparisons to underscore the shift's impact.
Miss Margaret Ann Mercer of Noell West Virginia visits aunt Edna Searls. Robert Rupe and family vacationing in Columbus and Meigs County. Ruth Willis and J M Conkle visit Robert Conkle’s family. Ruth Vanzant of Florida guests of Ray Durst. W W Underwood learns of half sister Lucy Bullard’s death in Clay County. A discussion on Postal Savings System and Uncle Sam as referee, urging privatization to reduce debt and boost tax revenue.
Reedsville updates include Gail McCain and family visiting Buckley relatives in Reedsville Belpre visitors Dorset Reibel family from Cheshire and Albany guests. Helen Archer visiting. Forked Run Park picnic with local families. Riverview School eighth graders Charles Barnhart Sheila Blake Barbara Fields Jack Reed Shirley Reed Barbara Smith Ruth Ann Smith Mary Taylor Sandra Walton Joan Davis. Nettie Cowdery visiting Parkersburg friends. Local residents Eber Ours and Harold Johnson hosts. Vic Kierns of Columbus recent business visit.
A collage of quick factlets and trivia from Hal Boyle touching on adoption demand in the United States, affordable Azores living, recreational boating growth, safety timing, quirky California eyewear fines, silent bank robberies by notes, Navy bean soup tradition in the Senate, telephony growth, and animal behavior notes.
Salem Center reports Ross Edwards returning home after hospital stay and visitors from the Edwards family. Local families J C Johnston and Sharon Johnston relocate near Paint Ridge Road. Eight grade groups from Salem Center Rutland and Harrisonville tour Columbus. Pvt. Ronald Miller goes back to Ft. Knox. In Berkeley, Hartland S. Snyder 49, a leading nuclear physicist, dies after brief illness.
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