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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1961
Page
4
The Supreme Court decision forces Du Pont to divest about three billion dollars of GM stock within ten years, triggering a likely heavy tax bite for roughly 200000 Du Pont stockholders. Congress should consider remedial legislation to ease the tax burden and avert further market damage.
A letter from a well known detective agency proposes implanting agents in college classes to monitor professors and report daily to administration. The piece argues such spying undermines trust and could lead to mass dismissals and a chilling effect similar to Castro’s Cuba.
The first National Conference on Peaceful Uses of Space reports practical gains in homes and transportation from space research. Weather forecasting benefits from Tyros II satellite data, aiding farming and related activities. The prospect of weather control boosts support for continued space exploration.
A rubber firm releases photos of translucent red tires lit by inside bulbs, hinting at possible future options. The write up muses about blue green and other colored tires and even phosphorescent car bodies, noting heightened visibility and a festive highway atmosphere.
A reflection on flags flown over the U S Capitol each year. Capitol police raise over sixteen thousand flags to meet demand. The practice, though routine and brisk, seems both ridiculous and touching as flags return to ordinary display across America.
The essay riffs on a Rolls-Royce advertisement, contrasting luxury myth with reality. The narrator notes the car’s silent four wheels and costly, ornate details, then jokes about cost and social vanity while poking fun at glossy brochure claims and teazle trimmed roofs.
A collection of Dear Abby questions and responses featuring a teenage son’s privacy issues with a locked bedroom, a border marriage in Mexico with an unclear license, and a family member dreading long social functions. Abby advises on parental privacy limits, legal verification of the marriage, and tolerating tedious gatherings.
In a personal case, Dr. George W. Crane urges husbands to hire a babysitter and give exhausted wives a weekly break to restore balance at home. He shares anecdotes of sleepless children and recommends using games to burn energy, plus promoting his booklet Games for Children. The piece ends with a quip about joint checking accounts.
Parent guidance on managing toddler temper fits from ages two to five. Stay firm, avoid rewarding cries, and offer substitutes. Speak softly, delay help, and use one clear no to reduce rage while fostering cooperation. Limit TV and create a calm home environment to prevent outbursts.
A humor piece recounts a despondent lover seeking a revolver, a miserly noble avoiding charity, and a wife asking if love will endure aging with a cold reply about loving through colors. Published in 1961 by Bennett Cerf and King Features Syndicate.
George Sokolsky argues that paying Castro’s indemnity for 1200 hostages to obtain tractors is immoral. He questions U S response to blackmail tied to Castro and warns such tactics empower Soviet pressure and threaten Berlin. He links CIA invasion plans and private committees to moral responsibility.
Members of the Great Books Club at Ohio Penitentiary win books for submitting a winning question in a cent sponsored by a syndicated newspaper columnist. Their question asks if the end justifies the means, prompting reflection on moral questions.
General Electric chairman Ralph J. Cordiner will testify June 5 before the Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee inquiry into price fixing in the electrical equipment industry. Senator Estes Kefauver announced the date Saturday.
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