History moves on as satellites redefine reconnaissance
The piece notes rapid progress from spy planes to orbital observation. It highlights TIros I, a Russian manned satellite, and U S Midas and Samos satellites reporting rocket launches worldwide. It argues the debate over spy planes is outdated and urges the United Nations to address rights and responsibilities of orbiting observation.
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Washington
Moscow
U.S
Tiros I
Soviet Union
United Nations Security Council
United States
Midas
Samos
United Nations
Nixon Sees Republican Nomination Clear As Democratic Race Remains Open
The article notes Vice President Nixon solidifying his GOP path with delegates from Tennessee and Florida bringing total commitments to 686, needing 666 for first ballot victory. Democratic prospects remain uncertain as Kennedy leads but not guaranteed, with prospects of late shifts possible.
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Nixon
Rockefeller
New York
Tennessee
Florida
Soldier on Guam Echoes WWI Duty and Survival
A captured Japanese soldier on Guam, sixteen years after Japan's surrender, remains unaware the war ended. He lived an animal life, healthy and solitary, illustrating human toughness and natural stamina. The piece links Laurel and Hardy’s World War I soldier tale to enduring endurance and hope for mankind.
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France
Guam
Robert Frost
Doctors push leadership to control rising medical costs
Doctors oppose compulsory health insurance to protect autonomy but recognize the need to lead fee schedules and benefit plans. A Midwest association delegate notes honest fee enforcement and guarding against fund abuse supports voluntary coverage while opposing political threats. The piece blends quotes from Seneca Eddy Swift and a Khrushchev line.
Dear Abby Advice Helps Readers Navigate Love and Loneliness
A reader recounts an affair ending in divorce and a new romance with the jilted husband. Abby urges following the heart, not gossip, and offers guidance on trust and reputation. Additional questions cover hair pulling, radio obsession in marriage, and the best age for attractiveness, with Abby giving practical, empathetic answers.
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Abby
Doctor Cranes Personal Cases Girls
The article argues that vows cannot guarantee future emotions in marriage and that wives must cultivate attraction and understand male psychology to keep their husbands loving them. It frames sex as a major issue and notes a nurse Donna challenges traditional views while Dr. Crane stresses ongoing effort and self-improvement for lasting affection.
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Donna D
Donna
Dr. Crane
Story-Teller Jim Bishop Reflects on 1864 Harper's Ads
Jim Bishop, Eugene Mori, and Tommy Roberts pore over 1864 Harper's Weekly ads in Mori's Garden State Track office. They note wartime items from asthma cures to money bonds, and recall Grant Sherman and Lincoln as they reflect on history and a race track site’s future.
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Harper’s Weekly
Eugene Mori
Garden State Race Track
Tommy Roberts
Mori
R. S. Foster
Upham
Clark
Brandreth
Fowler & Wells
Broadway
New York
Vineland
N. J
Tanforan Track
Garden State
John Lord
U. S
S. W. H. Ward
Burnett Company
Harper's
U. S. Grant
Cold Harbor
William T. Sherman
Marietta
Georgia
Abraham Lincoln
Athens High School 1915 1916 graduates sought by church member
A former Athens resident Les W. Copeland, now in Chicago, seeks fellow Athens High School graduates from 1915 or 1916 who remain in the Athens area. He plans a visit within a year and hopes to locate a yearbook from that year. Responses to Mr Les W Copeland c o Vincent Methodist Church 701 East 91st Place Chicago 19 Illinois.
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the Messenger
Les W. Copeland
Athens
Ohio University
Chicago
Stewart
Athens County
OU Commerce
Athens High School
Vincent Methodist Church
East 91St Place
Illinois
Phillip E. Saunders
Evanston, Ill
Try and Stop Me
A Connecticut headmaster disciplines a student by making him study a dictionary for his obsession with murder stories. A heckler at a night club is humorously silenced by comedian Jack E. Leonard who recalls a past match in Toledo.
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Connecticut
Mickey Spillane
Raymond Chandler
Shelley and
Keats
Jack E. Leonard
Leonard
Toledo
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Freedom of Speech in the Press Under Modern Politics
The author critiques Dave Garroway’s What Ever Happened to Freedom of Speech arguing that the White House press secretary wields influence, but that press freedom persists for columnists. He compares past editors, notes diverse viewpoints within major papers, and comments on television’s impact on free expression. He concludes with a demand for genuine freedom beyond slogans.
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Dave Garroway
Garroway
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
David Lawrence
Woodrow Wilson
Mark Sullivan
Herbert Hoover
Frank Kent
Harding
Coolidge
Jim Hagerty
Theodore Roosevelt
William Loeb
Roosevelt
Loeb
Franklin
Stephen T. Early
Drew Pearson
Westbrook Pegler
Lincoln Steffens
Stef
Fens
Pegler
Heywood Broun
New York
Journal-American
William Randolph Hearst, Jr
Soviet Russia
Considine
Cuba
Herald Tribune
Alsops
Walter Lippmann
Marguerite Higgins
Arthur Krock
C. L. Salzburger
Times
James Wechsler
Max Lerner
Post
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Truman
Difference Between Eye Doctors and Opticians Clarified
Dr Paul C Craig clarifies distinctions among ophthalmologist optometrist and optician. An ophthalmologist is a medical eye surgeon diagnosing treating diseases and detecting general illnesses. an optometrist is not a medical doctor though may measure eye focus for glasses. an optician fits and supplies glasses.
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Paul C. Craig
Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology
Reading Eagle
Paradise found by scientist in remote Ganges delta
A French scientist reports that the Ma r ma people near the Ganges mouth in East Pakistan live in a paradise rivaling South Pacific islands. Lucien Bernot notes the tribe uses stone age tools, carries no weapons, has its own alphabet, and numbers about 97 individuals.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Ganges River
East
Archeologists to Visit Balata Hill in Amman
A group of archaeologists from American universities will visit Amman next week to study Balata Hill, long identified as the biblical Shechem site where Abraham lived. Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss plans a U S visit from June 7 to June 20.
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Amman
Jordan
Balata Hill
Shechem
Abraham
Bonn
Germany
P— Defense
Franz Josef Strauss
United States
The Athens Messenger Publication and Delivery Rates
The Athens Messenger lists market terms and pricing including single copy costs and mail delivery options. It notes daily and weekly editions and prints formal notices of postal entry as a Second Class matter.
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Athens
Ohio
Mather
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Mary Baker Eddy
Jonathan Swift
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Dear Abby
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Coffee Breakers
Sidney J. Harris
Doctor Crane
Jim Bishop
Herman Bundesen
R. B
Far East Paradise
Balata Hill Research
Athens Messenger
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