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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1961
Page
4
The piece contrasts the 16th and 18th Amendments and their legacies. Eddie Rickenbacker denounces income tax as federal confiscation while advocating reform rather than repeal. It notes tax revenue, public opposition, and the role of government in private enterprise. It ends with maxims from Samuel Butler and Mary Baker Eddy.
Harold W. Stoke president of Queens College argues colleges conserve knowledge and should not be obliged to host all ideas. He supports discussion of communism but rejects using campus to propagandize the party and warns losing freedom if society loses it.
The former leaders Ike Eisenhower and Harry S Truman met and shook hands ending a feud that began during the 1952 campaign. Eisenhower accepts head of the People to People program and says the gesture could set a good example. Truman cooperated graciously though politics may renew tensions.
After 50 years of service the association denounced family breakdown as America's No 1 social problem and urged a crash program to fortify the family. It cites rising illegitimacy, divorce, delinquency, mental hospital admissions, alcoholism and dope addiction as key stresses, and promotes prevention through counseling agencies nationwide.
Carmen a young narcotics addict guides readers into the lower East Side crisis. The narrative follows Louis a resistant teen as Carmen seeks help and reflects on 60 000 U S addicts with 20 900 in New York. From rough childhood to first marijuana use to heroin demand the story charts a breaking path.
Abigail Van Buren answers readers about marriage delays money and alcohol in relationships. She advises on stalling husbands, avoiding encouraging drinking, and parenting a lazy child with firm training. The column ends with a personal reply offer.
Dr. George W. Crane contends drunks seek alcohol to shield responsibility. He notes alcohol as a smoke screen used by some to dodge duties and cites psychology and psychiatrists. The column includes social observations and reader mail requests.
A Michigan mother describes eight year old Jean who has shifted from cooperative well behaved at school to sulky in home life. The piece advises boosting her self esteem, limiting overpraised twins, and using patient, constructive discipline to help Jean regain affection and sense of worth. Also offers guidance for stuttering and notes real estate transfers and publication details.
A humorous 1961 Bennett Cerf piece notes playful lines from public signs and a fictional analysis of a woman as a seduction agent. It references a piano tuner, a restaurant window, a seafood shop, Milan suits, and a Baltimore bar. The item is distributed by King Features Syndicate.
George Sokolsky notes Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy signals not to harass business while urging active antitrust enforcement. He argues competition sustains capitalism, condemns price fixing, and advocates holding individuals accountable alongside firms. The piece suggests a collaborative approach with Labor Secretary Goldberg and HEW Secretary Ribicoff to preserve the capitalist system amid crises.
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