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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1958
Page
4
A 36 state chief justices conference endorses a report criticizing the Supreme Court for expanding federal power and acting as a policy maker. It urges judicial restraint and strict adherence to constitutional distribution of powers to preserve state authority.
Facets of Life Farm Journal notes Congress loosens controls and favors price guiding farmers over government plans. It cites livestock as a leading cash income and praises the meat trade from farm to butcher as a standout free enterprise system. Dickens and Romaine quotes close the piece.
Dr Crane argues American youth lack enthusiasm for freedom and duty. He cites a poll of French men aged 18 to 30 showing only 5 percent would die for anything and only one in 500 would volunteer to fight Communism, urging readers to promote zeal for the American system.
A look at stereophonic sound growing after the war notes its potential to rival high fidelity and long playing formats. It outlines the need for new records needles cartridges amplifiers and speakers and mentions a campaign planned in October to educate consumers about stereo.
Jim Bishop recounts rainy afternoon memories of railroad life in Dunellen and Rahway. A father and son share stories of near disasters, flagging trains, and a tense midnight encounter with a mysterious special train bearing President Theodore Roosevelt.
A Mississippi hostelry tallying upcoming legislative session notes a wary observer warns a bellhop about a suitcase. The bellhop claims two decades of handling bottles for legislators without incident. The item reflects humor and misstatement distribution by King Features Syndicate in 1958.
Tomorrow brings friendly influence and a stimulating day. For those with May to August travel and romance appear, with good financial prospects if prudent. A Birthday chart warns of three months of tests but patience turns them to advantage by year end and 1959.
Answers to a 1957 brain game cover questions on who became attorney general in October 1957 why East Germany closed its border which Soviet marshal was ousted from a post which country joined the UN Security Council in October 1957 which team won the World Series last October the killed gang leader in a New York hotel barber shop and the Soviet intelligence colonel convicted as a spy in Brooklyn last October
The piece discusses The Saturday Evening Post profile of Mickey Cohen, noting he owes about 512000 in back U S taxes while boasting annual income of 150000 to 200000. It accuses him of living on loans and gifts with no personal tax payments and uses him to critique tax laws and enforcement.
Dr Stewart M Wolf of the University of Oklahoma argues at a Princeton symposium that mental and emotional factors are inseparable from physical illness. He cites tuberculosis research and shows that brain interpretation can override drugs, challenging the “all in his head” view. In a Cyprus note, Macmillan signals openness to independence talks.
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