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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1963
Page
4
The commission’s recommendations expose wasteful practices in government, urging simplification of liquor inventories and tighter oversight of the Industrial Department. As the reports unfold, a drive to correct long-standing errors gains momentum, with the governor expected to heed the findings.
A Labor Department disclosure shows 120600 private welfare and pension plans in U S industry with aggregate assets of $38 billion. Of these, 100 plans hold $20.1 billion, or 53 percent, led by pension and retirement programs run by employers. Retirement has become a major business alongside Social Security and private insurance.
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals retires after a 22 year major league career. Theman’s records and sportsmanship are praised by civic and baseball officials who cite his devotion to family and community and his words on American opportunity for youth.
Shipbuilders worldwide fear hull stress from longer vessels as seas rise. Japanese firms test hinged midship sections with independent pitches to reduce stress, hoping to prevent breakups. The piece also quotes Whitman and Ingersoll verses.
A column analyzes Khrushchev’s public remarks and private pressures within the Soviet Union. It argues his self‑promoting push for mass production and economic reforms shows Kremlin strain, with Western concessions urged while he struggles to align planners, peasants, and resources. The piece warns of possible drastic moves like reintroducing capitalism.
A compendium of Dear Abby questions and responses touching nudist camps gym attire marriage garlands and family support. Letters discuss morality and social norms with Abby urging clarification and appropriate action where needed.
A Vincennes Indiana high school page Patsy Campbell describes disillusioning scenes at the state legislature. She recalls lawmakers with shoes off and others reading newspapers or chatting loudly during sessions, while the presiding officer spoke.
A column reflects on high school pages in Indiana and disordered congressional visitors. It notes gavel pounding, singing, and cigar offers while praising the diligence of absent lawmakers in committees. It compares conduct to physicians in socks. It also reports a local birth and family notices in Salem Center.
The column celebrates Eleanor Roosevelt and artist Sally Stengel, noting Roosevelt’s enduring public work and Stengel’s late-blooming sculpture career. Stengel describes starting sculpture after 40, creating eight to fifteen inch busts, working daily in her New York apartment, with works sold privately and through shops. Readers are invited to request a booklet on career change after 40 via The Messenger.
Senate hearings on Joseph Valachi draw critique of motive and impact. McClellan and Kennedy see potential gains from exposing La Cosa Nostra while lawmakers push for expanded wiretap and immunity tools. Indonesian visit hints Kennedy may tour Asia in December as part of foreign trip.
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