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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1961
Page
8
A commentary argues Khrushchev uses threats and boasts to pressure the West. It suggests the Soviet leader fears internal dissent and that Western calm may blunt his aggression. The piece urges indifference as a test of his strategy and notes the danger of escalation.
A North Carolina congressman’s Buncombe style plea frames a proposed constitutional amendment allowing racial segregation for state law justified purposes. Experts note it would require two thirds in Congress and approval by 38 states, a near-impossible path, and would face wide opposition domestically and internationally. Some proponents push legal methods, while others resort to less peaceful tactics.
The article notes a Republican mayor in Mobile Alabama the first since Reconstruction and points to broader GOP gains in the South including Little Rock Arkansas and Dallas Texas. It cites elderly northern retirees boosting GOP votes and claims metropolitan papers favor Republicans, framing a two party trend as desirable and noting rising opposition in the North.
This reflective piece argues turning 50 brings calmer outlook and practical perks. It quips about parking ease, cheaper clothes, longer barber intervals, better sleep, and less energy spent chasing youth. It ends praising patience, gratitude, and growing younger at heart.
The Ohio ballot asks voters to amend the constitution to require the Senate's advice and consent on gubernatorial appointments. It would apply to future appointments only, require action before adjournment with a 10 day cutoff, end shelved posts, and deem consent if no roll call vote is taken.
A collection of Dear Abby snippets addresses family, dating, and marriage issues. NANNA asks about adopting an illegitimate child to give him stability. SIXTEEN counsels patience with an older boyfriend. A wife vents about being forgotten on special occasions and learns to prompt her husband with reminders.
Dr. Crane analyzes Emil R aged 30 who has twice divorced and seeks 7500 to start chinchilla farming. The doctor compares emotional, business and mental ages, advising parents not to fund underdeveloped ventures and suggesting real training via salary work and a newspaper route.
A Hollywood stagehand recalls working with Alfred Hitchcock describing him as a perfectionist who tolerates no mistakes. He recounts a live show mishap where sauce was poured on an actor due to a mis-timed camera move. The anecdote ends with the line I ate him. Gypsy Rose Lee fainted during a hot August performance in an insufferably hot summer theatre previously.
Laurel Cliff Health Club members gather for a potluck hosted by Mrs. Charles Karr with co host Mrs. Helen Leifhlit. Louella Stahl receives a 90th birthday gift as the community’s oldest resident. Guests include several local residents and visiting couples. Roy Howell returns from New York with a job transfer to Beckley West Virginia.
An Ohio mother describes her 11 year old as slow, less tidy, and often rebuked by family while a younger sister thrives. The piece suggests building on the elder girl’s strengths, improving chores, and boosting self regard with gentler guidance and privileges. A teaching question advises increasing peer interaction and involving adults to broaden the child’s social world.
The Ladies Aid of Boards Baptist Church held a recent meeting with Mr. Oakey Roush honored at a surprise birthday dinner. Several guests appeared including Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown and Mrs. Lorena Rainey. Other visits included Gary Eckard calling on Oakey Roush, and gatherings at the Fry and Parsons homes. Rev. Silas Billups and Oakey Roush returned from Lake Erie with over 500 fish. The Athens Messenger, daily and Sunday editions, is published in Athens Ohio with mail rates and subscriptions listed.
George Sokolsky cites Amitai Etzioni arguing retreatism would erode a nation from within as Doomsday fears rise. The piece features Doomsday machine quotes, Khrushchev tactics, and warnings that retreat leads to death by own action.
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