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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1961
Page
4
A report on the second annual bionics symposium at Cornell University where physicists, biologists, and engineers explore how natural mechanisms inform man made systems. The piece notes interest in bat echolocation and moth hearing, illustrating interdisciplinary efforts to imitate nature in technology.
The piece warns that atmospheric fallout from Soviet nuclear tests could rise unless Moscow limits tests to underground or space. It notes Japan seeks fallout evidence, and the United States plans underground tests while Nevada tunnels are prepared. It argues a worldwide control system is needed to avoid global air poisoning.
Spur to Nursing Surveys shows a nationwide need for better nursing homes for the aged. Congress raised FHA loan guarantees from 75 to 90 percent and cut interest to spur private construction. The note invites aged care organizations to use the favorable terms to meet demand, avoiding federal intervention while highlighting the socialized medicine opposition.
Walter W. Heller, chairman of the Presidents Council of Economic Advisers, said there would be no tax increase next year unless military spending rises far beyond current plans. The statement offers a faint ray of relief amid talk of possible tax cuts and Berlin crisis anxiety.
At St. Anastasia Teaneck New Jersey the PTA uncovers a surplus and votes to buy a television for the convent. The nuns face opposition from the provincial who fears modern distractions but eventually allow the set. The scene ends with a Western style display and a prophecy of a man on a white horse.
Dear Abby addresses three letters from readers. A pastor condemns church fund raising, the Roentgens seek definitions of old maid spinster and career girl, and a wife asks how to handle rings tied to another woman. Abby offers clarifying definitions and practical counsel.
Dr. Cranes Personal Cases discusses Lena J a second cousin pair considering marriage. It argues modern science views germ plasm freedom over kinship, noting recessive traits may surface in offspring from both related and unrelated couples. It cites historical figures Jacob and Moses, warns against blanket bans, and endorses cautious marriage with professional guidance.
In a 1961 reminiscence Bennett Cerf relates a tale of saving his mother by bringing California air to Michigan. He describes cycling back with a bicycle, the air released to aid her, and her living to age 96. The vignette appears in a King Features Syndicate spread.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday for Dorothy Leona Campbell 24 of Moundsville West Virginia who was killed in a head on collision Saturday while driving her parents infant daughter and foster siblings to Radcliff relatives. Survivors include her parents Joseph and Wanda Wade Cooper a daughter Jackie Sue a sister Linda Long and foster siblings Bonnie and Bonnie. The Rev Paul Hill led the service and burial followed at Radcliff Cemetery.
Scientists achieve temperatures within a thousandth of a degree of absolute zero at a modern laboratory. Researchers report reaching near 459.72 degrees Fahrenheit, the theoretical absolute lowest limit for thermodynamic systems.
McNamara faced Senate questions on censorship of anti-Communist military seminars and speeches. Thurmond cited five cancellations after Fulbright memo targeting such events, with censored phrases like worldwide Communist threat removed from Trudeau statements. Day reversed plaque removals linking Eisenhower to post offices, drawing Hoover Dam name debate.
The article advocates strict evening study habits for students from early grades onward. It advises a fixed home period for reading, limit social activities, and blocking radio and TV during study time. It also suggests supervising study spaces and guiding reading approaches with parents and teachers. It ends with a Q A on fluoride health organizations.
Perry County court notes list multiple defendants including Thomas Whitehead Jr. 22 from New Lexington Route 2 and Sally Ann Russell 16 from Crooksville Route 2. Ted Sowers 22 and Ruth Shiplett 20 from New Lexington, Floyd Edward Downs 22 from Columbus, Judith Blaine Seals 19 from New Lexington. Wilbur Flora 30 and Mildred Weller 30 from New Lexington, Charles Kinney 20 from Crooksville, Meribelle Ervin 16 from New Lexington.
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