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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1961
Page
4
The Wall Street Journal argues the U S must adopt a hard lean economy in non defense spending as defense burdens rise with past wars showing taxes and inflation limits. It warns that a tenfold budget hike could still strain the dollar and tax base, urging honest budgeting.
Football dominates the campus scene as teams compete for conference titles and bowl invitations. The piece notes mixed views among students and scholars but acknowledges football's enduring role in education and university life.
Dr Albert Siegel of the University of Arizona reports from Moscow that the Russians may dominate in engineering and space research while neglecting other sciences. He warns that shoddy consumer products and weak biological sciences suggest a broader imbalance that could undermine the Soviet system.
Maggy and Big John share a night at the Banjo Bar in Hackensack. Maggy loses her upper front teeth, fears the loss, and John retrieves them after a kitchen boil and plumbing search. The odd tale ends with Maggy admiring the man who kept his promise.
A reader asks if reading while dining alone is rude and explains a lunch‑hour restraint by a small restaurant owner. The column responds that reading during waiting or meal time can be rude if it disrupts others. It also covers engagements, bridal showers, and aging gracefully with family, urging individual choices.
The article discusses public speaking tips from Dr George W Crane and journalist Joe X including use of a strong opening, relevant quotes, concrete cases, eye contact, and a punchy ending. It also notes asking for the booklet and references a Navy bill for Constellation fire damage and a missile component contract to Good year Aircraft Corp.
Tips for parents and teachers on improving child writing work in grades three to six. Emphasizes neatness correct spelling brief assignments early start on homework and spelling guidance from parents. Encourages PTA programs to discuss home school collaboration and self reliance in spelling and diction.
A satirical snippet features New England restauranteur Consolino known as the spaghetti king offering a gimmick to placate price complaints from women customers. Paul Harvey credits Uncle Sam for potential decline tied to popular culture and a sharp remark on standards. Helen Sutin notes beatniks and paddle imagery as a provocative cultural jab from 1861.
Washington report notes discontent rising in mainland China with reports from defectors Sung Taiou and Kiang Kwei-lin. They describe famine, murder, and torture, mass emigration intent, and official concern over deviationist youth, sabotage, and economic decline under Mao Zedong and the Communist regime.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Conkey and family joined Mr. and Mrs. Everett Stewart and grandchildren Carol and Monte Quivey on a weekend trip to Washington D C Williamsburg Virginia Beach and Suffolk. Summit Grange met Sept 2 and elected officers for the coming year led by Bernard Ward and a full slate of officers. Mrs Gertrude Andrews and Mrs Mary Kieffer with daughter Cherry Dee spent the weekend in Millersport visiting Mrs Andrews sister-in-law Mrs Flora and attended a corn festival.
The Agriculture Department estimates this year’s grain crop at 3.52 billion bushels of corn and 1.21 billion bushels of wheat. The corn forecast tops last month and the wheat figure exceeds August projections, with both crops under government programs to curb overproduction.
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