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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1961
Page
4
The text discusses how extending the federal Wage-Hour law to retailers risks cutting student job opportunities as many part-time positions could disappear or be replaced by mechanization or self-service. It cites the American Retail Federation warning that paying the minimum could reduce youth work and service to the public.
Readers defend a family whistle used to call children home from crowds and errands. Contributions recount vocal strain, wartime memories, long family traditions, and a personal story of reunion sparked by a three-note code.
The Saturday Evening Post editorial notes a surge in transatlantic trips from 21 in 1929 to 625 583 last year. It links travel growth to cultural exchange, foreign language teaching, and softened tensions as more Americans go abroad, citing Juan Trippe of Pan American.
Space experts advocate using an orbital station as a launch platform for manned missions. The administration reportedly considers this to counter Soviet rocket thrust dominance. The argument stresses not yielding to defeat and pursuing intensified research where smaller, flexible approaches could redefine the moon race.
The National Education Association releases Taxes Are Good a booklet arguing taxes fund civilization but warns against using tax revenue for expansive welfare programs. It labels subsidies and federal aid as acceptable only for essential needs while urging local and private options for other initiatives.
Jim Bishop profiles Washington columnist George Dixon a tough fun loving observer of politics and society. Dixon writes humorously from a modest office and reflects on Washingtons saloons politics and etiquette while his wife Ymelda helps shape him into a gentler figure.
Dr George W Crane discusses Laura L a 17 year old unwed mother to warn teens from unhappy homes. he urges schooling abstinence planning and seeking help from clergymen doctors Salvation Army and unwed mother homes. Des Moines municipal Judge Luther T Glanton Jr fines his wife for overtime parking citing notices not received.
A national concern over upper grade assignments that pull from multiple sources. The piece cites a Washington junior high girl who had help from family and libraries to complete a Somalia paper. It urges teachers and parents to discuss and curb excessive busy work in PTA forums.
Rebecca West faces a fashionable Mayfair restaurant scene where a famous boulevardier and his young companion resemble each other in dress and height, eliciting Miss West’s remark that they look like a nest of tables.
George Sokolsky defends his stance on FBI ties and journalism ethics while addressing letters from former agents. He cites a heated exchange with M Harvey Smedley over Sixth Avenue Elevated scrap and argues for a congressional inquiry into American goods sold to enemy nations.
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