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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1961

Page

6

The Needless Strike and Its Cost to GM Workers

The piece argues walkouts are outdated bargaining tools in GM labor disputes. It forecasts about 240 dollars lost per worker during a one week strike, along with delayed production, dealer losses, irritated customers, and strained support networks. It condemns unauthorized stoppages as damaging to business and public perception.

General Motors G. M Automobile

Anti-Trust Debate on General Motors Monopoly and Size

The anti trust division targets General Motors over five years as a potential monopoly. Critics say the push aims to breakup GM into smaller units, while supporters defend its efficiency and large role in U S auto production. The issue centers on size versus monopolistic conduct.

New York Yankees General Motors Corporation Justice Department G. M General Motors Anti-Trust

Britain halts Blue Streak ICBM plan amid postwar rethink

Britons hailed the shift from intercontinental missiles to air power as strategic wisdom. Experts note America and Britain now favor manned aircraft, arguing air forces offer more flexibility while ICBMs remain a distant option in global defense.

Great Britain Ministry of Defense America Russia United States Britain Free World Royal Air Force

Public verdict on champions and fair play in sports

The writer questions the idea that the public always welcomes champions. He urges consideration of how wins are achieved and cites rigged quiz shows, the Black Sox scandal, corruption in sports, the numbers racket, fixed races, and geopolitical victories as factors. An honorable winner earns praise. a dishonorable one undermines winners and losers alike.

Russia Hungary Reds Berlin

Magdeburg a Quiet City Under Soviet Occupation

Jim Bishop describes Magdeburg two hours from Berlin as a Soviet controlled city with low prices and scarce goods. He notes mass unemployment, restricted travel, and failed distribution, contrasting East German life with West Germany and detailing a case of a man fined for attempting to buy sausage in Leipzig.

Magdeburg Berlin Elbe St. Maurice St. Catherine Saxony Krupp Soviet Union East German Democratic Republic West German Federal Republic West Germany West Berlin Warsaw East Berlin Leipzig Germany

Dear Abby Advice Columns on Privacy and Mourning Etiquette

Dear Abby advises setting boundaries with nosy neighbors and teaching a child to deflect questions. A bachelor asks about marriage finances, answered that love and partnership matter more than money. In mourning, follow personal heart, not others’ pressure, with a year of mourning as one option.

Abby Buttinsky Fish P. S

Communism Infiltration Warns From Doctor Crane's Letters

Dr George W Crane argues communism invades churches colleges and media warning free press defends America He cites a Florida preacher admitting communism and urges readers to request his Americans Must Never Shut Up booklet while noting satellite visibility and dust particle surveillance developments.

American Legion

Health And Happiness In Helping Your Child Learn

Practical guidance for parents aiding elementary students with lessons. Encourages reading aloud, patient listening, and celebrating small successes while avoiding anger. Highlights handling repeated mistakes calmly and notes gifted children may face social adjustment issues per Dr. Paul Witty.

Paul Witty Northwestern University

The Plains Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

Edgar Wilson recovers from surgery at St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg. The Rev Chester Plumber from Indianapolis visits The Plains. FBI staffer Charlotte Hill from Washington returns home for a weekend. Guests of Mrs Pearl Miller include Carroll Bean Truetown Sam Pidcock Colleen Barberton Garth Miller Randy Marathon and H B Noble Athens.

the Plains Edgar Wilson St. Joseph Hospital Parkersburg Tobe Mackey Chester Plumber Indianapolis Ind Charlotte Hill FBI Washington, D.C Pearl Miller Carroll Bean Truetown Sam Pidcock Colleen Barberton Garth Miller Randy Marathon Fla H. B. Noble Athens

To Hell with Yale Joke Plays Across Jungle Tour

Harvard graduate teaches a Portuguese helper a compliment that backfires years later when the guide relays the phrase To hell with Yale to his countrymen. A school visit to the Museum of Natural History leaves a child whispering about a dead circus in a light humor strip.

Harvard Brazil Amazon Yale Museum of Natural History Bennett Cerf King Features Syndicate

Sukarno Criticized for Neutralist Stance at Belgrade

George Sokolsky argues Sukarno's non-alignment is a front for Soviet influence and condemns his silence on Soviet and Red China actions. He portrays Sukarno as a demagogue aligning with Khrushchev’s approach to German issues and warns of a nuclear era extinction if blocs prevail.

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