Bombs Or Shelters: A Choice For Civil Defense Debate
The Athens Courthouse corner shelters spark mixed emotions as Civilian Defense resurges. Readers weigh fatalism against action while columnists discuss surrender and self preservation amid nuclear war fears. Prices rise on sardines after a poor Maine catch and fashion changes briefly affect households. Western politicians facing Moscow face many rejections like new writers.
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Athens
New York City
Russia
Walter Lippmann
Kennedy Address at UN Stresses Global Dismantling and Peace
President Kennedy warned the UN General Assembly that the world faces a binary fate to save or perish the planet. He outlined disarmament, space, world law, and a push for a global arms ban under an international body with UN forces to secure peace.
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Kennedy
General Assembly of the United Nations
Berlin
United States
United Nations
Congress Budget Spyglass Fails Open on Expense Accounts
The House delays full disclosure of members expense reports under a new law, leaving names and detailed spending vague. The Senate has published records, while the House offers only partial, general summaries of air travel and hotel bills, provoking public distrust. The public awaits full transparency.
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House of Representatives
Congress
Senate
House
Story of Mark Hellinger and The Ten Million
A group recalls prefaces in books including Mark Hellinger’s The Ten Million. Hellinger, husband of Gladys Glad, lived at 180 E. 78th St New York with Vera Winkler. He fought poverty yet authored a candid preface, reflecting on his Broadway career and a wish to fund friends and occasional charity. The piece ends with a tale of resale value and autographs.
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Mark Hellinger
Hellinger
Gladys Glad
Florenz Ziegfeld
Vera Winkler
E. 78Th St
New York
Billy LaHiff
Mr. Hellinger
King Features Syndicate
O. Henry
Guy de Maupassant
Underwood Typewriter Company
Saks
Althan Pharmacy
Dr. Hinkle
Hollywood
Dear Abby Advice From Absent-Parents Dilemma
Dear Abby responds to 17 year old bride wanting to live with her own parents while husband serves abroad. She affirms the right to stay with parents. The column also addresses a neighbor leaving ailing husband alone, and young women considering service careers with guidance on conduct and regualtions.
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Abby
Young
Behan Tours New York With Police Escort
Brendan Behan visits New York with an official police escort arranged by a friendly Irish officer. A policeman jokes about Behan’s celebrity status and his usual place in handcuffs, prompting a hearty laugh from the author. A ventriloquist boasts a sock act claiming he throws his mother-in-law’s voice. Kennedy retorts with a joke about digging.
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Brendan Behan
Dublin
New York
Mr. Behan
Behan
Bill Kennedy
Kennedy
Prison’s Too Nice To Quit
New Orleans prisoners joke about air conditioned conditions making leaving hard for inmates. Warden Louis Heyd notes women in the wing enjoy climate comfort and one recent release said she needed more rehabilitation. Another inmate doubted returning to hot, muggy society.
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New Orleans
Louis Heyd
Heyd
Cornell PR Chief Named OWU News Director
Sherman W. Spear, former director of public relations at Cornell College Mount Vernon Iowa, was named director of news and information services at Ohio Wesleyan University. He begins his duties October 2.
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Delaware
Sherman W. Spear
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Ohio Wesleyan University
Corliss Lamont and Khrushchev in Nuclear Debate
The writer ridicules Corliss Lamont and his press agent for claiming broad Russian and Chinese opposition to Khrushchev's bomb tests. He questions evidence of anti Khrushchev sentiment in Soviet Russia and China and argues the real issue is establishing a workable world peace framework.
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Corliss Lamont
Thomas Lamont
J. P. Morgan and Co
Corliss
Castro
Karl Marx
Tokyo
Khrushchev
Kennedy
United Nations
Soviet Union
Communist Bloc
Soviet Russia
Lamont
Russia
Red China
Siberia
Soviet
Mao Tze-tung
Jewish Holidays Instruct and Unite Children and Parents
The article discusses the spiritual value of Jewish holidays for children and families, noting Rosh Hashanah practices, the Kiddush blessing, honeyed apples, and shofar blasts. It cites morning services, Torah readings, and the call to renew faith, referencing the Eichmann trial and urging reflected reverence among Christians.
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Abraham
Isaac
PTA
Portland Hymn Sing and Local Visits in Athens
Portland Methodist Church plans a hymn sing on Sunday October 1. Local residents including Clyde Lawrence and Eugene Ritchie visit relatives in the area. Harold Roush returns from Florida. many attend Hazel Church homecoming. Visitors include Floyd Galbratt, Alice Adams, and Frances Jewett relations. The Athens Messenger details weekly and subscription rates.
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Portland
Clyde Lawrence
Long Bottom
Eugene Ritchie
Harold Roush
Florida
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Indianapolis
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Hillsdale College
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Barberton
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Roy Gillilian
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