End Of Baby Boom 1946 1958 birth surge reshapes US population
The 11 year baby boom produced a record rise of 2.8 million births yearly and a peak birth rate near 1 per thousand. Forecasts vary wildly for 2015 and 2000 population, with debates over whether birth rates will stay high enough to sustain growth, while aging cohorts could trigger another boost in births.
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U.S. Census Bureau
United
Census Bureau
United States
Hungary
Calloused Americans Face High On‑the‑Job Death Toll
The National Safety Council cites 14,500 deaths on the job in 1966, up 400 from the previous year, with 2.2 million disabilities. The piece argues domestic safety failures outpace foreign policy debates and urges safer factories and highways as a greater priority than war casualties.
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National Safety Council
Southeast Asia
Europe
Vietnam
Women in Government Faces Slow Progress Since 1930s
A 1960s study shows women held just 1.5 percent of high federal posts in 1966, matching 1948 levels. Since Frances Perkins in 1933, female appointments have remained scarce, with only 16 women in presidential senior roles by year end. Civil service tests show 35 percent of applicants were women, but overall male dominance persists.
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White House
Federal
Warning on Tax Sharing Draws Statewide Caution
The Council of State Chambers of Commerce warns against regular tax sharing with states, finding it would add inflexibility to federal policy and hinder tax cuts. It argues states would press to keep revenues growing, risking a stranglehold on federal taxes and restricting taxpayer relief.
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Council of State Chambers of Commerce
Congress
Council
Washington Insight Joseph Kraft on China's Leadership and Food Crisis
The essay argues that China's internal dominance by a ruler makes external restrictions moot and that population and food supply drive Beijing's policy. It notes Maoist push to boost output via political motivation contrasts with moderates favoring incentives, highlighting Chou En Lai's ascendancy and questions about influencing events by moderating confrontation with China.
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China
Alexander Eckstein
Peking
Chou En-lai
Red Guards
Vietnam
Buckley Discusses Dodd Style Punishments
The column compares jury deliberations on Ebenezer Jones to a Senate response on Sen. Thomas J. Dodd. It notes the range from exoneration to expulsion and remarks that most observers expect milder outcomes rather than the harshest penalty.
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Ebenezer Jones
Ebenzer
Ebenezer
Thomas J. Dodd
Senate
Choir Praise and Dodd Controversy Echoes
Cotters Editor praises The First Methodist Church of Nelsonville mixed choir for its dedication and leadership. The piece shifts to critique of Washington political rhetoric surrounding Senator Dodd and Adam Clayton Powell Jr., arguing for ethics reform and questioning past allegations and fund commingling.
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First Methodist Church of
Nelsonville
Dodd
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
Adolf Hitler
Harry Truman
Powell
Congress
Senate
Thomas Dodd
Connecticut
Thant's Peace Plans in Vietnam Draw Scrutiny
U Thant presses for peace in Vietnam, but his plans face rejection from North Vietnam and mixed reception from the United States. He shifts from a three part plan to a modified approach mandating a halt in bombing as a prerequisite, while questions linger about how a true truce could be established and supervised.
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U Thant
Vietnam
United States
United Nations
North Vietnam
Thant
U.S
Hanoi
Johnson
U S S Langley sunk in World War I action recalled
The Messenger notes the U S S Langley as the first U S aircraft carrier sunk in World War I after Japanese bombers struck off Java on February 27. About 700 officers and men were lost.
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U.S.S. Langley
U.S
Java
Glouster Council
Charles Ferguson
State Highway Department
Oak Street
The Athens Messenger Postage and Delivery Rates
The Athens Messenger lists pricing for daily and Sunday single copies and mail delivery options. Rates cover in Ohio and W Va, and elsewhere in the U S and possessions with weekly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual terms. The paper notes second class mailing and office address at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.
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Athens Messenger
the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
M. W. McDargh
Fred W. Weber
Charles W. Reamer
W.va
U.S. & Possessions
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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William F. Buckley, JR
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Glouster
Ethics Committee
Internal Revenue
Senator Dodd
New York Times
the World Today
James Marlow
The
Small Society
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Thermopolis
Wyo
Athens County
the Athens Messenger
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