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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1967
Page
6
The Tax Foundation estimates each American family paid 3300 in taxes in 1967 while the combined federal, state, and local debt neared 427 billion dollars or 7362 per household. With poverty levels at 3000 for a family of four, millions cannot meet their share, forcing burden on earners. Taxpayers face mid April deadlines and debates over spending schemes.
The two West African nations share English roots and close borders. Liberia, stable since its founding by freed US slaves in 1822, has Monrovia and a 1,066,000 population with citizenship rules tied to African descent. Sierra Leone, about South Carolina in size with 2,200,000 people, crowned by a bloodless revolution, is under Lt. Col. Ambrose Genda, a former UN aide, amid a military coup. Creoles form a notable 50,000 descendant group and English is the official language.
President Johnson’s tax plan meets resistance in Congress as leaders seek to reinstate seven percent business incentive credits and ignore the suspension period. Senators Smathers Carlson Curtis push to restore credits and oppose a six percent income tax surcharge, arguing scrapping both would revive business and prosperity.
Joseph Kraft surveys Vice President Hubert Humphrey on a European swing to London Bonn Paris and Rome. He argues Humphrey’s leverage grows as President Johnson weakens, enabling him to win liberal backing and push detente and the nonproliferation treaty while contending with his image as a former dependent.
William F Buckley Jr surveys English young socialists who denounce U S actions in Vietnam. He notes their call for U S withdrawal while Labour leaders dodge full commitment and argues their bargaining premise ignores the broader military balance and North Vietnamese support.
The piece argues against preconditions for talks in Vietnam, noting South Vietnam’s invite and safe provisioning, rejects halting aid as a condition, and dismisses leftist critiques after citing napalm and restraint reports. It calls for a period of utter silence from critics before negotiations proceed.
Since the 1959 Antarctic Treaty bans military use, the US and the USSR have yearly inspected each other’s stations and found no threats. The question asks why they should not extend this trust to nuclear facilities there to ease suspicions.
Report notes Soviet backed regime in Hungary and Janos Kadar winning with 99.9 percent in a recent election. Observers say fear propaganda and coercion eroded public morale, while tanks that once crushed liberty fighters still haunt the populace.
Cetters Mockery letter to The Messenger rebuts the March 31 editorial. The writer argues that amendments reflect changing times and criticizes the Supreme Court for protecting suspects on technicalities, claiming it hampers law enforcement and endangers homeowners and the public. Dedication, the author says, becomes a liability when it erodes common sense.
The Messenger quotes a strong protest by Leonard Crow, Laura Betts, and Verna Tinkham from Route 2 Athens about an upcoming minority speakers symposium at Ohio University. They argue the event risks politicizing the campus and attracting audiences to extremist lectures, urging avoidance of controversial ideologies and education distortion. The letter names Frederick Henschens and condemns the planned speakers as unsuitable for a liberal academic forum.
The Messenger noted President Roosevelt could not attend Easter Sunday services in Washington due to a head cold. It also reports on seniors in Athens and 13 area high schools beginning job registration with the Athens U S Employment Service, led by Thomas Hixenbaugh, to place graduates. The Congress vote 373 to 50 backed a world democracy fight, with Rep. Jeanette Rankin voting no. It was Good Friday. A Lostro Auto Sales ad carried a testimonial from A E Potter of Hebbardsville praising an 83B Overland bought May 1, 1916, with few punctures and no major issues.
Halloween traditions face a name change push to National UNICEF Day. Critics argue altering the title would blunt the event that inspires millions of children to dress up and collect for the United Nations Children’s Fund on October 31.
The Athens Messenger outlines daily and Sunday single copy prices, carrier delivery, and mail subscription options for Ohio, West Virginia, and U.S. addresses. Rates include one week 50c, 16 issues 1.00, three months 5.00, six months 9.00, one year 16.00 for Ohio and nearby areas, with higher U.S. rates and periodicals delivery terms.
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