Hechler Targets Junk Mail Lobby With Postage Reform
Rep Ken Hechler of West Virginia campaigns against bulk mailers subsidized by households. He pushes raising third class mail rates to 4.5 cents to reflect costs, arguing advertisers should pay their own way. He notes current rate disparity burdens postal workers and households yet questions if a million letters prove broad support.
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Ken Hechler
W. Va
Post Office Department
Hechler
Aunt Tilly
U.S
Wallace and Powell Seek Third Force in 1968
Former Governor George Wallace plans to enter the New Hampshire presidential primary as a Democrat challenging President Johnson while Adam Clayton Powell presses a plan for a black political power third force. Powell envisions a Los Angeles meeting on May 26 to unite some 500 black officials, potentially forming a new party that could fracture the Democratic base. Critics warn a third party based on race could backfire, polarize the nation, and aid enemies.
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George C. Wallace
Alabama
Adam Clayton Powell
New York
Wallace
New Hampshire
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Powell
Los Angeles
Compulsory education to fix military rejections urged
Secretary of Labor Wirtz testified before a Senate subcommittee that compulsory education should be extended to correct physical or mental defects causing draft rejection and to cover any path to self support. The President's draft commission found only 11,000 of 450,000 rejected for physical reasons received help from a HEW voluntary referral service, with most not seeking fitness.
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W. Willard Wirtz
Senate
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Mili
Up Grading tary Service Proposal for Training Camps
The author cites Wirtz on reforming education and training for those rejected by the system. He argues rehabilitation should not be left to armed forces or schools and proposes training camps where Reservists force-retrain such individuals into citizens fit for military or civilian life, providing public service and self sufficiency.
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Wirtz
Pacifiers and big-unit killers in Vietnam policy clash
Joseph Alsop surveys U S Army roles in Vietnam where the 25th Division pursues VC targets in Hau Nghia while the 1st Division emphasizes large operations like Junction City. Col John Fuller explains penny‑packet erosion of VC infrastructure, contrasting with big‑unit hunts as civilians observe field dangers.
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Vietnam
U. S
William Depey
Depey
John H. Hay Jr
Robert Schweitzer
Schweitzer
Hau Nghia
South Vietnam
25Th
Junction City
Big Red
John “Red” Fuller
Col. Fuller
Cu Chi
Tay Ninh
Filhol
Red Fuller
Apngiong Dau
Springtime in Charleston moves with old values preserved
A conservative view on Charleston’s renewal explains how the city preserves housing values not by age but by embodying old ideals. The piece contrasts Charleston’s approach with nationwide urban renewal trends, arguing state and local powers have weakened as federal policies reshape governance and urban life.
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Charleston
S.C
Perdita’s
Congress
America
Washington
Atlantic Coastline Railway
King Street
City Water Works
George Street
Salvation Army
Ragsborough
Joe Trott
Queen and
State Streets
Citizen & Southern Bank
Queen Street
John Hancock and
Prudential
Ruth improves in Hollywood as floods hit Athens area
The Messenger notes Babe Ruth's pneumonia recovery in Hollywood while flash floods block Route 33 and 13 near Athens. It also reports river rise on the Hocking at 16.25 feet, Gov. Cox pardoning Cologero Basile for Italy enlistment, and a wartime rush of license activity being denied by Athens officials.
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Babe Ruth
Hollywood
Athens
C. N. France
Hocking
James Cox
Cologero Basile
Cleveland
Italy
Chicago
New York
Germany
Athens County
Hal Boyle Quips on Tax Time and Government
A humorous quip set about federal income tax, asking sharp questions on refunds, dependencies, and bureaucratic waste. The jokes involve a nightclub owner, a sponge brother in law, salt taxation, and a meeting with a government agent. The routine riffs on forms, dining at bars, punishments, and satire of bureaucratic life.
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Irving
Elsa
Gover’ment
Dairyman laments prices and hopes for FFA future
The editor reflects on 60 years of milking cows and the hard work of farmers. He laments low prices and high costs, contrasts farming life with soldiers in Vietnam, and urges admiration for Country Ladies and Gentlemen while hoping for better prospects for Future Farmers of America.
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the Messenger
Vietnam
U.S.A
America
Athens Area Folk Ghost Tale Sought for Book
Ohio readers in the Athens region are invited to share a ghost story for a forthcoming collection. Local legends, eerie encounters, and firsthand experiences from the Athens area are welcome to help capture the area’s spectral lore.
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the Messenger
Ohio
Athens
Ratio of Battle Casualties in Vietnam Since 1961 Readings
The report states casualties total 46,728 wounded and 8,075 killed in action since 1961, a 5.8 to 1 ratio. Since January 1, 9,924 wounded and 1,159 killed yield a 9 to 1 ratio. Proportionate fatalities are decreasing despite heavier enemy attacks.
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Vietnam
Marx's Clerkenwell Library Preserved as Historic Monument
A run-down 230 year old Clerkenwell Green building in London once housed Karl Marx's work space. Neighbors wanted demolition for a park, but preservation authorities kept it as a historic monument. The Labour government aims to avoid risk while honoring history.
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Clerkenwell Green
London
Karl Marx
Marx
Labor
The Athens Messenger Advertising and pricing notice
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday editions with prices. It notes carrier delivery, mail rates for Ohio and W Va and elsewhere in the U.S. Possessions, and that the paper is entered as second class matter at Athens Post Office. Address is 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
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
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Uigry
James Kilpatrick
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Brickman
Hal Boyle
Phyllis Diller
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Marx’s Library
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