Nixon speech tested by middle America and Vietnam policy
A conservative view argues Nixon’s televised address aims to calm middle America and press for a careful Vietnam withdrawal. The piece praises delivery, stresses the goal of total American withdrawal via Vietnamization, and warns failure would end Nixon politically and harm national peace prospects.
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Middle America
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Bob Hope
Ed Sullivan
Hanoi
Muskies
McGoverns
Vietnam
United States
The Athens Messenger Publication Details Recap
The Athens Messenger records list The Messenger Publishing Company address at 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio with historical leadership from 1825 to 1965. Founders and publishers include Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush G Kenn Fred W Weber and editors Charles W Reamer and Richard R Paynter among others.
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Athens Messenger
the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
R Bush
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
Way Out Of Family Fights In Washington DC
In Washington DC about 7,000 people sue for crimes by family members each year with many more going unreported. The article notes many cases involve women beaten by husbands and reflects on the prevalence of family quarrels in a large city.
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Washington, D. C
Movement against night riding and closing dances in Cleveland girls clubs
A Cleveland movement among girls clubs campaigns to stop night riding in cars and closed dancing. Deputy Sheriff Pete McKinley, Officer Jake Cady and Police Chief Lewis Graham chased false leads for moonshine stills all day. The piece also notes a 25 year ago Senate split on Bikini tests and reports on domestic violence law and the new civil protection order with court social workers guiding over 500 counselees.
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Cleveland
Pete McKinley
Ptl
Jake” Cady
Lewis Graham
Washington
U S Ping Pong Visit Shifts China Policy and U N Debate
Stanley Karnow notes the U S table tennis team's China visit as a hinge in Sino American ties. He weighs U N representations and Taiwan issues, arguing dual representation would fail to satisfy both sides. He says Beijing pursues people’s diplomacy while lifting travel limits and courting American opinion.
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Times
Washington Post
China
U. S
Peking
World
United States
U. N
Security Council
General Assembly
Taiwan Strait
Canada
Ping Pong Diplomacy Signals U S China Reconciliation
The piece notes how China’s isolation during the cultural revolution gave way to renewed openness and hints that U S table tennis tours were part of a broader strategy to ease tensions. It argues US losses on the table may yield long term political and economic gains for both nations.
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United States
John Foster Dulles
China
Peking
U. S
Daily Courier Rates and Publication Details
Published daily except Saturdays. Member of the Associated Press. Rates: single copy ten cents weekdays, twenty cents Sundays. Delivery by carrier with various weekly and yearly plans. Mail rates vary by Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere in the U.S. and possessions. Entered at Athens Ohio post office as second class Messenger Publishing Coy 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.
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The
Associated Press
D& S
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens Post Office
Messenger Publishing ‘Coy
Union
St. Messenger
Athens
State Rep Opposes Fair Budget Cut Say Critics Speaks
Letter to the editor defends Governor Gilligan against Ralph Welker’s claim that a $325000 Ohio State Fair cut harms youth. Writer, a Tinora High School teacher, argues funds should boost education vocational training and jobs rather than entertainment.
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the Messenger
Defiance Crescent News
Ralph Welker
R-Pomeroy
Gilligan
Ohio
Cleveland
Ohio University
Elyria
Tinora High School
Welker
Bob Hope
John Gilligan
Personal Reflections on War and Conservation Across Eras
The speaker traces a life shaped by opposition to war and strong interest in conservation. He notes serving in small military roles to challenge prejudice, cites roles as chief bugler and RO TC high rating, and recalls espionage work in World War II while maintaining antiwar stance. He references family histories and Meigs County author Ambrose Bierce as context for Civil War views.
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Central Ohio
Home Guard
Teddy Roosevelt
Eddie Rickenbacker
Lemans
U. S
Ambrose Bierce
Meigs County
Israel in midst of parade and party unity in Jerusalem
Washington based observer notes Easter scenes in Jerusalem show a two way parade mixing military units with civilian marchers highlighting Israel as a close knit society. Labor Party meeting in Tel Aviv reveals entrenched leadership and a push to expand its central committee while stressing unity under Golda Meir.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Israel
Near East
Jaffa Street
Army
Navy
Elath
Tel Aviv
Finland
Holland
Asia
Golda Meir
Labor Party
Pinchas Sapir
Sapir
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Chuck Burdette
Jakovic
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Mao Tse-Tung
Edgar Snow
Small Society
Brickman
the Athens Messenger
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State Fair
Joseph Kraft
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