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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1967
Page
6
City officials outline a proven pattern to curb summer violence by forming a 27 member task force, engaging 700 local groups, and mobilizing community leaders to create constructive programs. With last year’s $10.5 million federal grant unused this summer, plans rely on foundations and corporations if needed to keep youths and adults occupied and deter unrest.
Governors Nelson Rockefeller and George Romney are viewed as possible Republican contenders. New York approved a 36 million dollar spending increase, bringing total appropriations to 4.7 billion as Romney faces a budget setback and a vote on instituting an income tax. Rockefeller is seen as better at negotiating with a stubborn legislature, potentially aiding his nomination prospects.
The case of Bennie Joe Hayden, convicted in 1962 for armed robbery, tests whether tangible objects seized in a legal search can be admitted. The 1921 rule barred non tangible items, such as clothing, from evidence, but the Justice Department urges overruling that limit to allow all tangible items aiding identification or solving the crime.
Joseph Alsop argues Hanoi plans a high-stakes push in I Corps to reverse a bleak war trend. He compares to the Battle of the Bulge, noting North Vietnamese divisions, attrition, and infiltration pressures, with a possible Dien Bien Phu like outcome shaping negotiations and political aims.
Kilpatrick testifies on obscenity law, arguing that defining obscenity is elusive and that federal action should target the commercial traffic in hardcore pornography. He warns against suppressing ideas, urges narrowly tailored laws, and favors punishing the bad conduct of commercial panderers while protecting writers and publishers.
A Messenger reader laments current film offerings at drive-ins and public theaters. The writer recalls past family movie nights with meals and worries about indecent or low quality entertainment. He suggests underground or city dump showings as proper decor for the public.
Konrad Adenauer, at 87 stubborn as ever, was forced to retire after 14 years as chancellor guiding West Germany from postwar ruin to prosperity. He forged ties with the West, built a democratic base, and faced opposition within his CDU before stepping down in 1963 and dying at 91.
The article recalls a Tokyo broadcast noting daily prayers for peace and an early end to the war. Prof. George Starr Lasher discussed wartime censorship at an Athens Rotary Club gathering. Churchill urged rapid U.S. troop deployment to France for morale impact. Over 300 male Ohio University students drilled in civilian clothes under Major S. M. Johnson.
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday pricing for local and mail delivery. Rates include in Ohio and WVa one week 50c, three months 6.00, six months 10.00, one year 18.00. Mail to U S addresses shows similar term pricing with annuals and shorter periods.
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