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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1965
Page
6
Ohioans go to the polls May 4 to decide State Issue 1 authorizing the state to guarantee private loans for college students. The program, active since 1961, covers up to 5,000 per student and 80 percent default protection, with loans of up to 1,000 yearly at 5.5 percent interest.
Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia remains second in Senate seniority behind Carl Hayden as illness for 11 weeks fuels talk he may retire when his term ends next year. If he departs, John Stennis would succeed him, maintaining southern leadership in military affairs alongside Rep. Carl Vinson’s House Armed Services oversight.
Everett S. Preston, consultant for the federal Appalachia highway program, says Ohio’s proposed share is too small and notes the state has done little beyond talk. He suggests Masheter, the state highway director, would have received more if he had asked.
The piece argues Republicans must stop internecine fighting and notes Ronald Reagan's early liberal ties in the 1940s Hollywood scene. It cites Reagan’s own memoir describing his shift after recognizing liberal associations and the influence of Communist fronts on Hollywood audiences.
The review praises C E Pickhardt's From Cell to Society a verse and illustration volume exploring war in society. It highlights over 50 verses full page illustrations and a unified structure with sections The Cell Impulse Security The Undertaking and The Outcome. Reading from start to finish is urged to grasp the complete creative insight.
Inside Report says betting favors deployment of up to 100000 U. S. troops to Vietnam within weeks. Presidents brief Senators in solemn sessions, signaling a swift expansion of the U. S. war effort as Rusk and McNamara outline risks of a North Vietnamese invasion and regional collapse if South Vietnam is abandoned.
The dispatch of several Army divisions to Southeast Asia would signal U S resolve and affect Ho Chi Minh’s calculations. Ground forces would likely relieve South Vietnamese troops and focus on clearing Viet Cong, while chilling a rising U S peace movement.
HAL BOYLE heads to Saigon as a free two month vacation coverage trip is granted after 30 years at the same job. He recalls bureaucratic hurdles and mixed reactions from friends and family as he prepares for the Vietnam mission amid the monsoon season and war coverage.
A correspondent recounts a long flight to Saigon to meet American troops and report their experiences. In Yugoslavia, veterinarian Milan Mandic complains after a pig eats his pocket book containing 75,000 dinars.
The late Alben W. Barkley spoke in the Mt Vernon courthouse before an overflow crowd. Judge Roscoe Tartar warned him that the attendees were witnesses subpoenaed for a moonshine case to be heard after the talk.
Readers critique Dear Abby on teen pregnancy and grandmothers contest and share views on dress and shopping habits. A camel power-line note from Jaipur describes camels aiding a power-line project in Rajasthan desert, where trucks bogged down.
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