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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1966
Page
4
Robert Moses defended the World’s Fairs as transformative, noting $59 million in permanent park improvements from 1939 and $22 million from 1964–65. He argued the fairs educated and inspired, creating parklands and buildings that benefit current and future generations.
In Mama roneck New York Connecticut border residents join a river cleanup led by 70 year old housewife Mrs Raymond T O Connell The Civic Association Camp Fire Girls and local services contributed manpower equipment and coffee to restore the stream once used as a dump by postwar neglect.
A Harvard psychologist Dr. Gene M. Smith reports smokers see themselves as extroverted and social yet more disagreeable and less self disciplined. The study included college and high school students and nonsmokers, casting doubt on youthful self assessments and noting varied personality traits.
John Chamberlain muses on the beard and the beetle haircut as symbols of rebellion. He links nineteenth century beards to old reformers and robber barons, and compares beatnik styles to late nineteenth century football haircuts, noting how old associations clash with modern revolt.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that Gov. George Romney has won a quiet green light from Gov. William Scranton for the 1968 nomination. The development makes Romney the leading moderate candidate, with Nixon inheriting Barry Goldwater's old opposition dynamics and efforts to unite moderates continuing.
Romney secures support while Scranton, who leaves office next January, rules out a 1968 run and contemplates a university presidency, likely as chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, easing Republican concerns about a Nixon-like deadlock.
A British observer in Peking critiques anti American sentiment in China while dissecting motives behind the portrayal of the United States in Chinese film and Maoist thought. The piece links U S roles in Vietnam and world influence to China’s diplomatic and ideological aims.
The item lists major events associated with April 27 across centuries. Notable entries include Magellan's death in 1521, Morse birth in 1791, Grant birth in 1822, Marshall's 1939 appointment, the Elbe meeting in 1945, and later 1946 party stance, Marciano retirement, church world council bid, and Johnson labor agreement.
A wife writes that after 25 years and six children she detests sex and feels trapped in a lie. Abby replies that such attitudes stem from childhood, not birth, and psychotherapy could help only if the wife seeks it. many struggle with similar issues.
Commissioner designate Robert L. Bennett of the Bureau of Indian Affairs urged Native communities to take greater responsibility in shaping their destiny and to contribute more of their own decisions. The remark reflects a push toward increased tribal autonomy and participation in governance.
Hal Boyle suggests a carefree at home vacation with hammock lounging and light reading. The piece humorously lists home based activities from supermarket tours to Civil War monument study and DIY bird houses, noting savings and avoiding travel fatigue.
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