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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1966
Page
4
Hamengku Buwono IX, deputy premier for economic affairs, urged Indonesians to give more and take less as General Suharto’s regime works to reverse the damage from Sukarno’s socialist policies. The call echoes Kennedy’s appeal yet contrasts with later Great Society policies.
Senate hearings on automobile safety reveal industry hopes to improve safety without heavy government interference. Traffic Commissioner Henry Barnes of New York argues most accidents come from the driver, not the car, insisting safer cars only help the careful driver, while acknowledging car design can still reduce risks.
The president avoids claiming a renewed sweep and forecasts a parley between parties. Polls show Democrats edging in 12 districts and holding net gains, with analysts seeing a potential shift into GOP territory in crucial seats.
The piece notes false fire alarms in New York City surged from 9 833 in 1955 to 32 895 last year, costing taxpayers 4 million to 16 million. It cites 400 offenders caught in ten years and urges parental cost liability or manslaughter charges for deaths caused by alarms, with calls for quick detection and strict penalties to protect city safety.
State Department says there is no sanctuary in the Viet Nam war. The piece markets the policy as stated by Dean Rusk and James McCloskey, and notes ambiguity over whether U.S. planes may pursue enemy jets into China if they flee across the border.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report Johnson quietly pigeonholed the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs plan after Abba Schwartz resigned amid the controversy. Secretary Rusk, with White House aide Watson, said it was too late to change signals, and the plan may sit in Congress for years while critics push broader reorganization costs and impacts.
In Hangchow China Frank Tuohy observes a cautious public mood amid war talk. He notes air raid shelters at a tourist hotel and a militarized atmosphere with soldiers in public spaces. Chinese silence on Ho Chi Minh and critical views of U S intentions color their stance as they weigh production boosts against war rhetoric.
HAL Boyle argues that modern machines erode fitness by reducing everyday activity once common in 1906. He contrasts past life with today, noting horse harnessing, hand crank autos, hand washing, home butter, ice box chores, coal furnaces, and walking to work. He suggests a return to self-reliant habits could improve health, though acknowledges reluctance.
On April 28 events span 1789 Bligh mutiny in the Pacific with 18 crew released in a launch. Born James Monroe 1758. 1855 California imposes a fifty dollar tax on arriving Chinese. 1876 Victoria becomes Empress of India. 1939 Germany ends nonaggression pact with Poland. Mussolini executed 1945. Coliseum opens in New York City. Kennedy meets Hoover and MacArthur over Cuban invasion crisis.
In a reader letter, a cocktail waitress seeks tips on handling persistent male customers while keeping her relationship over seas intact. Abby suggests naming the huskiest bartender as her husband to deter advances, and reassures the writer about propriety and wedding plans backed by the bride’s family support.
A reader asks Dear Abby about an upcoming large church wedding with one family largely absent. She and her husband come from small or distant families and worry about embarrassment as the bride's side will have many guests while theirs is nearly empty.
A New England resident criticizes Mary C for claiming housewives do not hang clothes outside. The writer says in freezing weather she shovels a path to the clothesline and finds garments frozen stiff before finishing.
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