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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1969
Page
6
The notice lists M. W. McDargh Advertising Director Charles W. Reamer Managing Editor Richard R. Paynter Assistant to The Publisher for the Athens Ohio newspaper dated Friday August 1 1969.
Peace Corps will allow married couples with dependents under 18 to volunteer overseas for the first time. The program targets skilled posts for men including carpenters machinists electricians accountants farmers and managers. Director Blatchford plans cautious rollout with up to 480 such volunteers and seeks leave arrangements from employers while seeking a $101.1 million authorization for the current year.
The article argues the United States led in space before the moon landing with a State of the space program box score showing higher flights hours and astronauts than the Soviet Union. It notes President Nixon’s praise and plans for Apollo 12 to land in Ocean of Storms on Nov 14 to study moon soils and origins.
A July 22 letter from The Messenger urges wage increases for Ohio civil service workers to improve mental health care. It argues state inaction harms hospital conditions, staff morale, and therapeutic care, calling for higher pay, better training, and a living standard for mental health personnel. The piece cites Athens Mental Health Center and several psychology department signees.
In 1919 regular flights launched with a Berlin Weimar German service on February 5 followed by France Paris London service three days later. Britain opened London Paris flights on July 13 and Scandinavian carriers joined later that year. The United States started airmail from Washington to New York continuing to Cleveland and Chicago as IATA counts 104 member airlines flying about 240 million passengers.
The piece notes a surge in air travel with Jubilee passengers and 200 000 million passenger miles. It recalls that 50 years ago six founding airlines from Germany France Britain the Netherlands Norway Sweden and Denmark carried about 3 500 passengers over 600 000 miles using converted military aircraft. It states air travel today offers speed and comfort as railroads mostly abandon passenger service to airlines.
Washington insight argues Nixon’s Pacific swing tests a move from mini state defences to a balance of power among the United States Russia China and Japan. The piece warns Vietnam politics and corruption in the Philippines Malaysia and Formosa complicate policy while urges a new Asian security system and progress at Paris peace talks.
A conservative view urges sober debate on chemical and biological warfare. The piece notes US failure to ratify the Geneva Protocol, cites specific agents CN CS DM BZ HD VX GB, and warns of the threat to populations if such weapons are used or developed. It highlights Pershing and Meselson views and calls Senate scrutiny.
New York columnist Hal Boyle looks back at his 1963 moon prophecy and other forecasts. He notes overconfident predictions about space, wartime timelines, and fashion, admitting past errors and mocking hindsight.
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