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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1965
Page
4
Ohio highway officials and federal reviewers discuss design flaws and budgeting as 703 miles of interstate open, 1529 planned by 1972, with maintenance and safety concerns. The Appalachian Way controversy and complex interchanges illustrate the challenges of turning plans into a functioning road network.
Officials say the ramp curvature was shifted from the original design to prevent interference with Burke Lakefront Airport expansion. Present plans bank the curve three-eights of an inch per foot at an estimated cost of 150 thousand to 1 million dollars. Cleveland traffic engineering chief Robert Kelly cautions that even good guesses can fail, while highway staff remain confident in the final product.
The Athens Messenger publishes details of its leadership including Gordon K. Bush as Publisher, G. Kenner Bush Jr as Assistant Publisher, and M. W. McDargh as Advertising Director. The note lists Frederic W. Bush as Publisher, Fred W. Weber as Circulation Director, Charles W. Reamer as Managing Editor, and Robert L. Powers as News Editor.
The article outlines Medicare protections for 20 million Americans aged 65 and over, detailing automatic hospital coverage from July 1 for beneficiaries, enrollment deadlines by March 31 for medical insurance, and penalties for late signups. It warns about enrollment needs for nonbeneficiaries and cites a cancer operation cost example to illustrate gaps.
Excerpts from a Wall Street Journal advertisement by the Greater Cleveland Growth Board call Ohio the lowest taxed comparable industrial state with skilled workers per area, transportation strength, education growth, and a constitutional amendment enabling industrial financing assistance.
The Helen Clay Frick libel case in Carlisle PA targets Dr Sylvester K Stevens over calling Henry Clay Frick autocratic. The column warns that if Frick wins, many heirs of Robber Barons like Vanderbilt and Rockefeller could pursue historians, reshaping reputations and finances.
In Saigon the wide open black market sits across from the 2nd Precinct police HQ. Government owned stalls run by local merchants lease space inside a walled complex. U.S. and Vietnamese officials privately acknowledge a flood of American goods reaching the market at tax free prices, often via servicemen or unauthorized resale.
A reader asks about a neighbor who took offense after a kitten’s accident near a newspaper photo. Abby replies the friend is humorless, joking that her handicap is below par. A second note suggests self-help in Jersey.
A U S group of track and field experts says Soviet contestants still lag in glamour and style. They note fuller figures and plain dresses, but acknowledge improvements in hair and color. Prices for ordinary dresses run around 20 to 30 dollars in a country where average monthly wage is 75 dollars. Beauty services grow as lipstick and perfume become more accessible.
Johnson leans toward tolerating a $1 billion annual payments deficit while Sen McCarthy and Sen Hartke push for influence over policy. The White House tacitly accepts a reduced push for a payments surplus as Treasury Secretary Fowler resists international talks. The shift follows a $250 million quarterly surplus from a voluntary program, risking foreign liquidity and U S exports.
The article outlines a pivot in U S monetary policy as the Hartke McCarthy coalition pushes for an international conference and a new world banking system. It notes a government softening on the balance of payments program and hints that the deficit of 1 billion may be treated as normal. It cites Ackley Dillon and Elliott Janeway as influencing figures and points to Viet Nam spending and business opposition to voluntary profit limits abroad as context. The piece frames Fowler as caught between congressional pressure and administration views, with the outcome unclear.
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