Wise Leaders Urge Negroes to Reject Mob Law
Four civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr A Philip Randolph Roy Wilkins and Whitney Young Jr urge the Negro community and white allies to reject mob violence. They warn of riots destroying livelihoods and families and call for accountability while Bayard Rustin warns of a backlash and renewed repression.
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Martin Luther King Jr
A. Philip Randolph
Roy Wilkins
Whitney M. Young Jr
Black Power
Newark
Bayard Rustin
Congress
Reagan Seen as Top GOP Hope After Yale Fellowship
The article notes Gov. Ronald Reagan of California will spend days at Yale as a Chubb Fellow, signaling rising national stature. It cites past fellows like Truman and Goldwater and discusses Reagan Nixon talks, cross party appeal in California, rising poll numbers, and speculation about a Nixon Romney Rockefeller Reagan ticket with Reagan as vice president.
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Yale University
Ronald Reagan
California
New Haven
Truman
Barry Goldwater
Reagan
Richard M. Nixon
Bohemian Grove
San Francisco
Assembly
Jesse Unruh
Romney
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Watching Children Safe in Windows and Roofs
In six weeks from June 1 to July 11, 22 children aged up to 15 died in falls from windows, fire escapes and roofs in New York City. Health Commissioner Edward O Rourke urges parents to open windows from the top, keep children away from casement windows, install safety devices where possible, avoid letting children play on fire escapes or roofs, and move furniture away from openings to prevent climbs.
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New York City
Edward O’rourke
Inside The Ghettos A Race Problem Solution
Joseph Alsop argues the key to solving America’s race problem lies in focusing on urban ghettos. He cites high unemployment, poor education, and substandard housing, urging an immediate national program to improve ghetto schools, housing, and jobs while supporting Kennedy’s bills to spur industry and housing development inside ghettos.
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United States
America
Detroit
Newark
Calcutta
Robert F. Kennedy
Columbia University
Frances Fox Piven
Richard A. Cloward
Sen. Kennedy
Drs. Piven
Cloward
Kennedy
Candle In The Window A Look At The Council For Basic Education
A conservative column praises the Council for Basic Education as a steady force in education. The piece contrasts it with the National Education Association AFL-CIO Teachers Union and U S Office of Education, noting its focus on maintaining a literate standard amid broad debates. Judge J Skelly Wright is mentioned in critique of other boards.
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White House
Fifteenth Street
Council For Basic Education
National Education Association
Florida
Baltimore
Afl-Cio Teachers Union
U.S. Office of Education
U.S. Office of Integration
Washington
J. Skelly Wright
Hospital Subsidy Plan Backed by House Commerce Panel
Legislation would grant 58 million dollars emergency aid to 143 hospitals unable to serve communities adequately as part of the partnership for health bill to broaden federal state health planning. Mortimer Smith, longtime critic of permissive education, leads the Council for Basic Education advocating focused teaching and phonics with increased emphasis on subject matter and reading texts.
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House Commerce Committee
Smith
CBE
Council
Fire destroys Ringling circus tent in Cleveland
The Messenger recalls a 25 year old blaze that swept the menagerie tent killing at least 50 animals. Edgar L. Koehler of Buchtel York High School was elected supervisory principal of York Township Schools to replace Glen Hanes. In southeastern Oklahoma, 150 armed men rounded up anti draft demonstrators. The Athens Opera House screened Kilbane Chaney and Willard Johnson bouts with a Fatty Arbuckle feature.
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Ringling Brothers Circus
Cleveland
Edgar L. Koehler
Buchtel-York High School
York Township
Glen Hanes
Athens
Willard-Johnson
Fatty Arbuckle
Reuther Urges 62 for Men 60 for Women to Retire
Walter Reuther cites auto workers early retirement policy as a model to free jobs for younger men while protecting older workers. He asks Congress to lower the retirement ages to 62 for men and 60 for women without cutting Social Security benefits, though funds may run dry or taxes rise beyond acceptance.
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Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
Congress
Remembering yesterdays in a nostalgic recap
HAL BOYLE reflects on bygone eras and shifting social norms, recalling daily life, technology, fashion, and attitudes that defined earlier decades. The piece surveys memories of riots abroad, radio in cars, Tarzan lore, college football, five day weeks, long distance calls, and everyday manners.
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New York
Norman Thomas
Voices of Rioters Noted Leaders Stir Antiwar Debate
Stokely Carmichael Fidel Castro in Havana called U S collapse and watched by many. H Rapp Brown urged black revolution while Adam Clayton Powell exiled in Bimini since expulsion. The piece labels them as enemies and warns they divert from Vietnam war aims.
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Stokely Carmichael
Fidel Castro
Havana
United States
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
H. Rapp Brown
Adam Clayton Powell
Bimini
Bahamas
Carmichael
London
Prague
Castro
Cuba
Brown
National
Washington
Cambridge
Powell
House
Vietnam
Failing Lottery Prompts Study Of New Revenue Avenues
New York state lottery sales sharply underperformed at about one third of the $30 million forecast, forcing officials to seek extra funding methods for education. Consideration is being given to legalizing off track betting, with state profit sharing from revenues currently going to illegal bookmakers.
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New York State
Goldwater Sees Nixon Reagan Ticket Potential for 1968
Barry Goldwater, 1964 Republican standard bearer, hailed a Nixon Reagan ticket for 1968 calling it a whale of a ticket but doubted Reagan would accept the vice presidency. Reagan was seen increasingly as a presidential candidate with supporters touting him as their choice.
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Barry Goldwater
Reagan
The Athens Messenger Publication Details
The Athens Messenger is a daily except Saturday newspaper. It is a member of the Associated Press and lists weekday prices of 10 cents for single copies and 15 cents for Sunday copies. Delivery by carrier is offered with various subscription rates including 35 cents daily, 15 cents Sunday, and weekly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options. The paper is entered at Athens Post Office as Second Class matter under the 1918 act, with mailing address at 43 W. Union St., Athens Ohio 45701.
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Associated Press
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Athens
Ohio
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