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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1969
Page
4
The Athens Messenger ran by The Messenger Publishing Company based at 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio traces leadership from Frederick W Bush 1896 to 1929 Gordon K Bush 1929 to 1965 and wd G Kenner Bush as publisher.
The Athens Journal dated Tuesday August 12, 1969 lists staff roles including circulation director Fred W. Weber advertising director M W McDargh managing editor Charles W Reamer and assistant to the publisher Richard R Paynter at the Athens Ohio office 45701.
Congress authorized four Medicare and Social Security cost cutting experiments. After six months a contract with the Connecticut Hospital Association covers 18 hospitals for three years starting Oct 1. Hospitals below target budgets earn the budgeted amount. those at or above get standard reimbursement. High efficiency departments may earn up to 2 percent of actual cost. The plan covers Medicare Medicaid and mother and child programs with potential expansion if successful.
House judiciary committee chairman Emanuel Celler says Edward Kennedy cannot be a viable president after his car crash. Celler, longtime Democrat and dean of the House, states the nation needs a leader who can avoid trouble in a crisis and that Kennedy has shown he cannot control himself in such moments.
An air survey analyst estimates at least 40 billion barrels of recoverable oil under Alaska soil with offshore potential. Plans include an 800 mile North to South pipeline and a second toward Hudson Bay, plus a $30 million tanker to navigate the Northwest Passage, potentially shortening supply routes to Europe and the United States.
Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Dayan faces a split in the Labor Party as old guard leaders Meir and Sapir maneuver over a platform on occupied territories. Dayan could split to run on national security, while Meir positions to win a parliamentary majority.
Morrie Ryskind critiques dyslogia as a liberal bias syndrome while recounting his CBS Sixty Minutes segment on H. L. Hunt. The columnist notes Wallace’s hedged framing and Hunt’s voting history, including Kennedy in 1960 and McArthur in 1952, and calls the CBS omission deliberate or due to dyslogia rigidly.
Eunice Shriver, wife of Ambassador Sargent Shriver, transforms the U S Embassy in Paris into a showcase of American history and culture. She displays George Washington’s teeth and Catlin portraits, hosts July 4 celebrations, and invites 1500 children for educational activities while guiding programs for French and American women and youth.
Hal Boyle suggests turning the moon into a museum of mankind with artifacts ranging from aspirin to the U S Constitution. He imagines future aliens seeing our relics and pondering humanity amid our triumphs and follies.
Daily and Sunday newspaper details published by The Messenger Publishing Co. in Athens Ohio announce subscription prices by mail and carrier. Rates cover daily and Sunday editions, weekly, monthly, and yearly options, with standard rates for Ohio West Virginia and other U S regions. Address updates sent to 43 W Union St Athens OH 45701.
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