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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1966
Page
4
Fred W. Weber is listed as Circulation Director and M. W. McDargh as Advertising Director in Athens Ohio on a two page edition dated Tuesday August 16 1966. The snippet records staff roles in the publication.
The Johnson Administration’s voluntary wage price guidelines failed to stop a $3 a ton steel price increase and a airline machinists strike settlement. Ackley acknowledged defeats yet opposed wage controls saying the economy isn’t strained. Congress moved to force a 30 day work return with mediation for a permanent settlement.
Washington Insight discusses inflation as a political risk, arguing the danger lies in cooling the economy rather than price collapse. It notes a three leg balance—price stability, foreign policy and defense, and increased federal demand through tax cuts—now under strain as urban programs lag and unemployment persists. It warns selective spending cuts could ease tensions without harming growth.
The piece notes that retirees over 65 struggle as living costs rise faster than pensions. Social Security payments have not kept up, with a 7 percent increase in 1959 and six years of inaction prior. Johnson orders a study while 1968 election politics loom.
Under Memphis judge Edward W. Kuhn the incoming ABA president, the profession mobilizes about a thousand members to focus on civil rights civil liberties and racial unrest. He cites protests riots and property seizures as tests for the duty that freedom carries with it. He echoes Felix Frankfurter warning that obeying only laws one agrees with leads to chaos and tyranny and urges responsible citizen action.
The Aug 12 Muhammad Speaks issue features a long globe image and a hostile critique of Elijah Muhammad's Black Muslim movement. It notes the periodical's pro Communist turn, quotes Carmichael and Powell, and questions integration as a solution to the Negro problem.
James Marlow argues that Mao era China remains rigid and unreformed despite a weekend communique celebrating progress. He notes past disasters like the 1958 Great Leap, warns of growing isolation from the Soviet Union, and criticizes the deification of Mao and the narrow ideological frame guiding China’s leadership.
The letter challenges The Messenger and AP report on gun availability in Ohio, denying NRA opposition to all restrictions and criticizing the photo caption. It opposes Dodd's bill, argues local police are inept to grant permits, and favors Texas legislation penalizing mishandling a firearm. The writer likens gun control to delayed actions after crime and cites Chicago nurse killings.
The writer laments the growing union of church and state and criticizes socialist democrat influence since 1916. He blames lack of aggressive Christian action by Protestant churches for eroding separation, citing civil rights force policies and Vietnam as consequences of mixed governance.
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