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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1964

Page

9

Job Corps Program Aims To Put Poor Youth To Work

The plan to fund 947.5 million dollars will open 22 camps in 16 states for job training on federal lands. Recruits receive small allowances and $50 monthly termination pay after service, with potential earnings and skills totaling about $600 in a year.

Johnson Congress U.S. Employment Service Secretary of Interior Stewart L. Udall Departments of Interior and Agriculture

Fitness drive yields big gains in American youth

President Johnson hears a progress report from the Council on Physical Fitness led by Stan Musial. Over 27 million students in grades 4 12 participated in school fitness programs last year, a 9.2 million increase, yet uneven access and few full time staff limit results.

Johnson Council On Physical Fitness Stan Musial

Russians Britons and Americans Complete Four Week Idea Exchange

Eight young Russians ten Britons and ten Americans completed a four week study travel stay in the United States. David Blamires and Ivan Komov led the groups on visits with teachers students business leaders and workers. Sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee the exchange praised American freedom and recommended similar access in the Soviet Union.

David Blamires Manchester Ivan Komov Rostov-on-Don South American Friends Service Committee Soviet Union

Chilean Women Vote Block Allende in Sept Presidential Race

Chilean women lead a mass voter registration ahead of September 4 elections, boosting Eduardo Frei's Christian Democratic bid and threatening Salvador Allende's Communist-backed campaign. The shift follows Brazil's example and Chile's break with Havana under the OAS, with implications for regional anti Communist efforts and U.S. gains under Johnson.

Chile Popular Action Front Salvador Allende Cuba Jorge Allessandri Havana Allessandri State Department Eduardo Frei Christian Democratic Allende Brazil Sao Paulo Belo Horizonte Castroite Anaconda Kennecott Organization of American States Latin America Castro Mexico Central America Mexico City Bolivia Uruguay OAS Paraguay Argentina Peru Arica Pacific Lyndon Johnson Thomas Mann Mann

Red Tape Breakthrough In Georgetown Chair Purchase

Vacationing columnist Hal Boyle recounts a comic battle with private corporate red tape over a $99 reclining chair. After weeks of calls up to the store president, Mr and Mrs X win delivery of the chair with their names on it, bypassing the store’s rigid process.

Hal Boyle Washington Georgetown Mr. X Mrs. X Mr. Y

Minister Takes Unfair Advantage Of Captive Audience

Dear Abby cites a minister who berates wedding guests for using church services. The reader wonders about propriety and the minister’s conduct as a captive audience, with Abby joking about wearied flocks and forgiveness.

Abby

Dr Crane counsels teens on money as status and virtue

Willis Richardson, former professor at Earlham and Franklin Colleges, now a pastor, warns teens that money and status symbols like luxury cars and Country Club membership corrupt genuine popularity. True esteem comes from kindness and sincere compliments, not wealth. He urges kids to earn their own spending money through piecework to avoid false economics.

Willis Richardson Earlham Franklin Colleges Crane Pater Metropole

Wednesday group reshapes Republican balance in the House

Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report a cohort of 15 moderates, the Wednesday group, moving toward greater influence as conservative factions shift after Barry Goldwater's rise. Members from Maine to California, united by civil rights support, debate tactics and aim to broaden party leadership while maintaining internal divisions.

House Barry Goldwater Stanley Tupper Maine Robert Stafford Vermont F. Bradford Morse Silvio Conte Massachusetts Abner Sibal Connecticut John V. Lindsay Ogden Reid New York George Wallhauser William Cahill New Jersey Charles Mathias Maryland Herman Schneebeli Pennsylvania Charles Mosher Ohio Robert Ellsworth Garner Shriver Kansas Alphonzo Bell California Americans For Constitutional Action ACA John McCormack Johnson Schneebels Goldwater San Francisco

Young Wisconsin and Michigan Republicans lead tight group

The group centers on tough conservatives led by Reps. Byrnes and Laird of Wisconsin and Gerald Ford of Michigan. Capitol Hill discipline mirrors the convention. Wednesdayers seek to show independence while planning to widen their ranks for next year's congressional battles.

House John Byrnes Melvin Laird Wisconsin Gerald Ford Michigan Capital Hill Congressional

Franchising Growth Opens Doors for Retirees

The piece notes franchising as a $59 billion industry expanding postwar retail reach. It highlights Col William C Humdred, a US Marine Corps retiree who opened a doughnut shop franchise in Brockton after a medical retirement to South Weymouth. He raised $32,000 for equipment, secured a three year loan at 5% interest, and since March 1963 grossed $170,000 with aims to net over 20 percent after debts in 1966.

Robert Peterson Col William C. Humdred U. S. Marine Corps Kansas Brockton

Fragmented OCR Notice From The Associated Press Ledger

Unclear OCR text outlines time frames three weeks six months and one year with scattered phrases about delivery and address references. Mentions deliveries and publishing in the United States and possessions with a garbled Associated Press address and title.

U. S&s Ana Onio Ait Coat Publishing Co

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America Idea Exchange John Chamberlain Raymond J. Crowley Dear Abby DR. Crane Rowland Evans and Robert Novak South Weymouth Mass Athens
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