Turning toward the year 2000 a long view
A 1960s discussion surveys experts predicting life in 2000. Mentions Leif Erikson, information overload, and the Year 2000 Commission. Notes Miller warns of limits, Khan foresees leisure collapse, Kalven foresees privacy loss, Mead predicts changing family life and individualism, with love and belonging valued above all.
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Leif Eriksson
Labrador
New England
New York
Daedalus
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
George A. Miller
Harvard
Harry Kalven Jr
Chicago University
Margaret Mead
Trading With The Enemy In Senate Trade Debate
The piece argues that easing exports to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe would aid North Vietnam’s war effort. It cites Commerce Department approvals of diethylene glycol shipments worth 482000 to the Soviet Union in 1966 and recalls Mundt’s embargo proposal linking trade to aiding the enemy. It questions mutual benefits for American troops and notes Poland’s 1966 aid to North Vietnam after a debt deal.
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Senate
Soviet Union
Vietnam
North Vietnam
United States
Commerce Department
Sen
Karl Mundt
South Dakota
Republican
Europe
Southeast Asia
Mundt
Poland
Glen Lipscomb
California
Skoda
Czechoslovakia
Interferon a Breakthrough Shield Against Viruses
A decade ago British scientists identified interferon a protein cells release when attacked by viruses. An American team led by Dr Maurice R Hilleman at Merck has found a powerful way to trigger the body to produce interferon for self protection. This may lead to practical virus protection before damage occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice R. Hilleman
Merck Institute For Therapeutic
West Point
Man
What Can Be Done What Can Be Done
MAX LERNER argues that society can solve major crises by matching resources to problems. He urges ending the Vietnam war, using a naval blockade if needed, and redirecting billions to inner-city renewal with tax reform and new investments. He favors bold leadership changes and a triple attack involving government, business, and unions for urban progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Alsop
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Robert McNamara
Hanoi
Cuba
America
Robert Kennedy
Rusk
McGeorge Bundy
Middle-East
McNamara
Bobby Kennedy
The Price Of Progress In The SST Debate
James Kilpatrick argues that progress may be costly as the SST plans prompt questions about quietude and safety. He cites Senate hearings on the supersonic plane and rising air pollution, noting benefits of jobs and trade against a potential loss of quiet and ecological balance. The piece questions whether society can or should resist escalating technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FAA
J. C. Maxwell
New York
Paris
United States
U.S
Aldabra
Madagascar
Hal Boyle Mailbag insights and trivia bites
A collection of light notes on everyday life and odd facts. It notes dentists twice yearly for Americans, hurricane power versus bombs, hypnosis in childbirth, Washington’s presidency, seat belt use by education level, and quips from notable figures. It also lists amusing word rankings, great blue whale facts, stairway danger, and reflections from Mark Twain and Andre Maurois.
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U.S
Washington
George Washington
Andre Maurois
Mama Whale
Earth
Catholic Digest
Brazil Declares War On Germany And Italy
The Messenger notes that Brazil declared war on Germany and Italy twenty five years ago but omits mention of Japan in the declaration. It records seventeen Brazilian ships sunk by U boats since the war began and mentions local showings of Superman and Captain Midnight at the Majestic in Nelsonville. Prophetess Madame Rita had predicted Vienna’s fall on the day King Peter of Serbia died. Floyd DeLashmutt, Athens County farm agent, spent the week visiting farms near Hockingport and Coolville advising on land use.
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Brazil
Germany
Italy
Japan
Captain Midnight
the Majestic
Nelsonville
Madame Rita
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Vienna
Peter
Serbia
Floyd DeLashmutt
Athens County
Hockingport
Coolville
Thurston Morton predicts GOP needs Vietnam exit plan
Former Republican National Committee Chairman Senator Thurston B Morton of Kentucky says the Republican nominee must offer a way out of the Vietnam War to defeat President Johnson. He argues for a quick victory or disengagement on favorable terms to satisfy the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Thurston B. Morton
Kentucky
Republican National Committee
Johnson
Wage hikes cut jobs in many industries says NFIB
A NFIB survey of 54,308 independents from 4.7 million firms found 588,000 layoffs after the minimum wage rose to 1.40 last February. The report notes employers cut staff when wages make work uneconomical for them and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Federation of Independent Business
Johnson orders nationwide personal service for veterans in job hunt
President Johnson expands personalized employment help for returning veterans. The U.S. Employment Service will prioritize placement, with 2,200 offices offering tailored job finding assistance, counseling, testing, and training referrals after a successful Pennsylvania pilot.
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Armed Services
U.S
Johnson
Pennsylvania
Health Guides Aid NY Neighborhood Health Effort
Specially trained housewives from disadvantaged New York neighborhoods will describe existing health services to neighbors in a project to improve health in low income communities. With Medicaid available to the poor, Health Guides will ensure they know how to use it, increasing pressure on already taxed medical and hospital facilities.
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New York
The Athens Messenger Delivery and Pricing Details
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday single copy prices with 10 to 15 cent rates, carrier delivery options for daily and Sunday editions, and mail subscription rates for U S including one week to one year. The notice states publication is daily except Saturday and that the paper is a member of the Associated Press with mail to The Messenger Publishing Co. at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.
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The
Associated Press
Athens
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Ohle
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Herman Khan
Hudson Institute
Boston-Washington
Chicago
Pittsburgh
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Max Lerner
James Kilpatrick
Joseph Wood Krutch
Saturday Review
Appropriations
House
National Academy of Sciences
Indian Ocean
Dr. Krutch
Gardner
Antarctica
Hal Boyle
Mark Twain
Small Society
Brickman
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