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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1963
Page
4
A year into office Governor Rhodes touts rapid fulfillment of pledges. He claims to have eliminated the need for new taxes while cutting waste and expanding higher education funding. The development commission board of regents and highway plans move forward as part of a broad modernizing program.
The Johnson presidency impact shifts the 1964 race as Republicans debate nominees like Rockefeller and Nixon while Democrats reassess after the assassination. Parties expect increased politicking eight months before conventions and state level effects on contests for governors and local offices. The bullet alters national mood and civic loyalties.
Fidel Castro offers a Latin American nuclear free zone but conditions it with U S troop evictions from Guantanamo and no base rights for nuclear weapons at Panama Canal sites and Puerto Rico. The demands are designed to coerce acceptance.
Observers at Kennedy’s graveside consider the value of predicting politics as the nation mourns. Lyndon Johnson faces a fragile start, with questions about civil rights pace, party continuity, and advisers while February 1964 remains unknowable. Que sera sera.
A reader questions gift expectations from husbands on special occasions and Abby answers about balancing practical gifts with luxury items. Additional excerpts cover a mother visiting a son on campus and a fiancée breaking off then reconciling, with guidance on trust and readiness for commitment.
A family notes Cathy a three year old raised on good English imitates TV and radio speak. They recount examples like why are you doing that for and mispronunciations such as dese doze and dis dat. The piece urges parents to guard proper grammar before kindergarten.
A Cleveland woman was arrested and convicted for teaching her daughter birth control methods. The writer argues the case violates the First Amendment and risks setting a dangerous precedent if not overturned. The letter urges civic action and asks readers to request the governor’s intervention.
Robert Peterson sketches Victoria B C as a retirement magnet for Canadians seeking temperate climes. He chats with a 70 year old retiree about finances, loneliness, and social life in a grand hotel while noting high tea and the cost of single rooms as elders share memories and adjustments in later years.
A column discusses whether preschool children can or should learn to read before entering school. It warns that pushing too early may harm play and motivation, while advocating parent led reading at home with picture books and alphabet exposure as a safer alternative. It notes many children read before first grade, but cautions against forcing rapid early reading. A separate brief item reports Tokyo Prime Minister Ikeda’s cabinet to resign Dec 4 to clear path for a new government.
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