Athens Messenger details from December 4 1968 issue
The Athens Messenger published in Athens Ohio on December 4 1968 lists staff including Frederick W Bush publisher Gordon K Bush publisher and G Kenner Bush publisher with M W McDargh advertising director Fred W Weber circulation director and Charles W Reamer managing editor. The newspaper address is 43 West Union Street Athens OH 45701 and the masthead credits the paper as established 1823.
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the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
M. W. McDargh
Fred W. Weber
Charles W. Reamer
Johnson Nixon agree on foreign policy limits
The two leaders agreed on broad foreign policy outlines but clarified that President Johnson will make all decisions through January 20, the end of his term, ensuring a clear handover of authority to the incoming administration.
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Johnson
Nixon
Labor battle in Congress over railways control amid wartime measures
The Messenger reports organized labor preparing to mobilize for a clash in Congress to keep government control of railways. Government had seized railways on an emergency wartime basis. Also note Ohio license reform aims to expand auto licensing revenue for roads and cities. Berlin experienced a massive RAF raid with nearly 2000 tons of bombs, 41 British bombers lost. U S Circuit Court of Appeals declines to stop a Cincinnati draft board from inducting a 38 year old farm operator, citing lack of jurisdiction.
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Congress
Ohio
Ohio Good Roads Federation
Berlin
RAF
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati Draft Board
Policy unity amid tension in Johnson Nixon era
The passage outlines the 1960s foreign policy arrangement between President Johnson and President Nixon with Robert Murphy observing alongside Secretary of State Rusk. It stresses shared aims, the water's edge principle, and accountability for decisions during wartime and volatile Middle East and European fronts.
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Johnson
Nixon
Middle East
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Robert D. Murphy
Dean Rusk
Murphy
Rusk
Justice Musmanno Wills Arlington Burial Near Kennedy
The late Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Michael A. Musmanno wrote a codicil to his will after attending President Kennedy’s funeral on November 30 1963 asking to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery as close as reasonable to the President. He was buried with full military honors near his hero.
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Supreme Court
Michael A. Musmanno
Pennsylvania
Kennedy
Arlington Cemetery
John F. Kennedy
Musmanno
Hanoi's Dilemma in Vietnam Paris Talks and War Costs
Joseph Alsop argues Hanoi must choose between a one shot offensive, renewed large scale mobilization, or accepting a moderate settlement. He links battlefield gains to Paris talks and warns of Hanoi's growing manpower drain and strategic pressure on Washington. The piece stresses the tension between Hanoi's stance and U S aims amid Nixon’s looming presidency.
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Thieu
Huong
Paris
Washington
National Liberation Front
Hanoi
Nixon
Vietnam
Johnson
Creighton Abrams
South Vietnam
United States
Richard Nixon
U. S
Nixon must face skeptical black America in nation drive
The article surveys Nixon's civil rights proposals and skeptical reactions from leaders like Roy Wilkins and Whitney Young Jr. It notes 85 percent of Black voters backed Democrats, concerns over federal rollback, and the need for a coordinated plan with incentives, subsidies, and a timetable to advance desegregation and economic opportunity.
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Austin Scott
Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
United States
Wilkins
Brinkley
Ark
Raleigh N.C
Biloxi
Miss
Saginaw
Mich
Whitney M. Young Jr
National Urban League
Young
U.S
John Conyers
Michigan
Conyers
South
U.S. Supreme Court
Southern Regional Council
Mississippi
Gloster
NAACP
Alabama
Humphrey
A New Era in Business Led Community Change
Analyzes a shift from anti-business lobbying to active corporate roles in urban revival. Cites Omaha Youth Employment Service and programs in Buffalo Hartford Rochester Detroit Dayton Jacksonville Winston Salem Indianapolis with housing, jobs, schooling links. Notes risks and rewards of business driven civic leadership.
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Manufacturers’ Group
Trade Association
Chamber of Commerce
Omaha
A. V. Sorensen
Sorensen
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Buffalo
Opportunities Development Corporation
Project Justice
JET
Hartford
Rochester
N.Y
Business Opportunities Corporation
Detroit
Michigan Bell
Chrysler Corporation
Northwestern
Dayton
Jacksonville
Duval County
Winston-Salem
Indianapolis
Richmond
Cincinnati
The Athens Lilessenger Rates and Address Notice
The Athens Lilessenger lists daily and Sunday sale formats with varying prices. It notes AP Weekdays wording and carriers, plus mail subscription rates for Ohio, West Virginia, and other U S locations. It provides the publisher’s address at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701 and post office second class matter status.
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D&b
Ohio
West Virginia
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
Union St
Athens
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