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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1964
Page
4
The Carnegie Foundation predicts college enrollment to rise from 5.2 million in 1965 to 10.2 million by 1980 while teacher supply falls short. It warns a crisis in value and heavy reliance on grants threaten faculty and educational quality unless strong measures are taken.
Four of five top executives surveyed by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States expect the national economy to grow through 1965. One in five foresee a brief dip next year. They cite tax cuts, expansion plans, and strong consumer finances as boosts, with strikes or inflation as main risks.
The $2.5 million Maryland General Assembly grant to four church aligned colleges prompts a national challenge led by the Horace Mann League. Attorney General Finan defends the aid, arguing it serves public education and complies with church state separation as precedents support.
Henry Hazlitt celebrated his 70th birthday in New York with more than 150 guests including Ludwig von Mises Karl Brandt Milton Friedman Eugene Lyons Max Eastman and John Davenport. The gathering highlighted the clash between conservative thought and modern liberalism as Hazlitt reflected on years of anti communism and warned that talent struggles to gain space in a shifting political landscape.
In Karlsruhe the Social Democrats under Willy Brandt vow to win the 1961 general election by offering voters more of the same, not a clearcut alternative. They emphasize pragmatism, efficiency, and humanitarianism while avoiding major policy shifts, challenging Erhard's coalition as the CDU seek to discredit the Free Democrats.
A widow with five children seeks help about a husband who seems to have an affair yet offers no proof. Readers offer blunt responses arguing his behavior signals trouble, while other questions address wedding invitations and brown sugar packaging. Kay and Robb Ross contribute.
James Marlow reports Republican governors, meeting in Denver, issue a statement outlining moderate principles for the party's future. The document hints at inclusivity, suggests a leadership conference including governors and Congress members, and criticizes Dean Burch without naming him, reflecting a split between Goldwater supporters and moderates.
Inside report details President Johnson privately opposing purging Southern Democrats who backed Goldwater. He hosts Georgia leaders Richard Russell Herman Talmadge and Carl Sanders at the Pedernales River and warns against punitive action against Williams of Mississippi and Watson of South Carolina. The piece notes Senate caucus pressure and Republican committee scrutiny of Scranton and Rockefeller as Goldwater critics, with internal party power struggles ahead.
George Tolliver of Nelsonville writes that about 17 years ago he led a campaign for a mill levy to fund TB care and prevention in Athens County. He credits the effort with creating the Southeast Ohio tuberculosis sanatorium in Nelsonville and urges recognition of his role over others seeking credit.
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