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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1963
Page
6
Speaker John W. McCormack and Senate leader Carl Hayden begin training for potential presidential succession. Johnson invites them to National Security Council and White House meetings to ensure readiness after Kennedy's assassination shocks the nation.
Harvard epidemiologist Dr. Theodor Abelin presented findings to the American Public Health Association showing that life expectancy for white males aged 50 could increase by 1.4 years if they never smoked and by 3.6 more years if current heavy smokers quit. The study analyzed deaths from all causes and was highlighted as highly condemnatory amid Surgeon General advisory anticipation.
The Eisenhower Nixon provision for acting presidency during disability is adapted by President Johnson and House Speaker McCormack who must decide if resigning his seat is needed to serve as president. McCormack faces a dilemma on temporary versus full-term acting duties amid Johnsons recovery from a heart attack.
The Soviet Union inquired about buying alcohol in the United States citing poor potato and wheat crops. Reports note two large distillers are asked for 30 000 tons each, under ten percent of last year’s vodka output. A clergyman urged the sale as a potential reverse psychological weapon.
The piece reviews anti Castro Cuban plans to form a pro Goldwater bloc and the uncertain Johnson Cuba policy. It notes labor leaders and CORE figures pressuring for action while Johnson seeks broad consensus. It argues a strong Cuba stance could boost his election chances if he tops Fidel Castro.
A college tale outlines Clarence D as he competes with football stars and wealthy rivals for a campus queen. The plan centers on praising the woman's aspirational traits such as her future as a kindergarten teacher and seeking her advice, creating rapport and signaling genuine interest.
A reader writes of grief after the President's assassination praising the first lady and children, reflecting on Oswald and urging strong leadership and parental guidance to teach love, faith, and unity for future generations. The message appears in The Athens Messenger.
A letter from a 15 year old urges Abby to help parents avoid divorce as she describes daily battles over courtesy with a lawyer father and a mother who nags. Another reader riffs on aging tunes and an old fiddle. A mother seeks guidance on disciplining a 14 year old daughter with the father taking the lead. Abby urges teamwork and firm parenting.
John W. McCormack the 71 year old speaker of the House remains second in line to the presidency behind the vice president and Carl Hayden the 86 year old Senate president pro tempore under the 1947 law. Truman had urged repeal to restore 1792 lines but Congress kept the cabinet and two congressional officers in line. Republicans later set the current order with McCormack and Hayden in place.
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