Athens Messenger December 12 1966 Athens Ohio newspaper
The Athens Messenger reports local news from Athens Ohio dated Monday December 12 1966. The page lists staff and office details including publisher Frederick W Bush and editor Gordon K Bush with circulation and advertising contacts.
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the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Charlies W. Reamer
Robert L. Powers
War as a Way of Life and the Call for Psychiatric Aid
Dr. W. E. Mickleburgh argues that psychiatry and social science can diagnose and heal unhealthy social systems to reduce war. He cites a 20 year cold war with China and urges treatment of totalitarian leaders, like Stalins and Hitlers, to end wars as free men make sacrifices.
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W. E. Mickleburgh
Australian Health Service
Mickleburg
Free World
Europe
Asia
China
Korea
Vietnam
Upward Bound and Head Start Aid Education Push
The article surveys Head Start and Upward Bound as anti poverty programs for early and secondary education. It notes Upward Bound runs in colleges nationwide with 220 projects and 20,000 students enrolled last summer. Eight week college campus exposure yields 80 percent continuing education, with typical student backgrounds and a $26 million annual cost.
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Col
Reforming Selective Service Faces Review and Change
Reforming Selective Service at age 28 will expire June 30 unless Congress extends the law. A 20 member advisory commission led by Burke Marshall will report to President Johnson by year’s end with major revisions to fix inequities, not abolition. Draft boards struggle to meet 35 000 to 40 000 monthly draftees, but 1967 cuts will shift quotas to 19 year olds as they come of age.
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Congress
National Advisory Commission
Burke Marshall
Johnson
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Draft Law Could End Exemptions or Change the Draft
The fragment discusses fears that the 19 to 26 age group of single men could be exhausted, forcing boards to dip into married men or older 26 to 35 year olds. It urges Congress to decide on modifying exemptions, using lottery draws, or replacing the draft with universal service or an all-volunteer force, guided by the President’s recommendations.
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Congress
Madam Mao rises in Chinese power struggle and purge
Joseph Alsop analyzes Madam Mao Zedong’s rapid ascent from obscurity to deputy cultural revolution leader and cultural adviser to the army. The piece traces palace intrigues, Lin Piao, Chou En-lai, and Cai combinations shaping a volatile faction fight with possible outcomes including a bloody purge and shifts after Mao’s demise.
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Chiang Ching
Mao Tse-tung
Mrs. Mao
Madam Mao
Madam Chiang Kai-shek
Chungking
Cultural Revolution
Central Committee
China
Mao
Chen Po-ta
Chen Only
Marsha
Lin Piad
Chou En-lai
Lin Piao
Kang Sheng
Canton
Tao Chu
Prime Minister think again on Rhodesia crisis
In October 1965 Ian Smith pressed for peaceful Rhodesian independence within the Commonwealth while Harold Wilson resisted with global sanctions. The piece argues US restraint, predicts strain on Anglo American ties, and urges Johnson to oppose the UN course and back Rhodesia against an Afro Asian bloc.
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Rhodesia
Ian Smith
London
England
Harold Wilson
Smith
Commonwealth
Great Britain
Wilson
Lyndon Johnson
United Nations
Johnson
General Assembly
Britain
United States
Africa
U. S
Viet Nam
Cuba
Goldberg
90Th Congress
Mailbag musings hint at fears and odd beliefs
HAL BOYLE surveys common worries from phobias to weather effects and superstition. He notes 217 phobias, tips for taxis in Peru and Spain, safety warnings about mistletoe, and folklore beliefs about luck, sales, and Voltaire.
Bryan to Speak at Ohio dry convention in Columbus
The Messenger noted William Jennings Bryan would be the main speaker at an Ohio dry convention in Columbus. Cornwell's Jewelers in Athens advertised gifts for Christmas buyers including watches, cuff links and cigarette cases. The death of WWII ace Colin P. Kelly Jr. was announced. Athens groups announced a yearly home decoration contest.
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William Jennings Bryan
Columbus
Cornwell’s Jewelers
Athens
Colin P. Kelly Jr
Chamber of Commerce and Retail Merchant’s Association
Letters Red Influence Editor Response on Vietnam Policy
The Messenger quotes Robert H Whealey urging Dean Rusk to consider nine points on Southeast Asia policy. He warns mainland China seeks to expand influence if South Vietnam fails, and argues international communism leads Hanoi with Moscow in control. He questions the Vietcong as a civil war and notes trade with Southeast Asia as critical to American interests.
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the Messenger
Robert H. Whealey
Dean Rusk
State Department
Whealey
U.S
China
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Laos
Thailand
Burma
Cambodia
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
Philippines
New Guinea
Tibet
Sinkiang
Vietnam
Moscow
Ho Chi Minh
The Messenger publishing Co Athens Ohio subscription notice
Publication details for The Messenger include daily and Sunday editions with prices by carrier and mail. Rates by region include Ohio and West Virginia, with six month and yearly rates. mailing address is 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.
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Ohio
US & Possessions
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
Union St
Athens
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Soviet Union
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Liu Shao-chi
Teng Hsiao-ping
Liu
Teng
James Kilpatrick
Security Council
Hal Boyle
Peru
Spain
W. Somerset Maugham
Stanley Yolles
National Institute of Mental Health
Santa Claus
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