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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1965

Page

2

LBJ Named AP Newsmaker of the Year for 1965

President Lyndon B. Johnson selected as AP Newsmaker of the Year for 1965 for steering the Great Society agenda, signing key bills from education to health and voting rights, managing Viet Nam actions, and shaping foreign and domestic policy. The list also honors Edward White II, Frederic Donner, Everett Dirksen, Pope Paul VI, Sandy Koufax, the Beatles, Mikhail Sholokhov, and Lady Bird Johnson for various achievements.

Johnson Associated Press Southwest Texas State College National Institutes of Health Maryland Harry Truman Independence Capitol Abraham Lincoln Arthur Goldberg U. N Henry Cabot Lodge South Viet Nam Thurgood Marshall John Gardner Johnson City Tex White House Britain Princess Margaret Lord Snowden LBJ U. S Dominican Republic Panama Rhodesia Viet Nam da Nang Congress Air Force Edward White II Frederic C. Donner Everett M. Dirksen Pope Paul VI Sandy Koufax the Beatles Mikhail Sholokhov Lady Bird Johnson Astronaut White James A. McDivitt White Frederic G. Donner General Motors Donner Senate Dirksen Paul VI Rome Early Bird United States Ecumenical Council Los Angeles Dodgers Minnesota Twins Sanford Sandy) Koufax Koufax Chicago Cubs Bob Feller Fanning Queen Elizabeth Europe San Francisco Cow Palace Helicop Paul McCartney Ringo Starr Zack Royal Swedish Academy Boris Pasternak Sholokhov Stockholm U.S.S.R

Jerry L. Nickells Returns From Army Leave at McArthur Post

At the McArthur post office the holiday mail surge brings back Jerry L. Nickells after two years in the Army in Germany. Postmaster T. R. Boring quickly reassigns him to duties as mail flow remains heavy with 5500 to 6000 outgoing cancellations daily and incoming mail at similar volumes.

Mcarthur Jerry L. Nickells Germany T. R. Boring Nickells Boring

Vinton County Ends Fiscal Year With Surplus Funds

Auditor Glenn L. Peters reported to the county commissioners that Vinton County will close fiscal 1965 with all major funds, including the general fund, in the black. The budget commission certified receipts exceeding the original estimated revenue by 5000 dollars for the county general fund.

McArthur Vinton County Glenn L. Peters County Budget Commission

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