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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1964
Page
4
The Morgan Guarantee Survey notes that 1964 output reached a $635 billion annual rate with 1.5 million new jobs and higher per capita income. For 1965 the outlook remains positive but slower, barring policy shifts, with a suggested $6 billion excise tax cut to push GDP above $660 billion and curb youth unemployment.
Mrs. Madalyn Murray and her mother with the Freethought Society failed to overturn church property tax exemptions in Maryland. Judge Wilson Barnes dismissed the case, promising reasons later. Lawyers argued exemptions violate state and federal separation of church and state.
The article notes four presidents who ascended after a predecessor’s death this century Theodore Roosevelt Calvin Coolidge Harry S Truman and Lyndon B Johnson. It highlights Truman’s knowledge of Roosevelt’s decline thirteen days before his death and his sense of an impossible task ahead in the wake of such duty ending with Roosevelt’s illness and Johnson’s martyrdom.
AP Special Report details U S Army policy shifting to assign non volunteer officers to counter guerrilla Special Forces, while enlisted personnel remain volunteers. It notes training requirements and the career impact for officers who refuse Special Forces roles, with current strengths around 7000 officers and 1300 special action forces.
An unsolicited list of 1965 era targets complaining about radio and TV ads, hotel service, shop clerks, and consumer culture. It lampoons promises of reform from merchants, stars, and public figures while highlighting dated annoyances and social norms.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report Chile's Christian Democrats under President Eduardo Frei seek a peaceful social revolution to lift housing, schooling, and public works while avoiding dangerous inflation and farm underproduction. They resist moving to right and fear Communist gains if the effort falters. The government fights debt and aims for agrarian reform amid 100 percent wage boosts and calls for industrial investment.
U S officials including ex-White House staff and new Ambassador Ralph Dungan urge moderation as Chilean Christian Democrats show cocky, impulsive resolve. Analysts warn economic deterioration and potential blunders may be needed before moderation takes hold.
A Plains Ohio parent warns Editor about U S plans for a Multiple Lat eral Nuclear Force with West German and American crews. She notes West Germany's industrial role and asks readers to contact Congress and the President to protest missiles near Russia and recalls WW II history.
In Los Angeles an unemployment solution lies in training mature workers for marketable skills. The county program Our Home Ride helps women qualify as part time helpers and maintenance workers for private homes, aiming to empower healthy adults to assist the elderly and those in need.
Los Angeles County officials launched Home Ride and Senior Opportunities Services to aid unemployed adults 40 plus. A 15 hour free course, run by Red Cross and county health nutrition, trains on meal prep, safety, and basic home maintenance. After completion, the state employment office publicizes skills, linking workers to tasks at $1.50 per hour or more.
Dear Abby recounts a scandal after a neighbor, locked out of her house, sought help from a couple next door. Rumors swirl about affair ties, but Abby advises silence and staying put, preserving dignity and humor while gossip persists.
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