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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1963

Page

6

Burns Urges Economic Policy Board For National Defense

A year after Dr. Arthur F. Burns proposed an Economic Policy Board to coordinate economic defense, President Johnson forms a high level committee to address defense cutbacks and automa tion impacts. The plan links Appalachia rehabilitation and shifts in arms spending to a unified response.

Arthur F. Burns National Security Council Eisenhower Council of Economic Advisers Burns Johnson Defense Robert S. McNamara Appalachia Seaboard

Lodge Rules Out 1964 Presidential Bid While In Vietnam

Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge says he will not run for the Republican nomination and asks friends not to enter his name in New Hampshire or DC polls. He may consider a convention run if Goldwater and Rockefeller deadlock, though serving in Saigon limits movement and jeopardizes influence with the Vietnamese junta.

Henry Cabot Lodge Eisenhower Saigon Lodge New Hampshire District of Columbia Arizona Barry Goldwater New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Viet Nam Johnson Diem Richard M. Nixon

Negro Student Study Finds Southern High School Graduates Excel in College

A study of 1278 Negro scholarship students from 1952 to 1956, by Dr. Kenneth B. Clark and Dr. Lawrence Plotkin, shows Southern high school graduates, largely segregated, perform better in college than Northern graduates. About 31 percent reach a B minus or higher, below 10 percent graduate with honors, and 1 percent are Phi Beta Kappa. The research challenges the idea that integrated northern schooling yields superior secondary education for Negro students.

Kenneth B. Clark Lawrence Plotkin Psychology City College of New York National Scholarship Fund Phi Beta Kappa South

Fear and freedom in fluoridation debates

A columnist argues against mandatory fluoridation of public water, noting widespread fear and privacy concerns. He compares to smallpox vaccination, cites medical uncertainties, and advocates for voluntary, local decisions and respect for individual choice.

Dear Abby and social quirks cross paths

Dear Abby columns reveal family tensions over a toy poodle obsession, jealous spouse worries, and caller etiquette. Readers share anecdotes about grandmothers doting on pets, a wife coping with a flirtatious colleague, and the annoyance of early or late phone rings.

Abby Helen Delaplane Cherokee

Life Begins At 40 by Robert Peterson

An in-depth profile of James B. Garfield 82 a West Coast blind actor and radio performer who lost sight at 60. He describes adapting through Braille a guide dog and a 15 minute weekly radio show. Garfield lives alone with his dog cooks and cares for himself while sharing insight on independence and happiness. He relies on Social Security royalties and lectures to support himself and promotes literature via talking books.

James B. Garfield Garfield Los Angeles Gra

Personal Cases and Department Store Metaphors in Newsrooms

James R Young discusses newsroom psychology comparing papers to department stores with many counters. He emphasizes readable copy, audience participation quizzes, full 10 point norms, and credited authorities behind branded content to boost credibility and sales.

Jimmy Young Scripps Scripps Newspapers James R. Young Crane

Social guests visit McKnight family and friends

Carpenter Mr and Mrs Elba Mc Knight and daughter Sharon Columbus were guests at the homes of Mr and Mrs Otho McKnight and Mr and Mrs Fern Gillogly. Other guests at the Gillogly home included Mr and Mrs Ralph Frazier and children from Gallipolis.

Elba McKnight Sharon Columbus Otho McKnight Fern Gillogly Gilogly Ralph Frazier Gallipolis

Parenting Stages and Hidden Rules in Child Guidance

The article discusses how parents often label challenging behavior as just a stage but stresses that stages aren’t guaranteed to pass without active guidance. It outlines examples by age from 2 to 18, emphasizing positive commands, consistent limits, and the shift in concerns from discipline to social approval and cleanliness. It notes the need for careful guidance during periods of behavior and cites the Athens Messenger context.

Fire Destroys Rutland Pastor’s Home. Aid Planned

The home of Rev. William Stanley in Rutland burned to the ground endangering his family possessions. A New Year’s Eve shower at Mt. Union Church is planned to aid the minister and his family. The text lists visiting relatives and friends across several Indiana towns and mentions Joy Wiseman of Anderson.

William Stanley Rutland Stanley Mt. Union Old Dexter Carleton Zella. Perry Vernon Perry Mike Mona Lee Perry Hilliard

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