Athens Messenger 1968 February 1 Athens Ohio paper history
The Athens Messenger published from 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio notes founders and leadership with Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush and G Kenner Bush era credits. February 1 1968 edition lists M W McDargh advertising director Charles W Reamer managing editor and staff roles.
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Athens Messenger
the Messenger
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
M. W. McDargh
Charles W. Reamer
Athens, Ohio
Lincoln seen as oppressive figure by Lerone Bennett Jr.
In Ebony, Lerone Bennett Jr. recasts Lincoln as an opportunistic white supremacist, arguing emancipation and wartime acts were reactions to pressure. scholars like Vincent Harding note debate among black historians, while some insist Lincoln’s true motives and sacrifices for Black people remain debated a century later.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lerone Bennett Jr
America
Ebony Magazine
Bennett
Lincoln
Vincent Harding
Spelman College
Atlanta
Clean Water Costs Jump as Federal Study Estimates Billions
The Federal Water Pollution Control Administration finds cleaning national waterways could cost 26 to 29 billion dollars over five years with additional uncertain costs for pollutants like sediments acid mine drainage and feedlot runoff. Udall urges earlier action and better estimates to meet water quality standards and warns costs rise with delayed treatment.
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Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Congress
Why Obesity Happens and How It Might Be Treated
Fat Americans near one in five. Researchers seek causes beyond overeating. Hypothalamus may mute fullness signals and oversized meals may drive metabolism toward fat storage. Early overfeeding could enlarge fat cells, resisting dieting. Studies aim to pinpoint causes and cures.
Secretary Gardner Resigns From Health Education Welfare
Secretary Gardner resigns after two years in which he backed Great Society spending and nearly doubled the HEW budget from 7 to 13 billion. A liberal Republican and former Carnegie Foundation president, he leaves a respected administrator and a vacancy at the start of an election year.
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John W. Gardner
Johnson
Gardner
Robert $. McNamara
Washington
Carnegie Foundation
Big Twoism in Trouble Over Pueblo Crisis
Washington insider Joseph Kraft argues the Pueblo seizure exposes strain in Big Twoism, widening U S Russia fault lines amid Vietnam, North Korea and China. It notes Moscow’s reluctant leverage, Hanoi’s defiance, and Pyongyang’s leverage plays that test superpower restraint and risk eroding international order.
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Washington
Moscow
United States
Russia
Cuba
Berlin
Korea
North
Vietnam
North Korea
Soviet Union
Back To Life The Subversive Activities Board Returns
James Marlow notes the Subversive Activities Control Board may revive after two dormant years with a New York hearing on the DuBois Clubs case. The saga ties to a 1967 law expanding Communist detection duties, budget boosts, and heated Senate battle over the board’s fate. Proxmire says it cost taxpayers $5 million and accomplished nothing, while Dirksen urges ongoing proceedings. Marlow is ill.
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Johnson
Congress
SACB
Simon F. McHugh
McHugh
Proxmire
Senate
DuBois
Dirksen
College students emerge as a quiet political force
The Daedalus journal cites 250000 Young Republicans and Young Democrats as campus powerhouses with 7000 Students for a Democratic Society. Lipset notes 1967 surveys favor Republicans for 1968 and that two thirds to three fourths supported the Vietnam War in 1965-66. Demonstrations appear louder than their actual political impact.
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Daedalus
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Young Republicans
Young Democrats
Students For A Democratic Society
Seymour Martin Lipset
Harvard University
Vietnam
Retired executive starts new firm after rule removal
Lovell Thomson, who retired at 65 under a compulsory rule as executive vice president of Houghton Mifflin, has formed a new firm. He says without the rule you avoid constant questions about health and aging, noting the rule’s absence in his new venture.
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Lovell Thomson
Houghton Mifflin
Hal Boyle Cartoon of Modern Parenting Voice
A selection of sharp quips by Hal Boyle about parenting and adolescence. Teen complaints about money and wardrobes clash with parental rules and expectations, highlighting generational gaps and the strain of family life.
Freedom and dress code spark Athens High debate
Editor Bill Cline denounces a school dress code as a violation of academic freedom and warns that regimentation may breed apathetic minds. He notes low student response to dress code feedback and condemns administration for straddling policy lines.
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the Messenger
Athens High School
America
Athens High
Athens
Bill Cline
Elmwood
Secretary Knox predicts air attack on Tokyo during Pacific inspection
The Messenger notes that Secretary of Navy Frank Knox returns from a Pacific outposts visit with a forecast of strong odds for an air attack on Tokyo. Nearly 200 attend Logan's annual infantile paralysis fund benefit at Bell Hall. R B Perkins chairs. Luhrig mines near Athens to reopen by New York Coal Co after three-year shutdown. William G. Shephard, famed war reporter, speaks at O U auditorium for Athens Chamber of Commerce event.
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Frank Knox
U. S. Pacific
Tokyo
Logan’s
Bell Hall
R. B. Perkins
Athens
Luhrig
New York Coal Co
William G. Shephard
O. U. Auditorium
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Athens Voices for Local Dining Upgrades
A reader from Athens expresses desire for authentic ethnic eateries and classic venues. Calls for a Chinese run by real Chinese, Italian run by real Italians, a delicatessen with celery tonic, and an old fashioned ice cream parlor to enrich the city’s dining scene.
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the Messenger
Athens
Post Office to wrap undone packages in plastic coverings
The Post Office plans to wrap undone and repaired packages in transparent plastic coverings similar to meat packs. After testing in Washington, the method will be adopted by 32 more offices to speed delivery of undone packages.
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Washington
The Athens Messenger Publishing Co Notice
The Athens Messenger Publishing Co located at 43 W Union St Ath ens Ohio 45701 lists pricing for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier and mail to various regions including U S Possessions. It notes association with the Associated Press and states postal registration as Second Class matter under the 1918 act.
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Athens
the Messenger Publishing Co
Union St
Ohio
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