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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1968

Page

6

Public approval of LBJ war handling slips to 35 percent

George Gallup report shows a drop from 39 to 35 percent in approval of President Johnson's Vietnam handling after the Vietcong offensive hit Saigon and major cities. Poll of 1503 people across 300 locales notes hawkish sentiment rising to 61 percent while doves fall to 23 percent.

Princeton N. J Johnson Vietnam Saigon South Vietnam U. S Morrisville Pennsylvania

NET President to Visit Athens for WOUB-TV Interview

John F. White, NET president since 1958, will visit Athens for a WOUB-TV live interview on Channel 20 at 10 p.m. Wednesday. He will meet Ohio University officials at 8 a.m. Thursday and speak to students in the Red Room at 9 a.m. before flying back to Columbus. White led NET through growth to 133 affiliates by 1968 and highlighted its shift to cultural and public affairs programming with a robust budget.

John F. White National Educational Television Athens Channel 20 White Ohio State University Institute For Education Neil House Columbus National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences NET Woub-Tv Ohio University Vernon R. Alden Educational Television and Radio Center Ann Arbor Mich New York National Educational Television and Radio Center NETRC Ford Foundation N.E.T Newsweek Educational Tele State of the Union Svetlana Alliluyeva NET Journal Richard Nixon Sunday Night Public Broadcast Laboratory President Johnson Waukegan, Ill Lawrence College Appleton Wis University of Chicago Minois Institute of Technology Chicago Illinois Tech Western Reserve Cleveland Pittsburgh WQED Tuxedo Park N.Y

New Haven Social Notes Highlight Birthday Party and Club Programs

Judy Young celebrated her fourth birthday with a party at Haven Heights hosted by Mr and Mrs Frank Young Jr Attendees included Denise Biffle Darrell Williamson J T Morris Elsia Hayes and others The Rhododendron Home Demonstration club held a meeting with devotions by Mrs T Bert Roush and a program Facing the Facts by Louise Long Mason County home demonstration agent A Decoupage workshop and upcoming workshops on hair caning basketweaving and an art exhibit were announced The Ruth Circle of the WSWS EUB Church met in the church social room with devotions by Mrs Ach sah Miller and a program about Climbin Up A Mountain A discussion followed Hostess was Mrs Howard Burris.

Madolyn Vance New Haven Judy Young Frank Young Jr Haven Heights Denise Biffle Darrell Williamson J. T. Morris Elsia Hayes Anna Louise Grinstead Eddie Gurtis Tommy Gilbert Jackie Hayes Jimmy Love Rhododendron Home Demonstration Club T. Bert Roush Louise Long Mason County Ruth Circle WSWS EUB Achsah Miller Jesus Howard Burris

Who Is Lost Boy Or Dog

Six year old Steve Norton set out to find his Boston bulldog in Jackson Michigan. He found the dog but failed to return, prompting his grandmother to call police. Steve, visiting from Fresno, California, was found wandering with the dog near his grandmother's West Side home. He claimed the dog was lost, not him.

Jackson, Mich Steve Norton Boston Fresno Calif Jackson West Side Steve

U S Faces Powers Under 1950 Emergency Decree

President Johnson questions if the United States has all powers needed for heightened hostilities in Southeast Asia under the Truman declaration of a national emergency from 1950. The Tonkin resolution and Defense Production Act provide many powers, with some requiring new congressional action. The Pueblo incident and potential reservist calls are among contingencies considered.

Washington Johnson United States Southeast Asia Harry S. Truman Red China Gulf of Tonkin Congress Vietnam Tonkin Executive Branch Senate House Armed Services and Appropriations Committees North Korea U.S White House George Christian Christian Truman Franklin D. Roosevelt Europe A. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Korea

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