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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1964

Page

4

Nation’s Engineers Week Focuses on Creative Tomorrow

Design For Tomorrow theme highlights engineers locally and nationwide during the week of George Washington’s birthday. The Hocking Valley Chapter of the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers sponsors the observance praising engineers’ role in growth and future progress at a prominent area college of engineering.

George Washington Hocking Valley Ohio Society of Professional Engineers Athens Ohio

Avenue of Retreat in 60s politics outlined in piece

The piece notes Lyndon Johnson as a model general who left an avenue for retreat by holding two offices before becoming president. Barry Goldwater seeks both the Republican presidential nomination and reelection to the Senate. George Romney faces a Michigan bill allowing a dual bid and a later withdrawal decision.

Lyndon B. Johnson United States Texas Kennedy Johnson Barry Goldwater Senate Arizona George Romney Michigan

Draft Rejectees to Enter Federal Job Training Network

Thousands of young men failing the basic Army mental test will be directed by draft boards to Federal and state employment offices through June for education job counseling placement and training. The program aims to rehabilitate rejects beginning July 1 with exams for registrants and a goal of 300 000 by year end.

No Political Truce In Election Year Senate Battle

Senator Everett Dirksen blasts President Johnson’s claim of staying out of politics in a heated election year. He says such a truce is wishful thinking as Congress and the White House vie for records to present to voters.

Senate Everett M. Dirksen Johnson Dirksen Congress White House

Rebels and Patriots Amateurs and Professionals in Olympic Sport

The piece argues that communist and capitalist systems define amateurism differently. It contrasts state support in the Soviet Union with American reliance on coaching subsidies and pro careers. It notes figures like Carol Heiss and Ted Williams as examples of pro-driven success and warns against equating Olympic outcomes with broader ideological wins.

U.S Innsbruck Austria Russia Kremlin Canada United States Montreal Toronto Geoffrions Henry “Pocket Rocket Carol Heiss Pierre Brunet Sonya Klopfer Bill Chase Belgium Maribel Vinson Owen J.S.A Joe Dimaggio Ted Williams Innesbruck

Dear Abby letters reflect teen crushes and family woes

A high school senior asks Abby about pursuing a senior boy who keeps deferring dates. A mother criticizes her daughter’s choice of husbands, and a reader seeks counsel on a difficult relative. Kennedy quotes close with instructions for unpublished replies.

Abby Rainbow Girls Glee Club Blonde

Clarifying psychology terms for forum readers

Luella asks common questions about psychology and mental health distinctions. The piece explains roles of psychiatrist psychologist and psychoanalyst, notes Freud's Psychoanalysis origins, and outlines intelligence levels from idiot to superior with terms like imbecile moron and border line.

Luella America Luella S YMCA Ivory Sigmund Freud H. H. Goddard

Carpenter by Westina Crabtree

Mr and Mrs Rob Turner and Albany visited Ga hanna to see Ray Ash and family. They were guests of Alva Swick Dan ville and Carl Greenlees family. Carolyn and Billa Rhoades stayed with Dean Greenlees Fleming. Also visited Donald Smith Belpre. Theodore Boring McArthur visited Fern Gillogly. Lawrence Bowen Athens visited Alva Rupe. Jerry Stansbury Columbus and Reba joined weekend at Dale Stansbury and Chester Price homes. Marion McClure Dexter also visited.

Westina Crabtree Carpenter Rob ‘Turner Leland Turner Albany Gahanna Ray Ash Alva Swick Danville Carl Greenlees Carolyn Billa Rhoades Dean Greenlees Fleming Donald Smith Belpre Theodore Boring McArthur Fern Gillogly Lawrence Bowen Athens Alva Rupe Jerry Stansbury Reba Columbus Dale Stansbury Chester Price Stansbury Marion McClure Dexter

World travel by 110 retirees in 45 trailers captivates Asia

A column reports 110 mostly retired Americans in a non profit caravan of 45 travel trailers touring the Far East. They meet Sultan Idris Shah of Perak Malaysia and receive a warm reception, with the Sultan touring a trailer and presenting gifts. The group notes wide Malay open house draws, and honors go to Cecil Tolles and wife. The piece lauds international goodwill and offers a book request via The Messenger.

Wally Byam Far East Malaysia Andrew J. Charles Sultan Idris Shaw Perak Charles Asia Singapore Cameron Highlands Cecil Tolles Elwood Ind Malacca Tolles

Letters You'd Like To Get Fragments From Old Mail Humor

Fragments joke about adding an American member to a band and paying a teen son $1000 weekly. Other notes poke fun at taxes yachts and Caribbean cruises. A fake will hints at a $100000 cash estate and a fanciful wife request to join the French Foreign Legion.

Harry Caribbean Internal Revenue Service French Foreign Legion Legion Sidi Bel Abbes Algeria

Local Notes from New Straitsville and Surrounding Areas

New Straitsville residents visit relatives in Florida and Columbus. Nelsonville births announced with Mt St Marys Hospital as the site. 1964 auto license plates go on sale March 2 at Burkes Filling Station with weekday and Saturday hours. Special plates available by call. Local church groups hosted events in Rendville.

Fred Devol Fred Jr Pompano Beach Fla Anna James Lottie Porter Nelsonville Grover Backus Columbus S. P. Maynard Lehman Mt. St. Marys Hospital Jacob Lehman New Straitsville Robert Morgan Billie Jean Snyder

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