Kosygin signals renewed arms race with defense missiles
Soviet Premier Kosygin urged deployment of anti ballistic missile defenses as essential, challenging U.S. moratorium calls. In Washington, Joint Chiefs urged extensive Nike-X deployment costing up to about 20 billion dollars, arguing defenses deterred Soviet aggression and lower potential casualties, while McNamara opposed the costly plan.
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Aleksei N. Kosygin
United States
London
Kosygin
Johnson
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Moscow
Defense Department
Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
McNamara
China
Soviet Union
Uteman
Joint Chiefs
Traffic toll echoes World War I casualties in new safety drive
National Safety Council data show 52 500 deaths and 1.8 million injuries from motor accidents last year. It warns the United States faces a weekly toll of about 1 000 lives and 36 500 injuries with a $9.8 billion loss in auto related costs. The report urges strong driver responsibility and notes new safety requirements to be added to cars this fall, emphasizing the driver as the frontline in this war.
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National Safety Council
United States
Antimissile Talks and the U S Soviet Standoff
Joseph Alsop analyzes Thompson Moscow talks on antimissiles, noting Soviet military influence and likely limits on reversing their course. He contrasts thin and thick deployments, McNamara's stance, and potential global effects including De Gaulle and nuclear power. He warns of militarization if an arms race accelerates.
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Khrushchev
Curtis E. LeMay
Thompson
United States
Pentagon
China
Robert McNamara
McNamara
France
Germany
Charles de Gaulle
Louis XIV
U.S.S.R
de Gaulle
A Conservative View James Kilpatrick Critiques Federal Grants
A column argues Senator Harris and liberals push new social science funding while arts grants rise at the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities. Kilpatrick warns of expanding federal power beyond the Constitution and questions ongoing public funding for arts and letters.
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Fred R. Harris
Oklahoma
Senate
National Foundation For the Social Sciences
National Foundations On the Arts and Humanities
United States
Congress
Adds Impact Editor notes News of the Nation history series
A letter to the Messenger discusses Garden City Publishing Co Inc release News of the Nation a newspaper history of the United States editor Sylvan Hoffman associate editor C Hartley Gratten copyright 1943 The set spans 41 issues from Up to 1493 to Japanese Treachery Lend Lease Pledged and suggests adding supplementary issues to update the series for classroom use by Wahama Junior High staff in Mason West Virginia.
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the Messenger
Dorothy Oliver
Wahama Junior High
Mason
W. Va
Debating Federal Grants to Arts and Humanities
The article critiques the National Endowment for the Humanities funding diverse projects from comic strip histories to Nazi-era social studies. It questions the constitutionality and wisdom of federal agencies distributing millions to writers, scholars, dancers, and artists, arguing taxpayers should not fund such cultural ventures.
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Science and Useful Arts
National Endowment For the Humanities
University of California
California
Yale
The
Harmony Society
Tintoretto
Scuola di San Rocco
Venice
Japan
Sardis
Tuscany
Libya
Turkey
Greece
Winchester
England
U. S
Harris
Washington
National Foundation
New Twist in Europe Troop Debate Shifts Across Parties
The World Today notes a renewed dispute over U.S. troops in Europe with 31 Senate Democrats and 11 Republicans urging reductions, while GOP figures like Sen. Javits push for a broad policy study before any cuts. The piece traces the history from the 1940s through Truman, Hoover, Taft, and Mansfield, highlighting shifts in stance and the potential impact on Johnson.
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Europe
U.S
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
U. S
North American Treaty Organization
Robert A. Taft
NATO
Harry S. Truman
Herbert Hoover
Pacific
United States
Atlantic
Britain
Japan
Gibraltar
Pearl Harbor
Hoover
Taft
Johnson
Mansfield
Jacob A. Javits
New York
Javits
Navy's Alabama battleship launched ahead of schedule
The Navy's newest battleship Alabama was launched nine months early at Norfolk Virginia equipped with nine 16 inch guns. Petitions in Pomeroy seek referendums on beer and liquor closing hours and on banning dancing in establishments. Germany warned it would sink armed American merchants without warning. Ohio University students criticized college spirit after a 41 to 16 loss to Ohio Wesleyan.
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Alabama
Norfolk
Pomeroy
Germany
Ohio University
Ohio Wesleyan
The Athens Messenger Rate Card and Address
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday delivery options with carrier and mail rates across regions including Ohio West Virginia and other U S possessions. Subscription prices shown cover one week three months six months and one year with varying delivery methods and postal details.
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W Va
US & Possessions
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James Kilpatrick
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the World Today
James Marlow
Mike Mansfield
Montana
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Athens Post Office
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Union St
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