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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1967
Page
6
The article notes the 25th Amendment aids continuity after Kennedy, detailing Vice Presidential vacancy provisions and removal of doubt during incapacitation. It cites historical near-misses, counts of vice presidents, and argues the amendment fills major gaps despite potential future disputes.
After Lyndon Johnson’s swearing in, an unknown man obtained Kennedy’s Bible from Judge Sarah Hughes as she left the Presidential plane. Judge Hughes said she handed it to the first person she saw, assuming he was security. Author William Manchester confirms the incident, noting the stranger escaped with the item. The event underscores continued security vulnerabilities and supports the view that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
Industry leaders and officials in Pittsburgh say modernization of existing homes and apartments could create a 50 to 75 billion market nationwide. A 5 million development corporation would back a 500 million pilot project in Pittsburgh with government support. Rex L. Selbe of U S Gypsum named president of a nonprofit R D group to develop cost cutting housing systems. Families would gain access to renovated units at low rents with less public housing red tape.
Joseph Alsop analyzes Radio Moscow claims that nine tenths of Inner Mongolia is controlled by anti-M Maoists led by Ulanfu. He warns of covert Soviet support across borders to Sinkiang and possible long term influence through Outer Mongolia, with implications for China's nuclear program and regional stability.
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison continues to cast doubt on the Warren Commission finding that Lee Harvey Oswald killed President Kennedy. He claims no evidence ties Oswald to the Dallas shooting and hints at major arrests in the case, though specifics remain undisclosed.
The piece notes Ferrie’s death described as an apparent self-inflicted rupture in the brain, with notes suggesting farewell intentions. Garrison questions timing, while witnesses recount Ferrie’s prior FBI interrogations and ties to Oswald. Florida and Pensacola cases creep into the Kennedy assassination narrative.
The Messenger recalls a 25 year old report of anti air craft rounds fired near Los Angeles at an unidentified slow moving craft off the California coast suspected to be a German blimp.
Bruce E. Kuhre from Athens responds to the editor of The Messenger defending open inquiry and warning that self appointed judges to censor works threaten democracy. He cites Henry S. Commanger and supports free expression as essential to education and the American system.
A letter complains about airport land purchases in Albany and alleges some agents claimed force could obtain property if owners refused to sign. It urges attention to ethics and recalls licensing by the Ohio Department of Commerce and Ohio Real Estate Commission. The writer emphasizes a state examination and a code of ethics to protect the public from fraud and unethical practice.
Letter writer critiques Friday editorial balance, noting $20 billion for missile defense and $20 million for arts and humanities. He contrasts calls for drastic defense spending with concern for culture and education, asking for a string quartet amid a nuclear age. Thomas Niccolls, S Elizabeth Drive.
Messenger page references AP dispatches with Feb 6 and Feb 9 headlines about truce breaches. The cease fire produced real losses, with 17 U S troops killed and 126 wounded, according to the account.
The United Nations FAO reports world forests produced 40.1 billion dollars of forest products last year. Sawed logs lumber panel products plywood wood pulp and paper and paperboard dominate trade led by the Northern hemisphere.
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday edition prices for carrier and mail delivery. Rates include weekly 50c, quarterly 5.00, half-year 9.00, yearly 16.00 for U S delivery and similar terms for Ohio and West Virginia mailing. The paper is published at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 4570 with entry as second class mail.
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