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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1965
Page
4
A historical projection anticipates 1980 employment at 101 million from 77 million today, with 1.5 million new jobs each year to absorb newcomers. Unemployment costs rise with automation and tech advances, while youths under 25 grow to 24 percent of job seekers by 1970, posing a domestic crisis for the Great Society.
Analysis of India’s aid from the Soviet Union and United States over a decade. The USSR pledged 1017 million in project loans, repayable in 12 to 15 years at 2.5 percent. The United States provided 5933.7 million in grants and loans, mainly surplus food, with favorable terms and long repayment. The piece argues Washington’s aid mix fuels a balance of payments deficit and portrays donor incentives as political theater.
Cardinal Bea of the Vatican and W A Visser t Hooft of the World Council of Churches announce hopeful steps toward Christian unity. They agree to form a central committee to pursue dialogue on mixed marriages religious liberty proselytism and joint social and missionary efforts.
John Chamberlain profiles South Bend Ind as a case study in economic comeback after Studebaker decline. He notes local retraining efforts, multiple earlier plant closures, and a resilient business image, with Bendix and Notre Dame campuses fueling recovery alongside new industries.
Inside Report by Rowland Evans and Robert Novak examines cautious optimism that U S resolve will prevent a VC victory in South Vietnam. It notes North Vietnamese drain, northern infiltrators waning, and the potential for a credible U S commitment to deter aggression. It also discusses khanh era instability and the likelihood of a durable but unideal government allied to the army and Buddhists.
Lyndon B. Johnson faced mounting Viet Nam pressure after early domestic gains. The piece notes his hesitation to address the nation as U Thant urged disengagement, citing political caution and the risk to maneuverability in confronting Communists.
A reader weighs United States Vietnam policy amid domestic doubt and Washington reports. The letter argues Johnson faces a tangled foreign affairs dilemma, with Viet Nam turmoil and shifting leadership at home challenging stay or negotiate options, underscoring the president’s cautious stance and possible impact on credibility.
Hal Boyle offers a string of unsystematic musings on funerals vanity handedness eye color and social roles. He notes people seek attention at funerals and contrasts judgments of surgeons or scientists with those of other workers. He also jokes about hospital care hotel service and career progression from clerk to president.
Nettie Rosenstein, a leading American dress designer, argues women of any age should learn sewing for enjoyment and financial hedge. She rose from needlework in youth to wholesale dress design, created the famous little black dress, then expanded into accessories. At forty she shifted to perfume, jewelry, and handbags, and urges mature women to pursue creative specialties while staying active in work.
Dear Abby addresses two letters. A reader seeks help after a six month relationship with Joe ends with rumors and a claim that he got all he wanted. A separate caller asks how to fill days in a small office job with little work.
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