U S B 52 Crash in Greenland Sparks Nuclear Flight Tug of War
A U S B 52 crashed in Greenland revealing it carried hydrogen bombs. The Soviets protested as dangerous and provocative flights while the State Department defended the missions as necessary for retaliatory power. At the UN, Roschin condemned the flights as a flagrant violation of disarmament norms and pollution bans.
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Greenland
Soviet Union
United States
State Department
Neva
Alexei Roschin
Roschin
Ussr
Anti-Riot Volunteer Force Grows in Cook County
Sheriff Joseph I. Woods of suburban Cook County Illinois collects volunteers for an anti riot force to back his 250 man riot squad. Men will serve unpaid and supply own gear and $20 000 liability insurance. Plans aim for a racially balanced unit with Chicago Mayor Daley skeptical about need during the Democratic National Convention.
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Illinois
Chicago
Joseph I. Woods
Woods
Richard J. Daley
Daley
National Guard
Plaza Lasso elected OAS Secretary General
The Organization of American States chose Galo Plaza Lasso, former Ecuadoran president, as Secretary General. He will assume office on May 17 and, after talks with U.S. officials, was deemed the candidate of the United States. Plaza envisions regional economic and cultural cooperation to improve lives amid rising Latin American populations.
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Galo Plaza Lasso
Ecuador
Dean Rusk
Lasso
United States
Plaza
Rusk
OAS
Alliance For Progress
Americas
Virtuous fools and the Washington desegregation debate
A critical defense of school integration contrasts Judge J Shelly Wright’s desegregation approach in Washington DC with successful MES program results in New York City schools PS 102 PS 106 and PS 18. It argues that integration requires high quality schooling funded by larger teacher counts smaller classes and targeted investments to prevent white flight and maintain educational standards.
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J. Shelly Wright
District of Columbia
Dean Junior High
Wilson High School
Washington, D. C
Judge Wright
Washington
New York City
Bronx
Queens
PS 106
PS 102
PS 18
New York
New Republic
Thomas Pettigrew
Harvard
Pettigrew
A Conservative View James Kilpatrick on Nixon and Rockefeller
Kilpatrick surveys the 1960s GOP missteps and builds a forecast around Nixon as the party’s best chance. He critiques Rockefeller on the trash strike, notes Nixon’s rising poll numbers, and argues the GOP should center on Nixon to win in November while avoiding heavy losses in the South.
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Romney
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Dominick
Colorado
Baker
Tennessee
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
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South
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Johnson
New York
Gap Between Democracy Theory and Reality Critics Say
Editor Rogert W. Mingus and John A. Kerr argue America misuses power and that both major parties pursue self interest. They blame racism at home and overextension abroad, citing Fulbright on arrogance of power and calling for dissent to uphold democratic ideals. Athens.
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Case In Point
The
United States
America
Fulbright
Rogert W. Mingus
John A. Kerr
Athens
Harris to try commando style training at Phillies
The Messenger quotes Bucky Harris now Philadelphia Phillies manager saying he will test the club owner's commando type training system that blends running with calisthenics. Raymond Patton is re elected clerk of the Nelsonville board of Education and Mrs. James Knight joins the public library board of trustees. The Japanese plan an army move into Siberia and Germany reports 2000 troops drilling there. A B&O passenger train wreck at Canaanville caused crews to work all night in rain and cold with no injuries.
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Michigan
Vietnam
Rockefeller
Lindsay
Wonsan
New York
Richard Nixon
Nixon
California
New Hampshire
Bucky Harris
Philadelphia Phil
Raymond Patton
Nelsonville
Siberia
Germany
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Canaanville
Agriculture Department seeks strategic stockpile to stabilize prices
In a plea to curb market volatility the Agriculture Department calls for a strategic food stockpile. It notes past surpluses have been exhausted as U.S. production fed global demand, stressing the need to assure consumer supplies and support farmers' prices.
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Agriculture Department
Lord Wigg urges Britain to sell Polaris subs to US
Lord Wigg of Dudley, a leading Labour military expert, argues Britain should sell the four Polaris submarines under construction to the United States. He says the country cannot afford protection by the subs in its current precarious state and questions whether Britain could defend its island in the future.
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Lord Wigg of
Dudley
Labor Party
Britain
United States
Skulls win $67,000 suit sparks judgment debate
Reader letter questions fairness of Athens County Common Pleas ruling against The General Telephone Co. after a building collapsed near the Phi Kappa Sigma House. The writer argues damages should reflect higher losses including two years of lost income and rebuild costs estimated at 80,000 to 90,000, claiming negligence caused unsafe occupancy and urging full restoration or replacement.
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the Messenger
Skulls
Phi Kappa Sigma House Corporation
Athens County Common Pleas Court
General Telephone Co
Twisted view on war, civil rights, and national priorities
John Jones Jr. of 54 Woodward Ave writes that the United States has become mired in Vietnam and Korea, funds and lives are spent, while civil rights and poverty remain unaddressed. He condemns US morals as twisted and warns of intensified racial tensions and vigilante responses.
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the Messenger
United States
South Vietnam
South Korea
U. S
John Jones Jr
Woodward Ave
Athens
Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger lists publication days as daily except Saturdays with Associated Press Weekdays and different single copy prices for daily and Sunday editions. Delivery by carrier and by mail options are provided for Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere with varied weekly and longer-term subscription rates.
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