The Century’s Third: A Political Forecast
The author analyzes three segments of the century noting six Republican and two Democratic administrations in the first third, reversed in the second. The last third predicts Nixon’s influence and a shift toward domestic focus, with less welfare and more private spending and job training. The piece envisions a best third blending conservative spending and liberal humanism.
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Lyndon RB. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Vitnam
Moon missions chart cautious path to future colonies
The piece notes Apollo 8 will orbit the moon fueling data while casting doubt on living there. Apollo 10 and 11 missions aim to within nine miles of the surface and potentially land, guiding plans for a semipermanent lunar base like Antarctic stations and onward exploration of other planets.
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Multination
Antarctica
Coming Home As 850000 Veterans Return Each Year
The article outlines a rotating Vietnam war service policy returning 850000 American servicemen annually. It details monthly 70000 redistributions, extensive veterans benefits, education grants, on the job training with allowances, college options, home loans within ten years, and employer job preservation for discharged veterans, as described in the booklet Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents.
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Paris
Vietnam
Palmer starts Citizens for Justice With Order in crime fight
H Bruce Palmer 60 head of an industrial research group plans a nationwide effort to mobilize millions in the war on crime after his wife Dorothy was stabbed to death by a man once employed on their estate. The group will list 200 projects from street lighting to court watching and probationer programs.
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H. Bruce Palmer
Dorothy
Bruce Palmer
Palmer
Citizens For Justice
Tion
Urban Coalition
You And Your Doctor A look at how Americans use medical care
National Health Survey data show 31.9 percent of civilians had no doctor visits in a year, and 27.3 million home visits occur annually. Americans average 4.3 doctor visits yearly at about $7.80 per visit, home visits averaging $7.90.
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National Health Survey
Bureau of the Census
Dissension in Europe as 1969 opens amid Cold War tensions
The piece notes widespread dissent across Europe, with the iron curtain tightening in Czechoslovakia and unrest spreading to France Italy Britain and across Iberia. It cites Nixon's campaign stance on maintaining strength to deter trouble while Western nations face domestic upheaval.
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Europe
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
France
Italy
Britain
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Iberian Peninsula
Atlantic
Nixon
Small firms seek sliding tax break to aid surviving workers
A survey of firms with under 250 employees shows staffing and retention struggles. Small businessmen argue for a tax break on a sliding scale like income taxes to ease burdens and help the "little guy" stay above water.
1969 Forecast From William L. Ryan
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan surveys Asia Africa Europe and the Americas on the eve of 1969. He cites Vietnam death tolls China’s nuclear rise Korean tensions Soviet-Czech ripples and regional upheavals from Brazil to Peru warning of a dim outlook with possible easing in Vietnam and limited US-Soviet accord.
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William L. Ryan
Asia
1969 Forecast Mixes Inflation Fears and Lunar Oddities
A playful but pointed 1969 outlook surveys money’s decline, rising credit, and inflation fears while speculating on lunar missions, world politics, and social experiments. It predicts political exile for Johnson, new Nixon committees, higher living costs, and a year where most will simply age a year.
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United Nations
Britain
Elizabeth
France
Charles de Gaulle
China
America
Lyndon B. Johnson
New York Times
Ramparts Magazine
Nixon
Johnson
Ford
Carnegie
Towa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Hawaii
Polish army nears Berlin massing 30 000
The Messenger reports 30 000 Polish troops advancing toward Berlin have captured Frankfurt, placing the German capital within 50 miles as German forces rush to rearm demobilized troops. In Ohio, coal men meet in Cleveland to oppose government efforts to lower coal prices. Miles H. Howe is sworn in as mayor of Nelsonville in a ceremony at city hall.
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Berlin
Frankfurt
Ohio
Cleveland
Miles H. Howe
Nelsonville
Offshore Mining Invests No Fast Payoff Says Report
The United States should not use public funds to explore the continental shelf for minerals and botanical resources as near term returns are unlikely. No material demand or promising recovery of resources is anticipated within the next decade or two.
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United States
The Athens Messenger Publishing Facts
The Athens Messenger details publication days and pricing for daily and Sunday editions. It lists delivery options by carrier and mail across Ohio West Virginia and other U S areas with weekly and long term rates.
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Carrier Daily
Op&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
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