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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1967

Page

4

Athens Messenger published in Athens Ohio 1967 edition

The Athens Messenger issue from January 4 1967 lists the long running publishing house address at 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio and credits Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush G Kenner Bush W Weber Charles W Reamer M W McDargh Robert L Powers as editors and staff with the paper serving Athens Ohio with standard daily content.

the Messenger Publishing Company West Union Street Athens Ohio Frederick W. Bush Gordon K. Bush G. Kenner Bush W. Weber Charles W. Reamer M. W. McDargh Robert L. Powers

Yes It Can Be Done Today pledges drive for Sheltering Arms Hospital

About 2,100 pledges from individuals and firms total 1,350,000 to fund a Sheltering Arms Hospital project. The 1966 effort is hailed as Athens community’s major achievement, with costs rising from 3,000,000 to about 3,450,000 and two months left to meet new objectives.

Sheltering Arms Athens

Dem governors fear 1968 losses over Great Society policy

Democratic leaders surveyed by the New York Times warn Johnson's Great Society programs, notably anti poverty and education aid, may hurt the party in 1968. Forty three percent prefer another candidate or won’t endorse Johnson now, while most expect no challenge to his renomination.

Johnson New York Times Senate John F. Kennedy Goldwater

Rights Of Citizens Guide For Georgia Slum Dwellers

A booklet on citizens rights issued by the ACLU and Georgia Council on Human Rights aims at guiding slum dwellers and police. It stresses that a person need not answer questions when under arrest, limits on searches, home entry, access to a lawyer, and how to report mistreatment, while urging cooperation with police during investigations.

Georgia American Civil Liberties Union Georgia Council On Human Rights

Washington Insight: Kraft on a Bitter New Year

Joseph Kraft surveys Washington mood as 1966 ends, noting Vietnam policy splits among officials and lawmakers. He argues the war’s debate reveals broader failures: misaligned domestic programs, costly projects with limited impact, and Republican disarray. The piece ends calling for a fresh start.

War on Spellman and the meaning of victory in Vietnam

In a defense of Cardinal Spellman amid Vietnam debate, the author argues the cardinal speaks for a just war and that victory matters. The piece denounces critics in the New York Times editorials as morally biased, calling for sustained U.S. commitment, exhorting soldiers to challenge perceived antiwar moralizers and to demand victory.

Francis Cardinal Spellman New York Vietnam The New York Times Times Southeast Asia Cardinal Spellman McGeorge Bundy Ho Chi Minh Mao Tse-tung Aleksei Kosygin Saigon Harakari Westmoreland United States of America United States South Vietnam North Vietnam Subcontinent George Orwell Gangbang

Cowboy proprietor flies Confederate flags in England

Hal Boyle profiles John Ridley, 45, owner of the Southern Hotel in South Manchester England. Ridley, an official of Blackpool's Quick-Draw Club, embraces the American South and Southwest, stocking rifles and western gear, hosting two-gun rigs, horses, and leather holsters while joking about costs and welcoming any American visitors with Southern pride. He recalls meeting American soldiers and WACs in Caserta during WWII and a Texas sergeant who helped entertain him. Ridley quips he is a two-gun English cowboy as his hotel displays the Stars and Bars and Lone Star emblems.

Eddy Gilmore Yonder Manchester England Texas John Ridley Southern Hotel South Southern Ridley Blackpool Pardner Italy Caserta

Wavell Named Allied Far East Commander

Gen Sir Archibald P. Wavell took over as allied commander of all Far Eastern anti Axis operations. Tickets for the Paul Brown dinner sponsored by the Nelsonville Booster Club were reported sold out. Pictures of the Ohio State Michigan game were scheduled to be shown. Buffalo Bill Cody with his sister visited Glenwood Springs Colo for medical treatment after illness. Hocking Valley coal mine operators complained railroads allow only one car for every five asked, threatening mine closures.

Archibald P. Wavell Paul Brown Nelsonville Booster Club Buffalo Bill Cody Glenwood Spring Colo Hocking Valley

Letters to The Messenger Welcome Reader Opinions

The Messenger invites brief letters on subjects of current interest. Respond with your signed view, including your full address and telephone number. Letters for publication must include the writer’s name. the right to select and condense letters is reserved.

The Messenger Publishing Co Ad Rates and Contact

Advertisement listing shows daily and Sunday single copies and mail rates. Mentions delivery by carrier, Ohio and West Virginia options, and rates for elsewhere in the US. Provides Athens Ohio mailing address 43 W Union St 45701.

The Associated Press Ohio W Vo US & Possessions

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the Athens Messenger Washington Joseph Kraft John Dryden Pentagon State Department Central Intelligence Agency Armed Services Committees Congress Dick Russells John Stennises Capitol Hill Oklahoma Chicago Cook County Stokeley Carmichael Adam Powell William F. Buckley, JR Spellman Hal Boyle Cowboy McDonnell Small Society Brickman Minesse Prssscs Athens Post Office the Messenger Publishing Co Union St Athens Ohio
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