Athens Messenger fronts January 5 1968 issue
Athens Ohio edition notes 1968 date with masthead listing Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush M W McDargh and Charles W Reamer. Provides publishing house address 43 West Union Street and staff roles including publisher circulation director advertising director and managing editor.
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Athens Messenger
the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
M. W. McDargh
Charles W. Reamer
Athens, Ohio
Rise In Labor Cost Pushes Up Prices And Living
The article notes wage increases outpacing productivity over the past year, lifting labor costs by five percent and driving the cost of living higher. It contrasts stable labor costs from 1957-59 to 1966 and calls for wages to align with production gains to curb price rises.
Aid To Rural Banks Through Federal Reserve Steps
Federal Reserve moves cautiously to ease seasonal money tightness for rural banks. It studies adjusting rules to allow greater borrowing from Fed banks during spring and early summer peaks, freeing funds for community projects year round. Brimmer argues this would expand rural banks' lending capacity and support local development.
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Federal Reserve
Andrew F. Brimmer
American Farm Economic Association
Federal Reserve Banks
Certified Secretaries Aiming for Professional Standards
The Institute for Certified Secretaries in Kansas City plans exams and standards to elevate secretaries from typing role to professional partners. Dr. Donald Roark argues a secretary should extend the executive, handling letters, directives, and travel in the executive's absence, raising the secretary’s role toward that of the executive.
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Institute For Certified Secretaries
Kansas City
Donald Roark
Mississippi Chemical Corporation
Institute of Certified Secretaries
Roark
Commuting In 1990 VTOLs in every driveway envisioned
Henry G. Edler of the National Aeronautics and Space Council outlined a plan at AAAS predicting in 1990 a VTOL type vehicle parked in every driveway. Commuters would fly to office or plant roof pads in five to ten minutes, guided automatically with separate traffic levels and automatic checks to prevent collisions. The aim is to move about 95 percent of highway travel to this air transit system.
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Henry G. Edler
National Aeronautics and Space Council
Washington
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Edler
Significance Of Sihanouk In Vietnam War
Joseph Alsop analyzes Prince Sihanouk's shifting stance as a signal of progress for American and allied arms in South Vietnam. He cites Sihanouk allowing access to a North Vietnamese sanctuary, a Kennedy visit, and a Karnow interview as steps changing Cambodia’s posture. The piece argues the ruler’s moves reflect broader regional dynamics and foreshadow further developments.
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Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
U. S
Sihanouk
William C. Westmoreland
Stanley Karnow
Washington Post
Karnow
Jacqueline Kennedy
Mrs. Kennedy
Prince Sihanouk
Angkor Wat
South Vietnam
All Asia
Asia
Phnom Penh
R. A. Kidder
Southeast Asia
Johnson
Hanoi
United States
Age Discrimination Act of 1967 in review
A conservative columnist assesses the Age Discrimination Act of 1967, signed as Public Law 90-202, limiting age-based hiring and promotion for workers 40 to 65. It notes expanded federal regulation, duties for employers, and questions whether such power protects liberty or erodes constitutional balance. The piece cites Patsy Mink and broader implications for freedom in a changing regime.
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Congress
Ment
Pennsylvania
John Dent
Secretary of Labor
Hawaii
Patsy Mink
Housewives Union Dream Comes to Subway Talk
Trellis Mae Peeble calls housewives disorganized and jokes that a union of wives could mirror subway workers gains. Wilbur toys with retiring her at half pay after 19 years of marriage, then kisses her, ending the exchange as a light domestic fantasy about equal rights and marital balance.
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Trellis Mae Peeble
America
Trellis Mae
Wilbur
New York City
Daring WWII Rescue Details Emerged From Halsey Report
The Messenger recalls Admiral Halsey disclosing a secret submarine operation that saved 29 civilians on a Japanese held island in the Solomons under cover of darkness. The piece ties wartime action to present reflections in 1917 Athens County marriage permits and relief across Ohio river towns.
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William Halsey
Solomons
Main Street
Pomeroy
Ohio River
Lloyd George
Britain
Athens County
Phillips
Helicopter Fleet for Traffic Accident Rescue Bases
A fleet of 200 helicopters will join 60 military bases to rescue injured road users and airlift them to hospitals. The program builds on successful Vietnam war era airlift operations and expands national recovery capabilities.
Transit workers seek $1.1 billion yearly raise on top of wages
The New York Board of Education requests a $1.3 billion budget to run the city’s schools, but transit workers demand an increase worth $1.1 billion annually in addition to existing wages, highlighting a major funding and labor dispute.
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New York Board of Education
Misunderstanding of Religion and Rights Cited
The Messenger letter argues that Vermillion confuses Christianity with worship of God and warns against government use of public institutions for religious events. It cites Bill of Rights meanings, urges government neutrality in religion, and notes Vermillion’s university residence may influence his views on the American Civil Liberties Union.
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the Messenger
Vermillion
American Civil Liberties Union
Vermillion challenges fealty to religious liberty in letter
The letter writer M. T. Vermillion critiques proponents of “free will worship” and claims that he believes the Constitution and the Bible are interchangeable. He argues for adherence to his own interpretation of religious rights and questions opposing views.
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the Messenger
M. T. Vermillion
Messenger Publishing Co. subscription notice details
Daily and Sunday editions offered with varying rates by delivery method. Rates include per week and longer term options for Ohio West Virginia and nationwide mail delivery. Postal terms note Athens Ohio address and 1918 act classification.
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