Republican freshmen meet to chart 1968 strategy
A Warrenton Virginia retreat gathers 59 new Republican Representatives plus returning members as they adopt a positive program aimed at pushing for a Republican White House in 1968. Led by Ford Laird and Arends they pledge support for stronger Vietnam policy, roll back Great Society programs, and push for decentralization and lower domestic spending. The plan hinges on party discipline and unified voting.
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Congress
Warrenton
Washington
Republican House
Gerald L. Ford
Michigan
Melvin Laird
Wisconsin
Leslie ©. Arends
Illinois
Vietnam
Arends
Liberal program pushes broad social reforms ahead of Johnson
Americans for Democratic Action unveiled a liberal program aiming to expand health coverage through Social Security, universal education, 5 million public service jobs, stronger civil rights, housing grants, a guaranteed living income, and expanded anti poverty action. ADA estimates starting cost at $10 billion annually funded by higher taxes on corporations and households earning over $5,000. The prospects for legislation or White House endorsement look doubtful amid voter weariness with costly demands.
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Johnon
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Johnson
Credibility in Vietnam War Figures Faces Scrutiny
The Saigon military reports aircraft losses claim 443 North Vietnamese planes and 6,516 American deaths by December 24, with North Vietnam asserting higher totals and the United States defending its counts as exact. The piece argues propaganda aims to bolster morale, threatens a long war, and dismisses peace negotiations.
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United States
Saigon
North Vietnam
North
South
U.S
Propaganda and the Hanoi talks game in Vietnam
Joseph Alsop analyzes Hanoi's push to pause bombing for talks and Salisbury's Hanoi visa as part of a Moscow led campaign. He argues the Viet Cong front is straining, bombing continues to curb infiltration, and a political retreat now could invite renewed war with greater American casualties.
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Harrison Salisbury
Salisbury
Hanoi
Moscow
Anatoly Dobrynin
Washington
Johnson
Korea
Westmoreland
Truman
U.S
Vietnam
The World Today on Senate Filibusters and Cloture
The piece recalls Sen. Joseph T. Robinson comments on speaking long on the Senate floor and notes Strom Thurmond’s 1957 24 hour 18 minute filibuster against the civil rights bill. It discusses cloture as the historic but rarely used remedy and previews ongoing liberal efforts to curb long talks.
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Sen
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Robinson
Letter to the Editor Requests Community Opinions
The Messenger invites readers to submit brief opinions on current topics. Include writer’s name address and telephone number for publication. The newspaper reserves the right to select and condense letters.
Debating Rule 22 and Filibuster Power in Congress
James Marlow reports as the 0th Congress opens with hopes on Hubert H. Humphrey presiding. He seeks to soften Rule 22 used to end filibusters, a rule born in 1917 and altered in 1949 1959, with liberals pressing for a majority kill. The clash pits liberal aims against conservative continuity as new sessions begin.
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Woodrow Wilson
Senate
Humphrey
Congress
Richard M. Nixon
Minnesota
Nixon
Miniaturization of people and public strike limits
Hal Boyle argues a provocative future where humans are miniaturized to ease crowding, suggesting five pound brains and three foot heights for men and smaller women. He also urges extending laws halting public strikes to state level to protect innocent third parties and push binding settlements through collective bargaining.
25 Years Ago Mickey Rooney Marries Ava Gardner in Ballard
The Messenger recalls a 25 year old wedding of film stars Mickey Rooney and Ava Gardner described as a shy blue eyed North Carolina girl. Abbott and Costello performed in Keep em Flying at the Athena Theater while Gene Autry's Sierra Sue played in Ohio. A Jersey City munitions plant blast caused about 12 million dollars in damage and a railroad worker suffered serious burns from an oil can explosion near the Albany depot.
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Mickey Rooney
North Carolina
Ava Gardner
Ballard
Calif
Abbott and Costello
Athena Theater
Gene Autry
Sierra Sue
Ohio
Jersey City
Albany
The Athens Messenger Masthead and Delivery Rates
The Athens Messenger lists publication days as daily except Saturday with AP membership. Rates shown include daily and Sunday prices, mail delivery options within Ohio and outside, and a preface indicating address at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.
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Athens
All Mall
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Athens Ohio
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