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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1966
Page
8
The piece notes 1965 casualties in Vietnam with 1 350 American deaths 5 300 wounded and 148 missing and predicts rising 1966 casualties as American troops increase. It cites North Vietnamese and Viet Cong losses and stresses need for Johnson peace efforts amid possible expansion of air strikes.
The piece compares the current steel price pause to the 1962 clash where U S Steel faced Kennedy critics. Bethlehem and Inland initially raised prices but rolled back to 2 75 a ton after Gardner Ackley deemed the increases inflationary while U S Steel offered the compromise. Johnson pressured rollbacks across metals amid wage restraint debates.
Reports to the Clerk of the House reveal a reversal in financing. Democrats draw most funds from $1000 plus donors while Republicans rely on many small gifts under $100, with Republicans receiving about 1.6 million from under 100 and Democrats 220 thousand, and Democrats gaining 90 percent of their gifts from the $1000-a-year club.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey outlined a Vietnam war strategy likened to biblical verses. He asserted victory would come when children are educated the hungry fed the sick healed the unemployed at work and the land yields its bounty, claiming this would cost fewer American lives.
President Johnson must choose whether to restart air raids on North Vietnam as peace efforts linger. Officials say a resumption risks global goodwill but may restore military and political leverage, with Hanoi weighing survival of South Vietnam against concessions at future talks amid Soviet and Chinese pressures.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report on W. Marvin Watson Jr. expanding a phone call logging system at the White House. The move logs every caller and even driver stops, prompting unease among staff who fear personal life exposure.
Saigon report notes some GIs find Viet Nam duty rewarding while others endure boredom and danger. Leaders view modern soldiers as smarter and tougher than in prior wars. Draftees prefer service here to Ft Benning, with many volunteers in elite outfits. Captain Henry Thorpe recalls Ia Drang losses, underscoring stakes.
This Jan 13 1966 roundup notes key anniversaries and milestones across U S and world history. It recalls James Oglethorpe landing at Charles Town in 1733, Horatio Alger born in 1834, Vancouver Island cession in 1848, Stephen Foster's death in 1864, the Saar vote of 1935, Donald Nelson chairing the War Production Board in 1942, Eisenhower’s CIA review milestone a decade later, and the 1956 Georgia court decision on student reinstatement, plus 1960s Laos air losses and Texas cotton output figures.
Readers discuss coping with prejudice after moving from the South to the West Coast. A family reports alienation and fights at school over regional accents, while a group of coworkers face hostile stares for smoking and lounging during lunch. Abby advises education and respectful dialogue.
A letter from Nelsonville in The Messenger argues for decisive U.S. action in Vietnam. The writer criticizes both Goldwater and Johnson, urges a war stance to win or a rapid withdrawal, and condemns continued casualties as mothers receive condolence letters.
Rita Tushingham rose from a grocer's daughter to a major British film star at 23 without formal drama training. Her start came after she quit school at 15 and built training at the Liverpool Repertory Theatre before landing the lead in A Taste of Honey. Married to TV cameraman Terry Bicknell, she values family, antiques, and simple pleasures over snobbery and routine.
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