Athens Messenger January 15 1969 issue note
Old Athens Ohio newspaper page shows publication details including date January 15 1969 and staff titles. It lists publishers and editors and the Athens address on West Union Street.
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Athens Messenger
the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
M. W. McDargh
Fred W. Weber
Charles W. Reamer
Rusk’s Eight Years in Office End with a Quiet Defiance
Secretary of State Dean Rusk faces what may be his last formal press conference. He emphasizes U S restraint, noting eight years without nuclear war and a trend toward reduced ideological conflict. He rejects the world policeman myth and outlines vital U S treaty commitments guiding foreign policy as he passes the torch to William P Rogers.
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Dean Rusk
United States
Rusk
William P. Rogers
Kosygin Lists Four Perils to World Peace
Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin identified four urgent threats to international peace in a Mainichi Shimbun interview: the Middle East Vietnam Europe and disarmament. He urged Israeli withdrawal from occupied Arab areas a North Vietnamese withdrawal and Vietcong arms laying and a system of European collective security.
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Aleksei Kosygin
Middle East
Vietnam
Europe
Mainichi Shimbun
Japan
Kosygin
United Nations
South Vietnam
NATO
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
United States
Carver Inspires Youth With Work Over Hate Message
Dr Bennetta Washington marks a 25th anniversary of George Washington Carver at Job Corps event. She cites Carver lessons on overcoming injustice through work and love, urging productive use of talent to curb social unrest among idle youths.
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George Washington Carver
Bennetta Washington
Women’s Center
U. S
Carver
Tuskegee Institute
South
Kennedy And The Club In The Race For Democratic Leadership
In a rough big league game Kennedy faces hurdles from rival Muskie and party forces. Muskie lacks financing avenues, while Kennedy's Senate majority whip post brings tough internal conflicts over committee control and disputes with Fulbright and Russell. Kennedy remains best fitted for the national stage despite the obstacles.
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Kennedy
Russell
Sen
California Senate Shifts to Republican Control After Vacancy
Republicans gain 20 to 19 Senate edge after a Democratic member dies. Governor Reagan delays filling the vacancy, with a special election required and committee assignments due by March 18, delaying a possible filling.
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Assembly
California
Senate
Ronald Reagan
A Conservative View James Kilpatrick on Filibuster and Rule 22
Kilpatrick defends Rule 22 and the filibuster as a protection for minorities against majority rule. He argues democracy hinges on a republic framework with two thirds needed to govern major actions and urges respect for minority rights amid Senate debates. He notes cloture has halted three debates in six years and criticizes liberal calls to end the filibuster.
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Senate
Jacob Javits
New York
Philip Hart
Michigan
George McGovern
South Dakota
Republic
Powell
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Washington Post
Congress
RAF Bombers Hit Germany In 1919 Blockbuster Raid
Fifty years ago in 1919 RAF fleets used medium bomber feints to hit Berlin and Magdeburg, unleashing 2000 tons of bombs on Brunswick within 23 minutes. A British officer’s body was sought after a parachute crash on a hillside near Grandview. Congress weighed a minimal army under a War Department plan. Ohio Republicans rallied in Columbus led by Senator Warren G Harding to reorganize the party.
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Berlin
Magdeburg
Brunswick
Germany
Ohio
Grandview
Washington County
Congress
Senate
House
Secretary of War
Columbus
Warren G. Harding
King's Birthday Observances Spur National Holiday Debate
King supporters mark his birthday on Jan 15 as the first step toward a national holiday with celebrations in 50 cities. Public sentiment for a nationwide holiday remains weak despite the observance.
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Martin Luther King
King
Mexican Ban on Hair Scene Spurs Protest Thoughts
The Mexican government bans a Hair scene featuring trampling the U S flag, prompting the director to call it bad taste and noting Mexico forbids mutilating the flag. The remark questions American and international norms and asks how audiences should respond to such perceived provocation.
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Mexico
U. S
Pool Dreams in Athens Backyards Stir Town News
Larry Irwin of Pleasant Hill Road Athens urges preservation of the old Home Street site while noting the push for a backyard pool by Tony Shep and Tad. He favors ignoring town conflict and supports building the pool in grandpa's backyard.
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the Messenger
Tony
Shep
Tad
Athens
Grandpa
Larry Irwin
Pleasant Hill Road
Alarming Split and Tax Fears in Political Year
A reader urges middle and lower income groups to protest proposed taxes. The letter cites possible state income tax, education income tax, and a fifth cent sales tax, warns of highway-robbery politics, and predicts a Wallace-like figure could win if taxes rise.
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the Messenger
Rhodes
Wallace
Graham Chapel memories and church history in the Graham family
A reader recalls the Graham Chapel Bible Christian Church founded by Rev. Jacob Graham, noting its growth from a log church to a larger building. The letter mentions wallpaper work circa 1912 possibly by Ray or Arthur Graham, revival under Rev. J. B. Massie adding about 100 members, and local figures Peter Lauer and Charles Kelley.
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Graham Chapel
Jacob Graham
Graham Chapel Bible Christian Church
Ray
Arthur Graham
J. B. Massie
Peter Lauer
Charles Kelley
Lauer
New Hampshire Elects Republican Governor After Six Years
After six years of Democratic control the state house, Walter R. Paterson is inaugurated governor. The Republicans regain control of both legislative chambers and the governorship, returning the state to its traditional Republican alignment.
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Walter R. Paterson
New Hampshire
Caldwell Faces Fund Fears Over Social Progress Critique
Sarah Caldwell of Boston's Opera Company warns about anxious funding as would be contributors fear loss to "social progress" while noting systemic despair if slums are rebuilt into bleak barrens despite music.
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Boston
Opera Company
Sarah Caldwell
Miss Caldwell
America
Athens Lilessenger Delivery Rates and Address
The Messenger Publishing Co lists daily and Sunday delivery options with coin rates for local Ohio and West Virginia service. Mail subscriptions vary by region with weekly, monthly, and yearly prices and the Athens address for postal inquiries.
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D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
Mai
US & Possessions
Athens
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
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