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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1964
Page
4
A Wisconsin group plans a privately financed dormitory in Athens named Lowell Hall to help ease housing shortages at Ohio University. The project would be the tallest building in Athens and could bring substantial annual tax revenue and private investment, with early zoning studies underway.
A national poll of 710 Democrat county chairmen shows Kennedy family members as top VP contenders with Robert F Kennedy leading among individuals at 166 votes and Hubert Humphrey at 185. Senators Edward Kennedy and Sargent Shriver also draw support, while Stuart Symington notes he would oppose Johnson.
Texas and Louisiana plan the Toledo Bend Dam and Reservoir with plans sent to bidders. Each state contributes 15 million dollars, bonds of 30 million are planned, and private utilities will pay about 1.975 million dollars yearly to retire the bonds. The project embodies a states rights approach to funding without federal aid.
The piece argues Fidel Castro allies including Che Guevara threaten Latin America from Panama to Uruguay as Panama’s Chiari government scapegoats the United States. It criticizes Alliance for Progress failures, cites low U.S. spending and Panama’s underutilization of aid, and portrays Panamanian liberals as duped by Castroite aims.
Personal note recounts Max Berg inviting a speaker to Utah for a four day Freedom Festival at Brigham Young University with plans to address about 10 000 attendees. The piece highlights LDS church structure stakes wards bishops and values praising patriotism and self funded missionary work.
The Esther Circle of the Baptist Missionary Society met at Mrs. Gretta Simpson's home with devotions by Mrs. Ara Morris and a program by Mrs. Isabel Simpson and Vera Beegle. The WSCS of the Methodist Church held a session in the church social rooms with Edith Hayman as program chairman and Miss Hayman delivering meditation. A playlet and poems were read, refreshments served, and a discussion ensued with Mrs. Younce hosting beverages.
Dear Abby answers on fears of dentist visits marital jealousy and a teen sitter. A reader asks about getting her husband to the dentist and another about dancing with married status. Abby advises involving the dentist and clarifying boundaries with her spouse and partner.
In a Messenger column Dr Edward L Bortz urges a new approach to aging. He calls for prevention over deterioration and criticizes obesity and youth worship while outlining a three trimester life plan from birth to 100 with retirement transitions and peaceful aging. He offers a booklet titled The Advantages of Growing Old.
Thurlow Scott Robe urges citizens to pressure Congress for discharge Petition No. 4 to push House Resolution No. 2332 from the Veterans Affairs committee. He claims World War I veterans are misrepresented and unfairly treated compared with Spanish American War vets. Athens, Jan. 15.
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