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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1965
Page
4
Reporters quote George Meany on union goals aligning with the administrations and Congress. The piece notes labor members praising the Johnson Humphrey landslide and vowing to ensure it pays to win elections.
Abdel Ghader Owdeh, an Egyptian defector and ex-chief secret police of the United Arab Republic, accuses the United States of hatred over $1.5 billion in aid to President Nasser. He claims US funds were diverted to finance rebellions while Egyptian civilians face hunger and need. He fled to Tehran where he criticizes US actions and calls for accountability for aid misuses.
A debate over in plant working conditions has split the union and unsettled executives in steel firms. The tense campaign has delayed contract talks until after the ides of the month, with workers angered by neglected issues and rising discontent at open hearths and rolling mills.
Melvin M. Johnson Jr., described as a persistent gadfly to the Pentagon, is remembered in obituaries for his influence on military small arms. The piece notes his work on rapid-fire guns and his WWII era Marine usage of a light machine gun, while downplaying his broader impact in the defense community.
ROWLAND EVANS AND ROBERT NOVAK report that Grenier resigned weeks ago as Burch's executive director but quietly returned to lead the committee. He influenced the 1968 budget while Kay Bur en propagated the committee's aims. Texas chairman Peter O'Donnell and Goldwater ally joined in backing Grenier.
The Republican National Committee purges and staff dismissals mark a purge chaired by Burch with J William Middendorf accusing leakage. Veterans like I Lee Potter and William Warner exit or are sidelined as the party wrestles with rebuilding its staff and aging votes.
In the new session Democrats and Republicans grapple with leadership. In the House, Charles Halleck is replaced by Gerald R. Ford as minority leader, with Melvin Laird becoming party chairman. Senate leaders remain Dirksen and Mansfield, while control contests focus on the assistant leadership won by Russell Long over John Pastore and Mike Monroney amid regional voting splits.
A letter from a Messenger teacher argues for strong kindergarten programs. She stresses trained teachers, developmentally appropriate methods, and rich experiential learning over textbooks. Family, community, and health factors shape early learning with a focus on self reliance and motor skills. Athens, Jan. 14.
A fragmentary excerpt recounts a character named Lee finding a matches book with the handwritten phrase IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN ve a TONIST. The text hints at a troubled relationship and hints at a 20 year hitch in a narrative mood.
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