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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1967
Page
4
Fred W. Weber and M. W. McDargh are named as circulation and advertising directors in Athens Ohio. The notice lists city and date details, reflecting an internal staff announcement published Wednesday January 25 1967.
The article explains the 25th Amendment as a fix to succession, clarifying vice presidential vacancy, acting president status, and Congress’s role in confirmation. It notes past gaps after presidential deaths, the need for smooth transfer of power, and progress toward final state ratifications.
The United States lost 122000 farms last year or merged into larger operations, a 4 percent drop from 3,380,000 to 3,258,000. Forecasts expect 82000 more to disappear this year, leaving 3,176,000. California shed 7000 farms. Texas held steady at 202000. The shift reflects industry spread and the rise of larger, mechanized farms meeting national and global needs.
Joseph Alsop reviews the Coleman Report and the Plowden findings, arguing schools cannot be the cure unless they are unequal and costly. He notes the reports’ implications for U S urban policy, race, poverty, and the role of schooling as the lever for change, citing Nichols and McKissick as counterpoints.
California Governor Ronald Reagan explains a tuition proposal directing most proceeds to generous student loans and scholarships and to higher faculty salaries. The plan aims to help low income and minority students access higher education.
A conservative view critiques mixed messages in U S and British policy toward Cuba Vietnam and the Soviet Union. It argues Washington and London pursue profits from deals with Communist regimes while condemning aggressive moves, claiming the hypocrisy is profitable but indefensible.
In The Arrogarance of Power Fulbright, long a Senate Foreign Relations figure, proposes a peace framework for Vietnam. He calls for a cease fire, U S troop withdrawal from the south, and an international conference with Red China to guarantee self determination and reunification, while assessing risks of Viet Cong inclusion and Southeast Asia neutralization.
At a recent AAAS session a pair of scholars proposed "genius factories" to mate talented individuals and repack human genes. Prof. William Laughlin and Prof. Benson Ginsberg warned that transmission of traits is not guaranteed and inbreeding risks, while ethics and practicality loom large. They argued genius is not solely hereditary and humans cannot be engineered like animals.
Resort owners at Diamond Point on Lake George in upstate New York offer returned veterans and their families one week's free lodging in appreciation of their efforts in our behalf. The gesture reflects broader public gratitude toward servicemen.
The Messenger notes Ted Williams received a one week delay before army induction to allow an investigation into whether his mother would be left unsupported. Athens County rationing coordinator Leonard Prate announces cutting six of eleven tire boards to widen access for applicants. A Des Moines two year old barely injured after a train passes overhead. District superintendents back Herbert Dutton’s proposal for an agricultural agent in Athens County.
The Athens Messenger outlines daily and Sunday editions with carrier and mail delivery options. Rates include weekly and yearly prices for Ohio, West Virginia, and other U S locations, with subscriptions starting at 50 cents per week and annual fees listed.
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