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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1965
Page
6
President Vernon Alden announced a proposal to use land now owned by the state for a new hospital if a suitable site is found. The O'Bleness gift changes the outlook, though hospital size nursing staffing and federal aid remain to be determined. The community is urged to rise to the occasion in honor of Dr. T. H. Morgan.
The Population Reference Bureau outlines a composite poverty portrait highlighting education, nutrition, health care, and environment as core factors. It notes the higher poverty rates among single female headed families, older households, and rural residents, with unemployment and racial disparities shaping the war on poverty targets.
The text notes a shift by West Germany away from hard line trade with Eastern Europe and Communist China, except against East Germany. It says Berlin keeps US policy on extending Beatle credits to Eastern Europe via the Bern Agreement of 1958, now a seven year line. The change is tied to West German demand for fees and financing for 10 million, and to exporting limits on East German trade.
The piece argues that federal education aid cannot solve all school problems and cautions against overreliance on Washington funding. It notes a felt need for reform and cites local and urban programs in Los Angeles County and San Francisco Bay Area, including Lowell Dodge’s work with a North Carolina school project and Winston-Salem’s Advancement School.
Inside Report outlines Robert Wagner's declining grip on the New York Democratic machine as anti-Wagner factions gain power. The piece details past loyalties, Kennedy’s ascent, and Wagner’s shifting alliances from 1952 to 1964, highlighting patronage battles and intra party feuds.
James Marlow argues that Lyndon Johnson focused on domestic Great Society aims and political maneuvering at home, delaying strong foreign policy moves. He notes Johnson’s habit of highlighting needs and unity while downplaying external conflicts, risking inaction on Vietnam and other threatened issues.
Four women faced physical pain or indignity in 1960s urban scenes as bystanders watched. Johns Hopkins psychiatrist Dr. W Horsley Gantt explains crowd stress can freeze action, creating nonreactive states. Pavlovian theory links overstimulation to inhibited responses under pressure.
A reader asks whether to bring her ailing mother to holidays or keep peace. The reply suggests checking if the husband will help entertain the mother and to avoid anger if help isn’t needed, choosing a path that minimizes conflict while ensuring care.
A fragmentary reminiscence by Hal Boyle contrasts aging and memory with past social norms. It references aging faces, illness, death, and shifting habits from youth to later life, noting changes in behavior and expectations.
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