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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1967
Page
4
A column condemns President Johnson's 90th Congress proposals for Social Security expansion and tax reform arguing the plan favors the elderly at the expense of the young. It calls the 5 percent payroll tax a stiff cost to workers and employers, urging funding by all taxpayers.
President Johnson aims to keep the South from becoming a two party bloc by trimming his domestic program in the 90th Congress. He hopes to attract enough Southern votes to offset Republican defections while Rep. Gerald Ford faces a self imposed dilemma by avoiding a formal coalition. The center of the battle centers on about 30 Democratic votes needed to alter or defeat Administration legislation.
Police Commissioner Howard R. Leary warned at Cambridge University that U S crime has surged and police deaths have risen from 267 in the past six years to 20 523 assaults in 1960 through 1965. He blamed glamorized roughness and urged action to restore law and order.
Joseph Alsop argues that urban ghettos are a social cancer driven by deficient education. He proposes a radical, costly nationwide school system with smaller classes, year‑round neighborhood centers, and early start for children to pry open the ghetto trap, suggesting districts like Washington and Bedford‑Stuyvesant as test cases and urging a tripled and capital‑heavy budget to evaluate outcomes.
A column portrays the Washington smog and the president's fiscal plan as a hazy, overpowering force. It details proposed tax hikes, new levies, and increased spending across defense and domestic programs, predicting higher prices and heavier burdens for workers and businesses. The piece concludes that the vast, opaque budget looms over every American, shaping daily life.
HAL BOYLE notes that gender appearance and behavior grow increasingly similar across society causing confusion for psychiatrists and diners alike. He offers a humorous guide to guessing gender from cues, while pondering how long such distinctions will remain useful.
The article profiles Senator J. W. Fulbright proposing a Southeast Asia neutralization similar to de Gaulle. It notes his high scholarly credentials and leadership on foreign relations but accuses a blind spot for Laos and China actions, including Tibet and India border violations.
J Stannard Baker of Northwestern University studied 850 one car crashes and reported that drivers of small foreign cars and sports cars run 34 times the risk of such accidents compared with standard sized cars. American compact cars carry 2 percent higher risk. The finding aims to aid current safety focus on automobiles.
In his inaugural remarks Gov. Robert McNair of South Carolina urged a move away from obsession with black power or white backlash. He rejected extremism and frustration, stressing opportunity for South Carolina and suggesting other Old Confederacy states seek similar progress.
The Messenger invites readers to share opinions on current topics. Letters should be brief and signed, include the writer's address and telephone number, and provide full name for publication. The right to select and condense letters remains reserved.
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