The Messenger 1969 Athens Ohio Friday Issue
The Athens OH paper dated Friday January 31 1969 presents local notices and briefs. It lists staff including Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush and G Kenner Bush with publishers and editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hg Messenger
the Messenger
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
M. W. McDargh
Fred W. Weber
Charles W. Reamer
County Home Site Evaluation May Shape Route 33 Bypass Sale
Athens County commissioners hired Kohr and Kohr Appraisers to value the present County Children's Home site as the Route 33 bypass plans advance. The report due in February will cover part of the needed data, but the paper argues the county should also hire an architect to estimate construction costs for a new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Columbus
State Department of Highways
Kohr
Buchers Ordeal as Pueblo Case Draws Naval Court to Courtroom
The Navy faces a pivotal review as Cmdr Loyd M Bucher testifies on the Pueblo incident. Five admirals hear the case while Admiral Hyland receives the findings for final Washington action. The Pueblo’s capture becomes a national concern with potential Congressional and presidential involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Court of Inquiry
Cmdr
Loyd M. Bucher
Pueblo
Navy
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Senate Armed Services Committee
Bucher
John Hyland
Pacific Fleet
Washington
Congress
Pacific
Mississippi Mother Denied New York Welfare Under State Law
A Mississippi mother of 12, Louvenia Day, was denied welfare in New York City under a state rule barring aid for those who come to the state to receive public assistance. The case highlights the large welfare burden in New York City as migrants arrive seeking aid, with Day having moved from Clarksdale to live with her daughter. Federal estimates place Mississippi payments at about 1024 annually versus New York City aid totaling nearly 8,950 per year, an excess of 7,750.60. The ruling hinges on the "solely for welfare" criterion despite Day’s arthritis and brief work attempt. Suburban counties have already sent such applicants back south, suggesting broader policy implications and the discussion of universal welfare standards with federal funding to bridge gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Louvenia Day
Clarksdale
Miss
Ruby Gathers
Mississippi
New York
Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Paris
Johnson
Hanoi
Dmz
Ambassador Lodge
Nixon
Dean Rusk
Walt W Rostow
California
White
Akron
High Court
Black
Katz
U. S
Touchstone
Congress
Continuity in U.S. Paris line faces Hanoi tests
Joseph Alsop notes that Lodge’s Paris opening echoed Johnson policy with a demand for genuine DMZ demilitarization. The piece warns Hanoi will press with new tactics as South Vietnam’s position weakens, while Nixon faces tests of fortitude and strategic patience amid potential North Vietnamese offensives and Laos maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Hanoi
South
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Laos
Clobbering The Court In Akron Housing Case
James Kilpatrick criticizes the Supreme Court's 8-1 Akron housing referendum ruling as eroding local self rule. He praises Justice Black for his sharp rebuke, likening court rhetoric to a constitutional convention and highlighting broader disdain for judicial overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Black
Akron
Supreme Court
Justice White
Diplomacy Victory at Paris Peace Conference 1919
Fifty years ago American diplomacy secured a third straight victory at the Paris peace conference by overcoming reactionary opposition as an agreement was reached on the disposition of German colonies. Wallace Reid starred in The Source at the Majestic in Athens. Benefit events supported the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis for Roosevelt’s 62nd birthday. A blood drive in Hocking County registered 440 people, above the 340 quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Reid
Majestic Theater
Athens
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Hocking County
Tradition Break as Senate Chair Stays Non Senator
For the first time in 24 years no former senator presides over Senate deliberations with Vice President Spiro Agnew in the chair. Since 1945 every vice president has been a former senator, including Truman, Barclay, Nixon, Johnson and Humphrey, with three of them later becoming president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Senate
Spiro T. Agnew
Harry S. Truman
Alben Barclay
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Vietnam echoes raise Thai alarm over new front
In Bangkok Thailand faces a Communist insurgency seen as a potential third front linked to Peking. Western experts warn of outside help and possible U.S. involvement under SEATO while Thailand builds a 100000-strong force to fight about 4000 guerrillas across Thailand and neighboring Laos and Myanmar regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
Thailand
United States
Peking
Laos
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Vietnam
Nixon seeks Senate advice but faces wary doubt
Senators welcomed Nixon stating he wants their counsel in guiding the nation yet fear past presidents’ use of advice as a pretext for control. Leaders Mansfield and Dirksen noted mixed hopes as Nixon pledged to seek input while historic frictions with foreign policy decisions linger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
John F. Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
Lyndon B. Johnson
Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
Johnson
Harry Truman
White House
Arthur Vandenberg
George Washington
Rice bags marked Product of USA found in Vietcong stockpiles
Allied troops discover hundreds of bags labeled Product of USA amid Vietcong hoards in Vietnam. The rice likely came from American stores or was bought on the black market, and recovery is described as doubly sweet by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S.A
Vietnam
The Athens Messenger Pricing and Delivery Details
The Athens Messenger outlines daily and Sunday single copy prices ten and fifteen cents with carrier delivery options and mail subscriptions. Delivery rates cover Ohio West Virginia and nationwide options with varied weekly and yearly prices and post office mailing rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joseph Alsop
III Corps
David Hoffman
Washington Post
South Vietnam
James Kilpatrick
Small Society
Brickman
Biafraz
Jack Bell
Product OF USA
the Athens Messenger
U.S. & Possessions
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
Union St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!