Future of Appalachia Commission in Nixon plan questioned
West Virginia Governor Arch Moore and Senator Jennings Randolph argue against scrapping the Appalachian Regional Commission if revenue sharing advances. They stress the program's success across 13 states, especially in health education and community facilities, and urge continued funding for four more years.
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White House
Nixon
Appalachian Regional Commission
Congress
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore
Appalachia Commission
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Appalachia
Mountaneous
America
Navy education aboard ships boosts crew studies since 1961
Since 1961 Harvard supplied three film ed courses for submarines, expanding to 13,300 Navy men by 1964 under Bureau of Naval Personnel. Five colleges Harvard San Diego State Jacksonville Univ South Carolina Hawaii participate. Professors board ships for lectures and exams, with eight hours of study plus filmed lectures and discussions. Each year about 3,300 sailors take courses aboard 100 vessels.
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U.S.S
Harvard
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Navy
Harvard University
San Diego State College
Jacksonville University
University of South Carolina
University of Hawaii
Tribute to O'Bleness Hospital and Staff
A reader from Athens praises O'Bleness Hospital for providing needed medical facilities. He commends the building, efficient operation, and thoughtful focus on patient well being, calling the staff excellent and thanking those who made the hospital possible for Athens and surrounding area.
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O’bleness Hospital
Hospital
Athens
O'Bleness Hospital
Recycling Push Encourages Newspaper Salvage
There is wide talk on pollution and conservation urging individual action. The note praises saving old newspapers for recycling and claims one ton salvaged saves 17 trees and reduces city garbage, air pollution, and disposal costs. It calls for Athens to start a program, while the Salvation Army offers pickup by call.
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Athens
Salvation Army
Car Shredder Turns Junk Cars Into Crumbly Metal Mash
A 21 million pound machine, costing nearly 1 million to build, shreds a used car in two minutes. It rips, singes and magnetically separates ferrous and nonferrous materials to lower copper residuals, reduce melting losses, and cut processing costs for the steel industry. Engine, tires, and transmission are removed as the rest becomes crumblike fragments.
Athens High to meet Ohio University cagers for first time
The report notes a historic basketball matchup as Athens High school faces Ohio University cagers for the first time. It mentions a broader 25 years ago context with labor disputes and a new strike-control bill gaining support in Congress, plus former Athens Bulldog Bill Poling Jr receiving a Washington D.C. football honor for Maryland.
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U.S
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Athens High
Ohio University
Congress
Athens Bulldog
Bill Poling Jr
Washington D.C
Peruvian Junta Predicts Scarcity Of Matches
Lima reports on Peru’s 1968 military takeover led by the junta, which ousted Belaunde Terry and promises land reform and foreign capital. Critics warn of economic naive policies and social upheaval, while officials foresee a move away from private power toward state-led development. The piece notes a coming shortage of matches as the plan unfolds.
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Lima
Peru
Belaunde Terry
Spain
Pizarro
Charles the Fifth
Eastern Seaboard
Kennedy
Campesinos
Columbia
Chile
Junta
Cald
South America
United States
Lope de Vega
Bolivia
Frankenstein
Rising Sino Soviet Tensions Prompt Military Buildup
Increasing evidence shows Beijing and Moscow veering toward renewed conflict despite some diplomatic gains. Chinese forces shift four to five armies, over 150,000 troops, toward the Soviet border, with expanded air defenses and new radar and missile sites. Russians bolster border forces to about 750,000 as tensions rise.
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Times - Washington Post
Red China
Soviet Union
Peking
Moscow
Forbidden City
Kremlin
China
Chang Kai-Shek
Mao Tse-Tung
47Th
Li Yuan
Revolutionary Committee
Hunan
Mao
Caucasus
Mongolia
Bering Straits
Sino Soviet Tensions Rise Over Nuclear Threats and Missiles
Western analysts cite a Soviet push for pre emptive strikes against Chinese nuclear and missile sites as Beijing gears up to deploy medium range missiles. Reports hint at new launch facilities in Shansi while existing test site at Shuang Chengtzu remains. Diplomatic talks in Beijing proceed amid rising border jitters.
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Kremlin
Peking
Shansi
Shuang-Chengtzu
Kansu
Feking
The Sunday Messenger Subscription Rates and Address
The Sunday Messenger lists daily and Sunday editions with prices. Rates by mail vary by region, including Ohio and West Virginia, and elsewhere in the U.S. The notice notes publication by The coo publishing Co at 43 W Union St and mentions Associated Press affiliation and post office registration.
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The
Sunday Messenger
Associated Press
Ca Dally Kiney
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S
Possessions
Athens Post Office
Coo Publishing Co
W. Union St
Public support grows for Hatfield-McGovern Vietnam withdrawal plan
Gallup poll shows support rising from 55 percent last September to 71 percent in mid January for ending U S troop involvement by year end. The study interviewed 1 502 adults Jan 9-10 across 300 locations, highlighting increases among men, college graduates, and independents, with a new high 59 percent believing the U S erred in Vietnam.
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George Gallup
Princeton
N.J
Hatfield-McGovern
U.S
Vietnam
Senate
Oregon
Mark Hatfield
South Dakota
George McGovern
McGovern
Southeast Asia
Hatfeld-McGovern
Congress
Congressir
Conclusions from HAL BOYLE on modern life and humor
New York columnist HAL Boyle offers aphorisms on unemployment among over forties executives, social niceties, and human foibles. He wittily notes the drag of table drumming, dislikes weightlifters and sky divers, and mocks inflation value shifts. He jokes about mugging risk, penny retrieval odds, and naming children for tombstones.
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New York
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