McGovern Earned Nomination After Long Fight
In Miami Beach a conservatively toned column credits James Kilpatrick McGovern with a hard fought nomination. It notes his slow rise from obscurity in New Hampshire, his strong organizing skills, and the uncertain path ahead to victory in November amid party and labor dynamics.
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Miami Beach
New Hampshire
George McGovern
United States
McGovern
Candor
Miami
Miners Fight in West Virginia 50 Years Ago
The Messenger recalls a mine war in West Virginia that killed and wounded many men. A Kent man won a contract to build a new bridge over Sunday Creek near Chauncey on the Athens-Nelsonville Road.
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West Virginia
Kent
Sunday Creek
Chauncey
Athens-Nelsonville Road
Why Should Nursing Be Restricted To Women
A NEWS SERVICE essay argues for gender equity in nursing roles. It condemns the gendered title and urges restructuring of medical education toward a broad system of therapists including emergency, coronary, intensive care, and pharmacy therapists, with a 3-year premedical track and optional physician training.
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Allied Health Team
Niger's President Diori Eyes Education and Uranium Hope
In Niger, President Hamani Diori, a former teacher, pushes vocational education to fit students for productive lives. He supports reforms urged by the National Teachers Union and notes promising uranium deposits in the north. American missionaries John Luke and his wife plan a Christian School of Seventeen Trades to model practical schooling.
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France
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National Teachers Union
Keita
Union
Zinder
John Luke
Christian Service Corps
Washington
Christian School of
The Athens Messenger Historical Masthead
A brief overview lists the Athens Messenger staff and publisher history including Frederick W. Bush Gordon K. Bush and G Kenner Fred W. Weber as circulation director with Charles W. Reamer as managing editor and Richard R. Paynter as assistant to the publisher at 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio established 1825.
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the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
Father’s rights trump automatic adoption in New Jersey ruling
The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a criminal record does not automatically bar a natural father from parental rights. Chief Justice Weitraub said rehabilitation after divorce matters, and a stepfather may pursue adoption only if the natural father fails in duties.
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New Jersey Supreme Court
Joseph Weitraub
High Court
The Messenger Publishing Co. Subscription Rates Notice
Published daily except Saturdays. Rates by mail vary for Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere. Entered second class matter Athens Ohio. Mail address 43 W Union St Athens OH 45701.
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West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
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the Messenger Publishing Co
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Korea Reconciliation Prompts Reflections From 1953 Grads
In Washington, Stephen S. Rosenfeld reflects on how North and South Korea moving toward reconciliation echoes the class of 1953’s wartime service and the broader postwar shift. He compares early war ideals to later humility, urging leaders to question their own worldviews and statecraft.
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Syngman Rhee
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