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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1969

Page

6

Athens Athens Messenger front page snapshot 1969

Athens Ohio Friday July 18 1969 issue of The Messenger features the Athens Journal staff and publication details. It lists Fred W Weber as circulation director M W McDargh as advertising director and Charles W Reamer as managing editor with Richard R Paynter as assistant to the publisher.

Fred W. Weber M. W. McDargh Charles W. Reamer Richard R. Paynter Athens Ohio

Police Recruitment Struggles Across U S Cities

A Labor Department survey shows most city police departments are 10 percent under strength. Cities boost recruiting with programs like Pittsburgh 30 day drives and Atlanta youth police pairing. Chicago trains Spanish speaking applicants under federal aid. The study notes rising standards and that high school diplomas suffice today with many counties requiring two years college for promotion.

U.S. Labor Department Pittsburgh Atlanta Chicago

Three in Four Marriages Considered Failures by Study

Dr Clif ford Rose Adams of Penn State studied 6000 couples and concluded three quarters of marriages fail. He cites a sequence of motives from companionship to security and notes sex becoming more pivotal for men postwar. Including annulments and desertions, failure rate nears forty percent with only a quarter truly happy.

Clifford Rose Adams Penn State University Adams

End the War on the Highways

The piece notes 609 traffic deaths over a three day Independence Day period and 435 highway fatalities during a three day weekend, with over 1,000 weekly highway deaths. It argues cutting domestic programs to fund road safety and a vote on national priorities, comparing highway deaths to Vietnam casualties.

Vietnam J. J Mascuch East Africa Paris Mascudi Air Force

War or Peace With a Nation Split by Race and War

Joseph Alsop argues that postwar American achievement contrasts with racial injustice and urban decline. He traces how civil rights gains spurred culture shifts, while the Vietnam War drew energy away, fueling protests and a national swing to law and order. He foresees fragmentation and minority government as the likely path forward.

Rome Europe Vietnam South America United States América Johnson Asia

J J Mascuch the Milburn Millionaire Inventor

Milburn New Jersey magnate J J Mascuch, a multimillionaire inventor, tours a treasure filled villa with rare art, a 24 karat pool, gold bed from Mussolini, and a private gold mine as his wealth funds research into prolonging life and medical tech. He built his fortune from 150 patents in automotive aerospace and space fields and runs Breeze Corp and Victory Engineering in New Jersey.

Associated Press Milburn N. J J. J. Mascuch Mascudh Holbein Rembrandt J. J Benito Mussolini Dueator Mascudi Villa Disneyland New York Metropolitan Museum Mascuch Sitiny Gloria Swanson Italy J. J. Mascudi New Jersey J. J. Mascudh Breeze Corp Union Mascadi Breeze Springfield Victory Engineering Co Victory

Conserva tive View: Carson Would Be Pleased by DDT Suspension

A U S Department of Agriculture move suspends DDT and related pesticides in all federally funded programs for thirty days while expert advice is sought. The piece cites Rachel Carson and Silent Spring, notes ecological harm from DDT, and urges precaution against overreach by humans in manipulating the environment.

Washington U. S. Department of Agriculture Department Earth Madison Wis Rachel Carson Miss Carson J. Phil Campbell Congress National Federal Aviation Agency Potomac FAA

Flip Wilson rises from poverty to top comedy star

Hal Boyle profiles Clerow Flip Wilson, Newark born comedian who rose from a rough childhood and sixteenth birthday quit school to a national TV spotlight. He cites self discipline, study, and 12 year path to a 15 year goal, earning $500000 last year.

New York Flip Wilson Horatio Alger Clerow Wilson Flip Newark Air Force San Francisco Johnny Carson

The Messenger Publishing Co. Athens Ohio Ad Rates

Rates for daily and Sunday editions of The Messenger are listed, with single copies priced at 10 or 15 cents and subscriptions ranging from one week to one year. The paper is distributed by carrier and mail in various regions, with postal details and address in Athens Ohio.

The Associated Press Ohio West Virginia U.S. & Possessions Athens Post Office the Messenger Publishing Co W. Union St Athens

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