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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1966
Page
4
Local newspaper page from Athens Ohio dated Tuesday July 19 1966 features staff credits and publication details. It lists publishers Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush and G Kenner Bua along with editors and circulation staff. The page serves as masthead and organizational listing for the Athens Messenger.
The United States shifts its outlook to the Pacific as a duty of a growing regional power. President Johnson stresses a pacific path to peace while acknowledging a long, hard struggle in Viet Nam and urging conciliation with Communist China and North Viet Nam.
The anti poverty bill faces weak enthusiasm in the anti poverty agency and the House Education and Labor Committee. Republicans call it a sham, propose raising spending to 2.4 billion with 14 billion Federal funding, emphasizing education job training and tax incentives to lift the poor.
Opinion notes the strong performance of U S ground air and naval forces in Vietnam. It cites air combat results against MIG-17 and MIG-21 aircraft, SAM fire, and low aircraft loss rates. Praises training, readiness, and Pentagon leadership under Robert S. McNamara.
Four conservative Republicans split the House to back a two year foreign aid authorization worth 4.1 billion for 1967 and 1968, despite Senate reluctance. The vote 193 to 191 signals a potential shift toward long term planning though funds would be open to future appropriations and unspent balances.
A House Foreign Affairs Committee majority critique notes foreign aid largely funds long term projects and global programs, likening it to persistent boons and waste. The piece questions long range planning and urges yearly congressional review equal to domestic programs.
A survey of Kennedy influence across states notes Kennedy’s potential to shape nominations and fall campaigns. Nixon asserts GOP optimism amid Democratic rifts, while governors and legislators weigh Kennedy’s sway in New York and Florida. The piece frames Kennedy as a pivotal national actor in 1968 politics.
HAL BOYLE explains how heat waves reveal office survival patterns. He sketches characters such as the engineer who hides in the basement to play gin rummy, the office girl watcher who ignores heat, the psychiatrist who treats it as mental, and the amateur weather expert who predicts seasonal shifts.
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday edition pricing, delivery methods by carrier and mail, regional rates for Ohio and West Virginia and other U.S. areas, and mailing address at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701. It notes association with the Associated Press and standard post classification and imprint details.
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