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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1966
Page
4
The Athens city councilors voted Monday to reject a fluoridation ordinance. The editorial commends the decision as protecting individual choice and urges proponents to seek an initiative petition or public vote to settle the matter.
Lawrence F. O'Brien urges a federal standard for parcel post sizes and weights to replace varied rules. The House backed a plan keeping 70 pounds and 100 inches for second to fourth class mail, but proposing 40 pounds and 100 inches for first class inter-office parcels to simplify mailing and avoid confusion.
Medicare visitation guidance advises checking with the patient’s doctor on visitor allowance, scheduling visits in advance, and respecting visiting hours. Do not overstay. follow nurse instructions and bell signals. private rooms may restrict access. a visit should aid convalescence and not exhaust the patient.
Joseph Alsop assesses a shift in the civil rights struggle from the South to Northern cities. He notes armed youth gangs in Chicago and rising violence, the influence of Watts riots on California politics, and a frightened electorate turning toward division and self defense as both whites and blacks arm in an escalating us versus them climate.
The piece argues Pat Brown lost ground in the Democratic primary amid anti Negro sentiment and Watts tensions. It notes Rea gan as a strong challenger, discusses anti riot measures, and calls for white leadership to address ghetto issues while criticizing liberal silence and political drift toward racial strife.
Kilpatrick argues extremism feeds extremism in airline strikes racial violence and Hanoi’s threat to execute 17 American airmen. He warns against insurrection in Chicago and highlights how public opinion hardens against violence while labor leaders’ actions risk fueling unrest and war.
Erwin C. Merrick of Route 2 Guysville urges the Messenger to favor Christianity over democracy as the decisive factor in the Viet Nam era. He argues democracy risks war and moral decline, asserting Christian freedom reshapes hearts and keeps nations from tyranny. He warns against perpetual conflict and calls for a Christian-worldview approach.
A reader defends fluoride health action and rebukes the editor for implying a health measure is outside government power. The letter urges councils to act in public health and criticizes narrowing legislative scope to fit media preferences.
I offer this brief letter to share a view on a timely public concern. I sign my name and include my address and phone number as requested for publication.
Joseph Kraft, writer of the Washington Insight column in The Messenger, is on a European vacation and will resume his column upon return.
The Athens Lilessenger advertises daily and Sunday editions with prices for delivery by carrier and mail. The notice lists subscription rates for Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere, including weekly and yearly plans, and shows office address at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.
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