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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1969
Page
6
Historical notice lists Athens Messenger staff and publishers through 1969 with editors and directors. The June 6 1969 edition reflects long running ownership and leadership details of The Messenger Publishing Company in Athens Ohio.
Mayor John Lindsay urged scrapping the outmoded welfare system and backing a family security plan costing about 2.1 billion dollars annually. The proposal would provide income maintenance for working poor families and certain individuals, while adding job training and revenue sharing to ease state burdens.
The article argues that a woman entering the FBI Ten Most Wanted List marks a shift in how female crime is viewed. It quotes Edith deRham on gender equality and crime, suggesting women may increasingly commit armed robberies and other serious offenses, challenging the feminine mystique.
Chief Justice Earl Warren will chair a U S judicial conference on June 10 to discuss rules for financial disclosure and non judicial activities of federal judges. The move mirrors Congress ethics rules and aims to let the judiciary clean its own house before outside legislation.
Washington insight argues Georges Pompidou offers France a path to stable governance through a national party system and winner take all politics, moving away from coalitions and parliamentary fragmentation. Poher represents continental democracy with splinter parties and instability.
AP reports on the Normandy invasion recounting Leo Heroux and Michel Hardelay, their counterpoints to the battle at Omaha Beach, and the enduring memory of fallen soldiers. The piece heals through personal stories of civilians and soldiers, noting the 9,000 American dead and 14,000 others.
James Kilpatrick recalls a quirky Rappahannock County tale of a Foxes Society notice found by Jack DeBergh. He notes foxes and hounds as friendly rivals, quail road signs, chipmunk invasions, and a regional rabbits convention, all set against rural life and seasonal change.
In Tokyo, Herman Kahn of the Hudson Institute praised Japan’s future self defense role. He said Japan will avoid provoking Asian suspicion as it expands its defense responsibilities in the Far East.
Published daily except Saturdays and by Associated Press. Rates: daily and Sunday mail by carrier in Ohio and West Virginia one week 50 cents. 1 year 16 dollars. Mail elsewhere in U S 1 year 18 dollars. Entered at Athens Ohio post office as second class matter.
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