World Trade Liberalization Promises Global Economic Boost
The major free world powers agreed to cut tariffs by about one third in mutual trade, covering about 80 percent of world trade and $40 billion in products. Exports are expected to rise, boosting employment and incomes, with agriculture liberalized for the first time and wheat prices likely to rise due to a 4.5 million ton food aid program. President Johnson must sign by June 30 under the 1962 act.
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Food costs to rise 1 to 2 percent this summer
Department of Agriculture forecasts higher consumer food bills this summer despite lower prices paid to farmers. Beef and hog overproduction pushed farm prices down, but consumer costs climb 1 to 2 percent, offsetting earlier declines. Overall disposable income and food expenditures rise, with consumption up 1 percent from 1966 levels.
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Execution of Speck Will Not Teach Society Justice
The essay debates executing Richard Speck in the electric chair for eight nurse murders in Chicago. It argues punishment cannot illuminate psychopathic behavior or prevent future killings, noting society seeks severe final justice yet may gain little scientific insight from his death.
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Richard Speck
Chicago
Sydney Harris
Speck
United States
The Politics Of Arab Realignments After Crisis
Washington insight on Arab politics after the Middle East collapse. Nasser faces elite dissent and army shifting loyalties as Egypt seeks an Egypt-first path. US influence remains limited while pursuing cautious ties with the Soviet Union to curb arms competition.
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Adnan Pachachi
Iraq
United Nations
Nasser
Abdel Hakim Amer
Army
Navy
Air Force
Amer
United States
Israel
Middle East
Washington
Soviet Union
Roosevelt Urges Nationwide Rubber Drive For War Aid
The Messenger reports President Roosevelt calls on every citizen to turn in all rubber possible as part of a national effort. Louis H. Bromfield joins the Rio Grande College board of trustees in Gallipolis. A Smithsonian scientist notes sun radiation variations affect Earth temperature. Mary Pickford stars in The Poor Little Rich Girl at the G theater.
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Louis H. Bromfield
Rio Grande College
Gallipolis
Smithsonian
Earth
Mary Pickford
War of U Thant and the UN in the Middle East
William F Buckley Jr critiques UN leadership in a sparser postwar context as El Mercurio notes the war dissolving UN prestige. The piece questions Secretary General Thants record and the UNs relevancy while US and USSR shape the course of action amid international tension.
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Mideast
el Mercurio
Santiago
United Nations
U Thant
U ‘Shant
Thant
School tensions and UN critique linger in editorials
Cetters Editor notes ongoing school board challenges with displaced seventh and eighth graders and overcrowded high schools while urging responsible leadership. The piece also critiques air pollution costs and UN performance, arguing diplomacy exposes flaws and calls the UN a useful forum for nations to exchange threats and insults.
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the Messenger
Israel
United States
Egypt
Jordan
U. S
U. S. Navy
United Nations
el Mercurio
Court tightens limits on police bugging in Fourth Amendment ruling
Supreme Court split 5 to 4 to throw out Ralph Berger’s bribery conviction over New York’s eavesdropping law. Justice Clark warns against broad “reasonable ground” standards, while dissenters led by Black view eavesdropping as essential for public safety. The decision raises debate on privacy versus crime deterrence.
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Supreme Court
Ralph Berger
Chicago
New York State
Berger
Tom Clark
Clark
New York
Hugo L. Black
Black
Portugal’s Fatima Troupe and a Poet’s Laudatory Plan
Fifty years after the Fatima vision controversy, Portugal moved from Communist era bullying of shepherd children to respect as Russian poet Yevgeny Yetushenko intends a laudatory poem about Pope Paul VI praying at the shrine. The shift signals reconciliation between history and religious reverence.
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Portugal
Fatima
Yevgeny Yetushenko
Paul VI
The Athens Messenger Subscription Rates and Details
The Athens Messenger is a daily paper except Saturdays with AP on weekdays. Single copies cost 10 cents on weekdays and 15 cents on Sundays. Carrier delivery pricing and mail subscriptions for Ohio, Ohio and West Virginia, and U.S. addresses are listed, including weekly, monthly, and yearly rates. The publication is entered as Second Class at the Athens post office and mailed from 43 W Union St, Athens Ohio 45701.
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