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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1968
Page
9
An editorial ponders how shrinking fraternal and veteran groups affect political life in the state. It notes drooping memberships, postponed elections, and fewer active participants, questioning whether the rise of special interests mirrors weakening citizen engagement and the loss of organized public accountability.
Mount St Mary Hospital notes births for Eugene W. Sanford and Clarence Warren families in Nelsonville. Also lists admissions including James Cariella Glouster and Mrs Dollie Burnell Nelsonville, with multiple other patients and attending relatives. A student pair from Ohio University traveled to Missouri by plane. Winfield Owens, 330, receiving treatment at the hospital.
LA CANADA Calif AP a 22 year old social worker from La Canada Joan McGrain is among the rare few who knew both Robert F Kennedy and Sirhan Sirhan. She met Kennedy in Washington and Sirhan in Pasadena while high school classmate. A USC professor computed the odds at 400 billion to 1 that a person would know both men. In Amman four Jordanian lawyers will join Sirhan defense efforts in the United States.
Washington AP Senate subcommittee plans a bill to ban mail order rifle and shotgun sales. Dodd hopes action today with Judiciary review Wednesday before the midnight deadline for the omnibus crime control bill. Johnson urged quicker action on gun provisions.
Dr Sheldon Cohen told the AMA convention that hypnosis to quit smoking often fails long term and may cause psychiatric trouble. He cited a case of relapse into drinking and violence after hypnosis and noted four of ten cases stopped briefly but resumed smoking. He warned there is no proven benefit and suggested better tension relief options.
The Air Force orders urgent reconstruction of roofed shelters for aircraft in South Vietnam to shield them from intensified Viet Cong rocket and mortar attacks. Tests will choose roof materials, then construction begins. the effort aims to protect expensive aircraft after the Tet offensive showed vulnerabilities. Pentagon seeks 17.4 million for overall shelter program, plus 8.5 million appropriated last year.
The article explains that daytime long distance use raises costs, keeping regular rates. At night and on weekends, demand drops, allowing callers to pay less. By waiting until after 7 p.m. or weekends, customers can call anywhere in the country for a dollar or less, proving patience beats high daytime charges.
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