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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1964
Page
4
The Johnson administration outlines expected dividends from the 11.5 billion tax cut. Consumer spending could rise by 20 billion yearly with 2-3 million new jobs and 12 billion more in investments for plants, homes, schools, roads. Personal tax cuts may inject 9.5 billion to buyers. corporations may pass 1 billion in higher dividends.
FBI cites banks as easy targets and the American Bankers Association agrees. The House Government Operations Committee urges measures including bullet proof teller cages, rearward cages, tear gas triggers for staff, more cameras, decoy money, test holdups, armed guard checks at opening and closing, and warning signs to deter robbers. Suburban banks remain high risk.
A Republican proposal by Paul A. Fine for free $10,000 overseas insurance draws opposition. Critics say it would burden taxpayers and other servicemen, noting most troops abroad are not in active danger and survivors already receive pensions and benefits.
Georgia press meeting reveals editors split on whether race protests should be front page or inside. Louis Harris defends cautious Augusta approach while Savannah and Atlanta editors urge stronger front page treatment. Debates touch Nixon Goldwater McNamara and two party prospects in the South. Conversations seen as wind indicators rather than polls.
In this educational column a reader recalls following anti vaccination ideas in youth and contracting smallpox on her honeymoon. The author argues health depends on blood chemistry and immunity from vaccines, using woodtick and bedbug analogies to counter universal health claims.
Readers urge full public disclosure of the proposed civil rights law contents and penalties, questioning motives behind secrecy and who would implement it. The letter asks for complete details before enactment.
In a neighborhood dilemma a wife asks how to stop a female coworker from getting rides with her husband. Abby urges direct talk, suggests the wife reveal feelings, and advocate peace through honesty. A bet payoff question prompts a playful response about men avoiding acceptances from women. A broken hearted mother seeks help after a leukemia diagnosis for her child and is told to tell her mother for support.
Mrs Thurman Denney visits in Kansas City with Mr and Mrs Harry Rupf and Brenda Uncle Jessie Danials celebrated his 90th birthday March 1 Garnet Russell and Betty visit Sherman Kemper World s oldest plants Fossils in Colorado s San Juan Mountains show an eighteen inch imprint of a palm like growth from about 165 million years ago
After 100 days in office President Johnson faces storms abroad and at home while enjoying high public approval. He promised economy and a budget below Kennedy’s, Congress passed a large tax cut and a substantial foreign aid bill, and civil rights medical care for the aged and a war on poverty loom as tests of his leadership. He encounters Panama riots Castro troubles in Cuba and a worsening Vietnam War as he works to win press cooperation and avoid televised briefings.
The Plains Citizens Committee and voters who backed the school district reorganization are thanked for their efforts. Floyd Linscott chairs the committee and Elmo Scott leads The Plains Rd. of Ed. in a February message published in the Athens Messenger.
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