British White Paper Warns of New East West Crisis Rise
British White Paper warns escalating Soviet power could trigger a major East West crisis. It notes higher Soviet defense spending while NATO partners cut, cites border maneuvers by the Soviets and East Germans near West Germany, and flags the Arab Israeli crisis as a potential flashpoint.
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Soviet Union
Free World
United States
Britain
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Viet Union
NATO
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Soviet
East Germany
West Germany
Methadone as a weapon against narcotics addiction
Dr. Vincent P. Dole of Rockefeller University reports treating about 1,200 heroin addicts with methadone over five years. He says methadone suppresses heroin cravings, costs little, and can enable addicts to work or resume studies, potentially reducing crime tied to drug supply. Critics warn of substituting one addiction for another.
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Vincent P. Dole
Rockefeller University
New York
Shoe On The Other Foot In A Washington Row
A wire dispatch notes law students investigated a federal agency and criticized it, provoking a strong critique from the agency head. The piece argues that government officials may retaliate, but private citizens face no firing squad, unlike totalitarian regimes.
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Washington
Law
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Zanesville
Dominoes in Asia If Vietnam Fails
The Nixon administration completes its Vietnam war assessment with Asia-wide readings from embassies. It predicts dramatic domino effects if the United States disengages, including Japan breaking from the alliance and pursuing nuclear options, while Philippines already tilts toward neutrality. The piece weighs implications for Japan and the nonproliferation treaty.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
Andrew Goodpaster
Creighton Abrams
Ward
Washington Post
Hanoi
Japan
Philippines
India
Asia
United States
Ferdinando Marcos
Okinawa
Fresh Fluoridation Facts face public water debate
A conservative view argues fluoridation threatens freedom and cites new research. John Lear and supporters are challenged by critics who warn about kidney and bone risks, noting the rise of free fluoride in treated blood. The piece asks if tablets or topical treatments might work without universal ingestion.
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Washington
Saturday Review
John Lear
Science
U.S. Public Health Service
Lear
United States
Canada
Donald R. Taves
University of Rochester
Taves
Rochester
Gerald Posen
Montreal
Ottawa
Posen
Royal Canadian College of Physicians and Surgeons
Vancouver
American Society of Nephrology
Philadelphia
Wilson urges workers to shape their lives at mayor, governor confab
President Wilson told a conference of mayors and governors that workers should seize opportunities to make their lives as they wish. A Home Furnishings Co. in Athens advertised wallpaper rolls four to seven and one half cents. Allied reports claim German offensives near Rome fail and Fifth Army positions remain intact. Stanley Baker named committees to plan postwar policy for Hocking County.
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Wilson
Home Furnishings Co
Athens
Germany
Rome
Fifth Army
Naples
Stanley Baker
Hocking County Board of Commissioners
Prohibition Era Style Truck Hijack Gains Ground
Hijacking trucks packed with television sets mirrors Prohibition liquor thefts. Each haul worth twelve to fifteen thousand dollars, fueling a rising crime that is increasingly closer to home than recent plane hijackings.
Grass Says Germans Learn Fast But Forget Even Faster
German novelist Guenter Grass praises democratic values while noting Germans learn quickly but forget even faster. He argues democracy is hard for a nation long accustomed to absolutism and suggests West Germany must stay on probation to strengthen democratic resolve.
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Guenter Grass
West Germany
Johnson memoir sale funds public affairs foundation
Former president Lyndon B. Johnson sold his memoirs for 1.5 million dollars to support the Lyndon B. Johnson Public Affairs Foundation in Austin Texas. Svetlana Alliluyeva, Stalin's daughter, fetched about 3 million for her letters, a strong sum but not tied to the Johnson deal.
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Johnson
Svetlana Alliluyeva
Stalin
Lyndon B. Johnson
Residents urged to oppose swimming fees at state parks
A letter to the editor in The Messenger urges Athens residents to contact Ohio Senate member Oakley Collins and House representative Ralph Weiker to support a bill eliminating 50 cent per adult and 25 cent per child charges for swimming at Dow Lake and other state parks, calling the fees unnecessary and unfair.
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Dow Lake
State Department of Natural Resources
Oakley Collins
Ohio Senate
State Capitol
Columbus
Ohio
Ralph Weiker
House of Representatives
Athens
Soldier thanks paper for updates from Vietnam office
A letter from a 374th AR Company member stationed near Pleiku, South Vietnam, praises the newspaper for keeping him connected with home and notes enjoyment of Coach Hess’s January tour article. He also mentions the Messenger as his other link to Hocking Valley news and sends compliments to the staff.
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374Th AR Co
Fourth Infantry Division
Pleiku
South Vietnam
Ohio University
Hess
Hocking Valley
Three score man voices nostalgia and protest
A speaker reflects at age sixty on fast years and a perceived cultural shift. He defends current society, opposes dope culture and riots, and urges dissenters to seek a different society elsewhere. He hopes others share his view that things are fine as they are.
Belk-Simpson Manager Responds on Athens Prices
Joe Kelly, manager of Belk-Simpson Co. Athens, rebuts a recent letter by Ronald Gilmore on downtown Athens prices and urges shoppers to “Shop Belk’s.”
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Ronald Gilmore
Central Ave
Athens
Ohio
Belk’s
Joe Kelly
Belk-Simpson Co
Third Armored Division Association Seeks WWII Members
The 3rd Armored Spearhead Division Association plans its 22nd national reunion in Detroit Michigan on July 24 to 26 1969. Former members are asked to write Neil Scholz Box 172 Davison Michigan 48423 for contact.
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3Rd Armored
Detroit
Michigan
Farmers Truffles Spark Rebellion in Perigord Region
The Perigord region in southwestern France grows Farmers Truffles that pay peasants 60 cents an ounce. In gourmet shops in the United States, truffles fetch about five times that price, creating a wide spread that may fuel farm protests and unrest.
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Perigord
France
Exact fair goes into effect in New York buses
Beginning September 1 riders must pay exact fare or use tokens. Drivers will no longer make change, a move aimed at cutting robberies and speeding boarding. Travelers are urged to prepare the 20 cent fare when visiting the city.
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New York
Big City
Athens Lilessenger Delivery Rates and Address
The Messenger Publishing Co at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio lists daily and Sunday rates by carrier and mail for Ohio Virginia and other areas. Subscription options include weekly and long-term plans with prices for US and possessions and international mail.
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D&s
Ohio
Virginia
US & Possessions
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
Union St
Athens
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Singapore
State Department
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Brickman
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Neil Scholz
Associated Press
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