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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1967
Page
4
Athens Messenger issue from March 6 1967 lists staff publishers editors and city of Athens Ohio. Feature content section details local news and advertising pages with standard newspaper notices and columns. This compact card captures the historical publication context and staff roles for that edition.
A 1965 debate centers on wartime scope without a formal declaration. Sen Clark argues Congress should cap U S forces in Vietnam, while Fulbright seeks restraint without a declaration. Sen Russell calls ton a de facto declaration, warning against informing the enemy or binding victory. Overall U S forces exceed Korea levels, complicating policy.
The National Education Association labels the traditional report card as a cramping nuisance and urges abolition. It proposes a groping first effort with an evaluation committee of department heads and standout teachers to determine grading criteria and meaningful measures beyond tests. Critics worry it shifts teacher judgment to less qualified eyes, risking fairness and accuracy in student assessment.
The March period brings heavy corporate tax payments and bond issue needs, prompting the Federal Reserve to ease money and keep rates low. Since Nov 22 the Fed has been buying and selling government securities, intensifying in mid-December by cutting reserve requirements on savings deposits and the first $4 million of each bank's time deposits from 4 to 3 percent. This frees about $850 million for lending and investment, benefiting smaller country banks and aiding residential construction with mortgage loans.
Joseph Alsop argues for a universal or targeted family allowance plan to curb welfare's social harms. He outlines funding, eligibility, and gradual benefit reductions linked to earned income, estimating costs at about 4.3 billion annually and potential education investments to spur self-improvement.
A collection of quips reflecting midcentury stereotypes about women in the workplace. Jokes touch on marriage, promotion, pay, attire, and home duties, portraying women as either white-collar workers or objects of humor in a male dominated office culture.
A American observer visits Salisbury Rhodesia to contrast the country’s calm, orderly capital life with a harsh imperial conflict. Prime Minister Ian Smith defends censorship rejects apartheid talk and pledges gradual law return while noting Africans rise in civil service and business.
A reader suggests intensifying propaganda to win Viet Cong soldiers to peaceful unity instead of killing them. The writer cites the high cost of battle and asks Madison Avenue to craft messaging that could persuade individuals for far less than the presumed one million dollars spent to kill each fighter. Carol Beale Route 4 Athens
Aneta the Dutch agency said western Java was overrun and Dutch American Australian and British troops had fallen back. Six typewriters were stolen from Tuppers Plains High School in an afternoon theft. Sheriff Beards notified West Virginia authorities who apprehended a man and a woman with the stolen property. A 9 year old London boy convicted of stealing six shillings was banned from movies for two years. Heavy snow and zero temperatures greeted Athens area residents in the morning. Drat this had burned climate anyhow.
The notice outlines subscription rates and delivery options for The Messenger Publishing Co. in Athens Ohio. It lists daily and Sunday single-copy prices, weekly and annual plans, regional delivery areas including Mall in Ohio and West Virginia and Elsewhere in the US, and states it is entered as second class matter with the postal address 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.
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