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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1966

Page

4

Johnson Proposes United Transportation Department

The article outlines President Johnsons blueprint for a new federal transport department to coordinate land sea and air travel. It would become the fifth largest Cabinet entity with about 100000 employees and a $6 billion annual budget focusing on transportation promotion and safety while leaving rate setting to existing regulatory agencies.

United States Hoover Commission Eisenhower Johnson Department Congress

Markets Never Relax in Competitive Supermarket Trade

A Ralph Head & Affiliates study of supermarkets nationwide finds only one in four customers shops at the same store two consecutive weeks and five in ten shop at three or more. It notes 54 percent read newspaper ads and use offers to make shopping lists, arguing constant promotion boosts loyalty. sporadic advertising loses customers.

Ralph Head & Affiliates

Master of TV rights upheld in Paterson court ruling

Magistrate Charles J. Alfano dismissed charges after a family dispute over a television set. The ruling affirmed the husband’s sole right to turn off the TV on his day off, ending the antenna clash and sending the couple home to settle programs as chosen by the man.

Charles J. Alfano Municipal Court Paterson N. J

Chamberlain: Get In Or Stay Out Of Market Dilemma

The columnist compares American market indecision to a donkey between hay bales and argues inflation stems from near full employment. He notes Western economies face wage-driven price rises while labor shortages persist and cites Yugoslavia Germany Britain and the Soviet Union to illustrate varied employment pressures and migration.

Europe South America United States Arthur Dahlberg Dahlberg England Ieee Om Ee Bay Western Harold Wilson U. S Yugoslavia Tito Czechoslovakia Germany Austria France Sweden West Germany Soviet Russia Iron Curtain Bamboo Curtain

Inside Report Tensions on Johnson Viet Nam Policy Sell

Rowland Evans and Robert Novak flag concerns among Johnson backers that Rusk is reviving SEATO to justify resistance to communism in Viet Nam. They argue the President should sell a war against expansionist communism without leaning on a forgotten treaty. Rusk boosted SEATO as core to U.S. involvement. By March 3 his testimony appeared to shape policy.

Johnson Viet Nam Dean Rusk Rusk Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Congress Senate SEATO Senate Foreign Relations Committee U. S White House

Critics fault SEATO rationale for Vietnam War policy

In a closed briefing, Humphrey faced Senate Foreign Relations members and Johnson supporters who argued the war cannot be justified by SEATO. They urged that U S leadership against Chinese expansion is primary and that Viet Nam actions must be explained clearly beyond treaty terms. Humphrey conceded difficulties in conveying the stance.

Political Pendulum Swings Toward Right In Ghana

Accra Ghana analysts say the country shifts right under Lt Gen J A Ankrah as the new regime pivots from Nkrumah era nonalignment toward a more balanced posture. The coup disrupted Soviet and Chinese advisers while highlighting Ghana’s need for hard currency amid economy woes and Western loans.

Ghanna Kenneth L. Whiting Accra Ghana Kwame Nkrumah Moscow Peking J. A. Ankrah Aeroflot Nkrumah America Soviet Union Red China China

No Budget Needed For Irish Family

The O’Connell family near Limerick lives with 13 souls on about 10 pounds a week. Mother Eileen O’Connell tends to four quads and nine other children with help from Elizabeth and a nurse before the strain grows. Alderman Steve Coughlan seeks state aid, calling current inaction disgraceful as Dublin debates options.

Limerick Ireland Eileen O’connell Jesus God O’connell Elizabeth Patrick William Matthew Thomas Pascal Bridget Gerald Michael Paul John Catherine May Margaret Ann Ryan O’connel Steve Coughlan Dublin Dail Coughlan

Laurel Cliff Health Club Members Gather at Thompson Home

Mrs. Eugene Thompson and her mother hosted ten Laurel Cliff Health Club members at Harrrisonville Road for an April meeting to be held at Mrs. Lloyd Wright’s home in Pom eroy.

Laurel Cliff Eugene Thompson Herman Warmer Harrisonville Road Lloyd Wright Pomeroy Hugh Ferguson Jimmy Columbus Pearl Parker Vernon Howell Clarence Curtin Paul Frick Enterprise Herman Kasper Ronnie Dayton Athens Norman Schaefer John Douglas Shade Edward Dailey Ratcliff Harnon Fox

Today in History Highlights March 14 1966

On March 14 1966 a roundup of notable historical events marks births and inventions. Einstein born 1879 Whitney’s cotton gin patent 1794 telegraph letters 1895 Dresden surrender 1915 Czechoslovakia collapse 1939 and Britain’s 1945 monster bomb announcement. President Eisenhower and Nixon second term comment plus Kennedy funding and Arab nations severing ties with West Germany.

Associated Press Albert Einstein Eli Whitney Dresden Republic of Czechoslovakia Dwight D. Eisenhower Richard Nixon John F. Kennedy Congress Inter-American Fund For Social Progress West Germany Bonn Israel

Dear Abby Portable TV Could Solve Barroom Tensions

Dear Abby column notes a wife questions marriage therapy after husband’s lipstick and perfume at a bar. Abby counsels watching him via portable TV to monitor behavior. A reader asks if smart remarks help. response advises silence or a strong reaction depending on gender and future options.

Abby Johnny Carson Romeo

Dear Abby Readers Face Name Dilemma at School

A reader aged 1 asks Abby for help with a stigma from classmates caused by their last name. The letter notes ongoing teasing and seeks guidance on coping, identity, and resilience in a school setting.

Abby

Wishing On A Star In Atlanta Rumor Cites Silent Suitor

A confidential note warns that a man in Atlanta will not call, claiming he rarely returns once a train has passed. The message suggests caution about pursuing the potential courtship and signals uncertainty about the sender's chances.

Atlanta

Newspaper Subscription Rates The Daily Delivery Terms

Daily delivery available for Ohio and West Virginia by carrier. Mail rates listed for Ohio West Virginia elsewhere in the U S and possessions. Six month and yearly options shown with prices.

Ohio W. Va Semey U. S Ard

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Chamberlain Rowland Evans and Robert Novak Inside Report Kennedy Hubert Humphrey Humphrey Foreign Relations Committee Capitol Committee Hawks Len Clifford P. Case New Jersey Asia Case Free World South Viet Nam Coconut Grove U.S West of Ireland Hal Boyle Dear Abby the Messenger Publishing CO Union St
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