Ho Chi Minh Rebuffs Johnson Offer on Vietnam Talks
The North Vietnamese Foreign Ministry released a Feb 15 letter from Ho Chi Minh rejecting President Johnson’s Feb 2 secret talks proposal. Hanoi demands unconditional and permanent bombing cessation, while the U S insists on reciprocal de-escalation. The exchange arrives as Tet peace efforts falter and fighting intensifies.
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Harold Wilson
Hanoi
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Powell barred from Harlem race by suit over eligibility
The Rev. Erwin F. Yearling petitions the New York Supreme Court to bar Rep. Adam Clayton Powell from the April 11 special election to fill the vacancy. Yearling contends Powell is ineligible due to House exclusion for the 90th Congress. If Powell is barred, the Democrats may replace him or seek a write‑in, while Yearling and Lucille Pickett Williams, the Republican, plan to run.
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Lucille Pickett Williams
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Hospitals Face $57 Per Day Medicare Rise By 1940s
The American Hospital Association warned that hospital costs could climb to about 75 dollars per patient day within three to five years, driven by wage hikes, nurse salaries, and growing care complexity. Spokesmen pressed Congress to fund Medicare from general revenues, arguing the current payroll tax is unfair as benefits mainly go to retirees.
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Wilbur D. Mills
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Viet Cong Resolution 12 and the Quang Ngai battlefront
A Viet Cong cadre interprets Hanoi’s Resolution 12 amid heavy guerrilla actions in Quang Ngai. Marine and South Vietnamese forces defend the rice plain while enemy losses mount. replacements flow in as a potential decisive battle looms, with a possible air Cavalry option nearby.
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Hanoi
Vietnam
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Quang Ngai
Constitutional Convention Back in 1964 General Assembly
A conservative view notes that the 1964 General Assembly of the States urged Congress to call a constitutional convention under Article V to propose a reapportionment amendment. It explains the two routes to amendment, noting no convention has ever been called by two-thirds state applications.
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Revival of Constitutional Convention Call Faces Scrutiny
The piece traces a 1960s bid by states to trigger a constitutional convention over apportionment rules, noting Virginia first requested Congress to call a convention in 1964 and detailing later actions, misread counts, and the uncertain path forward. It cautions against rushing to assume a convention will occur and urges states to consider the implications carefully.
MacArthur Says There Can Be No Compromise Speech to Australian Leaders
The Messenger cites General Douglas MacArthur urging total victory or death in a speech to Australian leaders. Federal and state agents raided an underground still at Buchtel and arrested Bernard Bruce, 46, with the operation hidden under a pig house floor. Germany admits food shortages after overestimating supplies. A Nelsonville man’s ex-husband, missing since their 37th wedding anniversary, reappears. Probate court rules the absent man legally dead, making Rizer the widow’s legitimate husband.
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Australia
Buchtel
Bernard Bruce
Germany
Nelsonville
William Rizer
Rizer
Hal Boyle on dieting and self control in witty quips
A montage of Hal Boyle remarks on weight loss and dieting, poking fun at fat stereotypes. He jokes that calories are mental, suggests willpower, and parodies fad diets while noting warning outcomes and wardrobe costs.
Cetters Laws Cetters Laws Editor, The Messenger
A reader protests perceived overreach by recent laws and cites U S Constitution articles, a Supreme Court decision, and Ohio constitutional provisions to challenge acts. He writes from the Fourth Court of Appeals as a private citizen seeking fellow callers who share his views.
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Parents Advisory Committee Forms For Athens Schools
In the absence of a PTA, parents formed the Parents Advisory Committee to improve school community communication. Public meetings will be held regularly with dates and venues announced. Special topic meetings for the public will be sponsored. For more information call Mrs Ray Spring, chairman.
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Sabbath Saturday closing debate letter to the editor
Dr Abraham Clearfield of Athens argues for a Saturday Sabbath and a closing law, contending Sunday is the Lords day but not the sabbath, urging support for Saturday closing regulations. He identifies Saturday as the seventh day rested by the Lord and appeals to readers to back the measure.
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Abraham Clearfield
Graham Dr
Athens
Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Messenger publishes daily except Saturdays with AP affiliation. Prices: single copy ten to fifteen cents, weekly mail rates vary by destination within Ohio, W Va, and other US possessions. Mail address is The Messenger Publishing Co., 43 W. Union St., Athens Ohio 45701.
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