Voters Face Key Ballot As Southeastern Ohio Primaries Loom
Athens and surrounding counties weigh turnout forecasts amid school bond issues and regional consolidation questions. Republicans seek nominations for state representative and appellate seats while Meigs and Hocking districts vote on new high schools and vocational centers. The Messenger urges citizens to vote.
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Jobs With A Future and Vocational Center Vote Call
Job ads promise advancement from electronics and drafting roles with training programs. The Messenger urges nine Hocking Valley districts to vote yes on a four tenths mill bond issue and a 1.9 mill operating levy for a vocational high school and a $900,000 federal funded technical training center, with state and federal support details and projected regional benefits.
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Craig
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Cleveland
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New York City Paves Safer Streets Pilot Test
Mayor John V. Lindsay outlines safety measures to reduce fatal road crashes in 6000 miles of streets. A year long skid resisting paving study will test eleven 12 by 140 foot strips with different mixes on a busy avenue. Steps include better lighting barriers and removing dangerous curves and steep grades.
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John V. Lindsay
New York
Miners Seek Nonwage Demands Amid Slumping Jobs
The United Mine Workers say soft coal miners around 100000 workers will focus on non-wage demands in a new contract. They seek job protection, paid holidays, longer vacations, and a $26.25 daily minimum wage in a time of rising production yet declining employment.
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United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Washington resignations signal Washington power shifts
Under Secretary of State Thomas Mann and George Ball announce departures with Ball aiming to leave for law practice. Alexis Johnson and William Bundy are discussed for Ball’s role while Johnson eyes a Japan ambassadorship. White House weighs Frank Stanton Ben Heineman and Robert Kinney for top State jobs. Mann cites health and personal reasons. A Kansas Senate race becomes a referendum on Vietnam policy.
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George Ball
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Robert Kintner
National Broadcasting Co
Mann
Texas
Ellsworth Viet Nam critique colors Kansas Senate race
In Kansas Ellsworth attacks the Johnson administration over Viet Nam policy while Pearson backs Johnson. Ellsworth leads in the Kansas City area but trails statewide ahead of the August 2 primary. CORE's Floyd McKissick struggles financially and rarely attends Washington meetings. Whitney Young and Roy Wilkins attend sessions criticizing policy in the White House.
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Washington
Whitney Young
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Roy Wilkins
NAACP
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Uncle Toms
Whit House
Voters urged to back Tri-County Vocational School plan
A Messenger letter from Lois Barrows of Nelsonville argues for May 3 votes to approve a Tri-County Vocational School. She says it offers expanded space and trained labor, with minimal tax impact, and criticizes opponents for lagging behind civic effort.
Phone Calls To Viet Nam Explained
New York relatives anxious to talk to U S soldiers in Viet Nam face long waits. Calls are routed through an overseas operator and broadcast to Vietnam via radio, with limited frequencies. Some calls may take up to two months. cost is 12 dollars for three minutes plus four dollars per extra minute and 75 cent report charge.
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New York
U. S
Viet Nam
Vietnam
Today in History May 2 1966 notable events
On May 2 historical notes include Hudson's Bay Company chartered with vast territory. Stonewall Jackson shot by own men at Chancellorsville and dies ten days later. Oklahoma Territory organized. House votes for experimental parcel post. Kelly and Macready begin first nonstop transcontinental flight. Moscow reports fall of Berlin.
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Europe
Stonewall
Chancellorsville
Oklahoma
House of Representatives
Oakley Kelly
John Macready
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
Moscow
Berlin
Half of Autos Owned by Americans Surprising Stats
HAL BOYLE notes Americans own 57 percent of world's passenger cars. A woman reportedly moves her foot about 6000 times daily. Obstetric fees up 147 percent since 1940. Only eight Triple Crown winners since Citation in 1948. Coffee breaks total 167 million cups annually. Canada and the U S test a gun powered project launching 185 pound projectiles 84 miles. Newton proposed the idea. Quotable: Thoughts on thinking from Henry Ford. New esthetic currents aim to induce deep unconsciousness for surgery with risks of personality change. Penny banks discontinued in favor of coins. Zen monks can meditate 17 hours straight. A baby born every 12 seconds, a new telephone installed every 3 seconds. Jefferson introduced familiar foods like French fries and vanilla ice cream. Do not resent growing old.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Citation
Canada
United States
Isaac Newton
U. S
Thomas Jefferson
PTA Had It Splits Friends and Foes in Leavenworth
Dear Abby hears letters about PTA groups seen as unfriendly and cliquish. Readers from Leavenworth and Glenda1e share frustration with meeting times and gossip, while one correspondent urges self reflection and proactive friendliness to overcome exclusion.
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HAD IT From Redon Do Beach Cal PTA Outcast
Dear Abby letters from HAD IT and HAD [UT recount feeling ostracized at Leavenworth and Redon Do Beach PTA meetings. Both writers describe newcomers being isolated and vow to stop attending.
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