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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1968
Page
6
The passage urges a renewed American patriotism to address current ills with unity and purpose. It calls for shedding petty divisions, embracing understanding and mutual duty, and facing national problems with faith and determined action.
A Senate Committee on Aging led by Sen. Harrison Williams urges a White House conference on aging in 1970 and prere tirement programs for late forty somethings. It calls for a federal institute to study retirement income and Social Security adjustments amid rising living costs. Everett Dirksen warns of declining purchasing power for seniors due to inflation and urges targeted Social Security increases.
The National Highway Safety Bureau says lack of facilities staff and equipment delays safety checks for new autos under the 22 federal standards that took effect January 1. Secretary Alan S. Boyd vows private testing contracts soon to rate all makes and models under federal supervision, enabling buyers to compare safety performance and features.
An Indiana primary digests a slogan from Evansville mayor Benjamin Bosse. When everybody boosts everybody wins the city raised its labor force and cut unemployment from 10.2 percent to under 3 percent. Boosters seek ways to create jobs and pull the city up by its own bootstraps.
Joseph Alsop analyzes how the 9 percent bombing pause enables North Vietnam to expand troop movements and supply lines into South Vietnam. He warns the pause risks becoming open ended and urges productive negotiations with President Johnson tied to credible meeting sites and verifiable terms.
A conservative view argues the crime control bill should pass as a sign of resolve amid rising public anger over urban violence. It notes divisions in the Democratic race with Humphrey Kennedy and McCarthy contending for delegates, while most states are still uncommitted and the fight for the nomination continues.
Opinion piece arguing Congress should pass a bill to restore order and empower police with safeguards. Warns against overprotective court rulings and defends gun controls, wiretaps, and expanded evidence tools to protect law abiding citizens in urban areas. Calls for prioritizing safety and property rights.
AT&T plans a new cable able to carry 32400 simultaneous conversations along a 2000 mile route between Chicago and St Louis and between Philadelphia and New York. The project would cost 148.6 million dollars and prompts reflection on whether such costs justify high phone bills.
A reader mailbag bundles safety tips, pop science, fashion quips, and trivia. It cites seat belt life estimates, wild population myths, plastic waste, and insects resisting pesticides, with quirky lines on fashion, quotes, and world trivia.
A regional Democratic National Committee conference heard President Johnson set a ten year target to end slums nationwide, noting the strain on the country’s capacities energies manpower and ingenuity.
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