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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1968

Page

4

Sunset Limited service must be restored to first class level

Interstate Commerce Commission examiner John S. Messer concluded Southern Pacific’s Sunset Limited violated the Interstate Commerce Act. He ordered restoration of first class passenger amenities including sleeping and dining facilities. He argued railroads are quasi public and must provide transportation on reasonable request, with land grants and eminent domain cited as public purpose behind their routes. The piece urges improved facilities to spark growth in passenger service.

John S. Messer Interstate Commerce Commission Southern Pacific Sunset Limited New Orleans Los Angeles Messer S. P California Arizona New Mexico Texas Louisiana

Control And Conscience In Birth Control Debate

The Rev. Arthur McCormack of Britain and Rev. Dr. Richard Fagley of the World Council of Churches propose a framework for population control. They agree on the need across faiths, but note ecumenism stalls over birth control methods. They urge public authorities to study demographic facts while preserving couples’ rights to determine family size by mutually acceptable means.

Arthur McCormack Britain Pontifical Commission For Justice and Peace Richard Fagley World Council of Churches Father McCormack

Whitney Young on Carmichael and media influence

National Urban League executive director Whitney Young Jr criticizes Stokely Carmichael and similar Black Power figures as publicity creations. He says their following is small and media coverage sustains their prominence while cooperation between whites and Blacks is given little space.

Whitney Young Jr National Urban League Young U.S. News and World Report Stokely Carmichael Stoke Carmichael Stokely Whitey Rap Brown

Trudeau as Quebec hero eyes early national vote

French-Canadian prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau is hailed as Canada’s defender of federalism by Quebec supporters. They urge an early election to boost the Liberal party from its minority, facing threats of separatism and possible sovereign-style moves. The piece notes the U.S. stance remains aloof while urging a strong, united Canada on the northern border.

Canada Pierre Elliott Trudeau Quebec Charles de Gaulle Trudeau Liberal Party United States

Kennedy test in Gary Indiana shaped by race and labor

Washington insight analyzes Kennedy’s Indiana challenge centering on Lake County’s white and Black communities. It notes white fears over race, labor opposition, and local power struggles in Gary East Chicago and Hammond, with Kennedy needing broad ethnic appeal to win the primary.

Gary Ind Indiana Robert Kennedy West Virginia John Kennedy Lake County Chicago Kennedy Illinois Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania Richard Daley Philadephia James Tate Pittsburgh Joseph Barr Detroit Auto Workers Walter Reuther East Hammond Europe George Wallace Richard Hat John Krupa Henry Coleman Hatcher Krupa Tony Dobis Roger Branigin Hubert Humphrey George Chacharis Lou Harris

Hair review critiques the psychedelic stage ritual

William Buckley Jr. analyzes the Broadway musical Hair as a psychedelic, iconoclastic spectacle. He notes explicit content, drugs and nudity, mixed youth energy, and provocative slogans while arguing adults must preserve sanity and standards.

Health education and timely care for self health

Dr Milford C Rouse of Dallas president of the American Medical Association says what the individual can do for his health now is far more important than what can be done for him He also helps himself by seeking health services in time for a doctor to help him.

Jimmy Durante IBM Timothy Leary Claude Dr. Leary Uncle Tom Aunt Jemima Harlem United States of Love Ronald Reagan The Daily Worker Lynch Milford C. Rouse Dallas American Medical Association

Pope Paul Appeals Against Violence Over Racial Strife

Pope Paul warned that fighting real evil with greater evil cannot stand and denounced violence as a countermeasure to racial discrimination. He condemned use of violence in response to racial hatred.

Paul

Summer Jobs Expand Across 50 Cities

Vice President Humphrey announced nearly 800000 summer jobs this season, including about 200000 in private industry, spread across 50 cities. The program aims to curb summer violence by providing employment while schools are out, offering a key city safeguard.

Humphrey

Middle Age Reflections From HAL BOYLE Observations

HAL BOYLE muses on middle age as a revelatory shift in outlook and priorities. He notes changes in spending, greetings, fatigue, responsibilities, and aging perceptions, concluding that middle age shapes character as much as it’s shaped by time.

Eisenhower Urges Local Rally to Heal Slum Riots

General Eisenhower, advising the nation, calls for a bottom up campaign to end city riots by enforcing laws and improving living conditions. He supports more and better paid police, a cadre of part time assistants, and resettlement into new towns built on Army camps or abandoned airfields to reduce urban crowding and unrest.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower

The Messenger Publishing Co Athens Ohio Rates

Published daily except Saturdays The Messenger Publishing Co lists delivery and mail rates for Ohio West Virginia and other U S regions. Daily and Sunday editions priced per week month or year with mail delivery options and a 1918 act second class status.

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