Westmoreland Addresses Congress on Vietnam Resolve
General Westmoreland testified before Congress to bolster public understanding and resolve in Vietnam. He warned that protests prolong the fighting and urged continued support for U S troops. Critics in the chamber watched as he framed victory as dependent on patience and determination.
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Robert F. Kennedy
New York
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
South Carolina
Congress
Vietnam
Westmoreland
150 Years Old And Like It
The article reports three scientists contrasting grim population fears with optimistic views. Dr. Harrison Brown foresees 500 million more hungry people now and 600 million more in a decade. Dr. Michael DeBakey says longevity may reach 100 to 150 years as medical advances continue. Dr. Alfred Weinberg cites breeder reactors enabling cheap electricity, desalination, and fertilizer synthesis to sustain vast energy needs and food supply for future populations.
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Harrison Brown
California Institute of Technology
Michael E. DeBakey
Baylor University College of Medicine
Alfred M. Weinberg
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oceanside
Cost of one enemy killed in Vietnam put at 25000 dollars
A critical estimate from Vietnam discusses the war’s growing price tag noting one enemy’s death costs about 25000 dollars. Defense controller Anthony cites that a man-year in Vietnam costs 25000 dollars at the front versus 10000 dollars at home.
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Vietnam
Robert N. Anthony
Defense Cnt
Anthony
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
Congress
Defense Department
Wallace’s 1968 bid reshapes Nixon Johnson race
Joseph Alsop argues Wallace could mount a third party campaign that destroys Nixon’s path to the White House, threatening the Southern Strategy and forcing the GOP to confront its death wish. Gallup and Harris polls show Wallace draining Nixon votes, boosting Johnson in a two man race, with complex regional dynamics and party uncertainty.
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Nixon
Goldwater
George G
Gallup
Johnson
Wallace
South
Mason-Dixon Line
Harris
George Romney
Romney
Writing Rules for Newspaper Copy From a Visiting Editor
A visiting newsman shares ten concise rules for clarity and style in journalism. Emphasizes precision, word choice, and restraint, advising editors to edit repeatedly, avoid filler, and maintain readable cadence while rejecting flamboyant diction. Includes guidance on active verbs, repetition, and proper usage to improve reporting.
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Hollins College
E. B. White
Fowler
Ernest Gowers
Ivor Brown
White
Coral Sea battle widens as war rages near Australia
The Messenger reports the Coral Sea confrontation as the greatest naval clash yet, with Allied claims of ten Japanese ships sunk and Japanese claims of sinking two U.S. carriers and a British battleship, amid other wartime actions. Logan City Council convened eight minutes to defeat two utility proposals by 52 votes, Congress acts on a one-cent movie tax, and H. S. Sherwood leaves the Athens Church of God to join Gospel Trumpet Co. in Anderson, Indiana.
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Hiawatha
Coral Sea
Australia
U.S
Logan
Congress
H. S. Sherwood
Athens Church of God
Taff
The
Gospel Trumpet Co
Anderson
Ind
Letter to the Editor invites brief signed views
The Messenger welcomes readers views and invites opinion letters on current topics. Letters should be brief and signed and include writer's address and telephone number. Publication requires writer's name, and the right to select and condense letters is reserved.
Bitter Editor Letter on Local Levy Defeat and Education
A reader vents bitterness over the defeat of the local school operating levy and Issue No 1 arguing that older residents on fixed budgets oppose taxes yet benefit from national programs. He recalls his father’s hard work on a small farm and urges voters to support education before federal entitlements erode local self reliance.
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the Messenger
Big Brother
Washington
CBC
Blessings to Athens and Ohio University Critics
A letter from a former Athens resident urges local residents and students to count their blessings. He defends communal water fluoridation and Sunday stores, and defends OU architecture against protests by students and faculty, praising the university’s heritage and contrasting it with Kent State.
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the Messenger
Athens
Ohio University
Kent State U
Wallace Says Courts Let Criminals Walk Free
Former Alabama governor George C. Wallace argues that the U S has excessive crime because courts play God and release offenders too quickly He asserts that a man who molests in a park could be released before the victim leaves the hospital and hints at polling impact for his presidential bid.
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George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Athens Messenger Postal Rates and Address Notice
The Athens Messenger lists delivery and mail rates for daily and Sunday editions in Ohio and West Virginia with monthly and yearly options. It notes association with the Associated Press and provides the office address at 43 West Union Street, Athens Ohio 45701 for mail.
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Ohio
W.ve
Athens
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
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