Cooperation Lights Path To Thai Farm Modernization
The Agency for International Development issued its first extended risk guarantee of 3 million dollars to back a private bank loan for Thailand to triple corn and feedgrain output, expand livestock, and boost foreign exchange through exports. Twenty five American farm experts train Thai nationals as 7,000 small farmers form an efficient unit, signaling possible decentralization of AID programs.
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Agency For International Development
Chemical Bank New York Trust Company of New York
Thailand
Discounts For The Aged Transit Fares Cut In Major Cities
Discounts for the aged are in effect in Detroit Cleveland Los Angeles and Lansing with New York considering similar cuts. Detroit began in 1956 with about 25000 daily riders using 10 cent fares from 9 am to 3 pm and 7 pm to midnight six days a week and all day Sunday. The yellow photo ID cards are used for bus fares and for reduced admissions to ball games and movie theaters. The plan aims to spread nationwide easing life for millions of elderly people on limited incomes.
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Detroit
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Lansing
Mich
New York
Stable Family Size Decline Yet Birthrate Holds Steady
A National Institute of Child Health study finds U S birth rate down 25 percent since 1957 while American families remain similar in size. Women bear children longer and delay child bearing due to later marriages and career concerns. Population growth now rises from longer life expectancy rather than births, aligning with Western Europe trends and potentially slowing global growth if extended to developing nations.
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United States
National Institute of Child Health
Western
Europe
World Weather Watch launched by 100 nations led by US and USSR
The World Meteorological Organization organized the first world weather watch with satellites rockets and ships and planes forming a global network. Alf Nyberg of Sweden told 300 experts at Geneva the system will aid global economic development and weather, though the practical question remains will it improve the weather.
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United States
Soviet Union
World Meteorial Organization
Alf Nyberg
Sweden
The
World Organization
Perts
Geneva
The President's Real Trouble in Vietnam Policy Debates
Joseph Alsop argues anti-Vietnam Democrats mainly challenge Johnson over Civil Rights and Great Society programs. He cites the Quie-Ripper amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as a pivotal test, noting Catholic opposition and Southern votes while warning of a rising rightward drift fueled by racism and antiwar protests.
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Sen
J. William Fulbright
Johnson
Vietnam
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
Harold Howe
Quie
House Lea
White House
United States of America
Bismarck
Congress
House
Carl Albert
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
George Romney
George Wallace
Romney
Wallace
Fulbright
Robert Kennedy
Self-Destruction of Senator Long Casts Shadow over Senate
A conservative view outlines Russell Long of Louisiana losing grip and leadership as his 1966 campaign funding act faces repeal. Long's arrogance and clashes with colleagues erode support ahead of re election while Nixon Wallace Johnson and others loom in 1968. The piece weighs whether the act should be preserved or repealed and notes Long’s precarious political standing.
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Washington
Senate
Russell Long
Louisiana
United States Senate
Senator Long
Long
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Mary McGrory
The
Evening Star
Lyndon Johnson
George Wallace
Alabama
Athens Faces Bypass and Parking Plight in Talk Heavy City Column
The Messenger criticizes Athens Ohio for endless talks on a by pass and downtown parking. It argues residents risk losing homes, cites wasted meetings, and warns action is needed before growth overwhelms the city. The piece links local indecision to broader national trends.
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the Messenger
America
United States
Athens
Kes
Vietnam
Ohio
Crimea battle report boosts Allied war effort
The Messenger notes a 25 year old report claiming Russian forces halted a large German attack in Crimea, stalling a Nazi push toward the Caucasus oil fields. In Mason County, Mayor B Walter Krodel urged adopting a plan to build a public library on courthouse grounds. The Athens banks consolidated as Athens National Bank with $1.25 million assets. H D Henry named president. The Red Cross dedicated an $800,000 building in Washington as workers stayed busy and missed President Wilson’s speech.
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Russia
Crimea
Great Caucasus
Point Pleasant
B. Walter Krodel
Mason County
Monstrous or The Messenger letter condemns east bypass plan
A reader from Route 4 Athens argues the east bypass destroys the city’s cherished grounds near the Route 682 extension site. She cites esthetic loss, human values, and public sentiment from a broad cross section of locals, claiming officials’ opinions can be challenged by lay citizens.
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East
Athens
Athens State Hospital
Central Park
New York
Athens County
Anthony Trisolini
Expenditure report asks Athens about student spending
A Marshall University business fraternity estimates total nonuniversity expenditures by students at 330000 dollars weekly. It questions what Ohio University students receive for expenditures at least two to three times weekly. Thomas E Harvey 73 N Congress St Athens Ohio.
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Marshall University
Athens
Ohio University
Thomas E. Harvey
N. Congress St
Ohio
The Athens Messenger publication details
The Athens Messenger issues and rates list daily distribution, Sunday editions, and mail delivery in Ohio and U S possessions. It includes prices for in house and mail subscriptions, single copies and parcel details, plus postal classification and address.
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