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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1964
Page
4
Orville L. Freeman told the Woman’s National Democratic Club that technology has let 12 million farms produce 87 percent of food while 2.3 million smaller farms seek new livelihoods beyond the remaining 13 percent. He urged expanding rural committees to boost recreation income for farmers as guides hosts and hosts across counties.
The article discusses Robert F. Kennedy weighing a move to New York to seek the U S Senate nomination against Republican incumbent Kenneth B. Keating. It notes Kennedy’s strong national profile, civil rights record, and potential to establish a separate base from his brother Edward Kennedy. Decision pending amid growing New York interest.
A Stanford group demonstrated a new process approach to teaching science from kindergarten through grade three at the US Office of Education. Deputy Director Arthur H. Livermore praised the method which emphasizes measurement observation and inference over mere fact collection. Twelve cities are testing 100 graded lessons and plan to rewrite them after field use sounds.
The piece contrasts longshoremen defying grain loading for the Soviet Union with a Dean Rusk note on private U.S. citizens shaping foreign policy. It highlights AFL-CIO leader George Meany challenging Senator Fulbright over anti-communist myths and calls for business groups to press for freedoms in Eastern Europe amid Soviet influence.
Dear Abby advises setting two week visit limits with out-of-town relatives to avoid summer overload. The column addresses loneliness and divorce thoughts, plus handling a gabby mother and wedding showers etiquette.
Alan D aged 52 claims diabetes onset after 50 and suggests sea salt or seawater as a daily supplement to prevent deficiency illnesses tied to trace chemical loss from soils. He cites biochemistry views, fluorine iodized salt, and criticizes FDA actions while advising readers to request Dr Crane's booklets through the newspaper.
Ohio reports a second infant paralyzed by polio in Lucas County Toledo area. Dr. Harold A. Decker of the Health Department notes the new case as paralytic polio in the state's tally and continues monitoring outbreaks nationwide.
Dr. Paul W. Stoddard a 60 year old high school principal from Falls Village Connecticut flew around the world over a weekend. He visited Paris Rome Beirut Karachi Calcutta Rangoon Bangkok Hong Kong Tokyo Honolulu and Los Angeles before returning home in time for Monday classes.
Lyndon B. Johnson, six months in the White House, pursued an aggressive reform agenda. He pushed civil rights, antipoverty and minimum wage measures, cut the budget, promoted women in government, and pressed Congress to act while boosting his popularity. He toured, spoke, and campaigned actively to push through policy and press for results.
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