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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1966
Page
4
The Athens Messenger published in Athens Ohio on November 2 1966 features staff listings with Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush G Kenner Bush and Fred W Weber in leadership roles. Charles W Reamer is managing editor and Robert L Powers serves as news editor.
Analysis notes seven backlash types in California ahead of the Brown Reagan contest. White backlash targets civil rights pace, black disillusionment grows from limited gains, Viet Nam stance provokes both sides, Berkeley campus protests spark disapproval, and welfare spending criticism compounds voter disenchantment. Brown faces collective unease as the electorate remains a toss‑up.
Oakley C Collins running as a Republican presents long service in Ohio government, emphasize seniority in the Senate, education funding, higher education access, regional development, and Southeastern Ohio growth. He cites 19 years as a high school administrator and 14 in the Ohio Senate, with chairmanship of Education and Health.
The Messenger notes Victor Carlstrom flew 975 miles from Chicago to New York in eight hours and thirty seven minutes at an average speed of about 110 mph. Curtis Goddard is named president of the National Republican College League at Ohio University. 23 years ago the Coast Guard was placed under the Navy Department by order of President Roosevelt, moving from the Treasury Department. Camp Nelson CCC near Nelsonville was ordered closed. By Charles L. Pancake.
James Kilpatrick denounces UN General Assembly votes 82-2 censure Britain over Rhodesia and 114-2 to end South Africa's mandate over South West Africa. He questions world rule of law, ridicules Afro-Asian bloc, and argues South Africa and Portugal will act to limit UN seizure, funding, and future impotence.
A reader letter discusses Thomas Molnar’s book South-West Africa The Last Pioneer Country. It argues against imposed Western style democracy and cites South Africa as promoting welfare and progress while criticizing mob action in the Assembly and Ambassador Goldberg’s participation.
The essay critiques shifts in liberal foreign policy from Kennedy to Humphrey and RFK, warns against complacent world views, and recalls Nye Neutrality Act errors. It argues current softheadedness could repeat 1930s mistakes, risking a future third world war as America emerges as a superpower.
Daily editions published weekdays by Associated Press, with Sunday editions. Rates shown for delivery by carrier and mail, including local and elsewhere in the U.S. Possessions. Address: 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.
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