Election Returns and Network Plans Across The Nation
In a national election night overview The Messenger notes networks will cover results via live TV and staff reports. It warns Western voters may be swayed by East Coast results and outlines CBS ABC and NBC approaches to declaring winners. The piece emphasizes simultaneous access to facts and cautious interpretation.
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the Messenger
Houses of Congress
CBS
CBS News
ABC
NBC
Electors and the Mandate of the States in the Election
The piece explains that 16 states require electors to vote for the state winner, with Florida New Mexico and Oklahoma penalizing deviations. It notes Oklahoma fined an elector in 1968 for backing Byrd, lists states enforcing the mandate, and argues most electors, including Wallace electors, will act with integrity rather than trade votes or be bound by campaigns.
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Florida
New Mexico
Oklahoma
House of Representatives
Harry S. Byrd
Richard M. Nixon
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Hawaii
Idaho
Maryland
Massachusetts
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Tennessee
Virginia
District of Columbia
Deep South
Wallace Country
Nixon
Humphrey
Wallace
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
America
James Tate
Pennsylvania
Tate
the Messenger
Brezhnev Attacks Western Influences On Soviet Youth
The article analyzes Brezhnev’s warning to Soviet youth against Western influence tied to patriotism and communism. It notes his criticism of Western morals and cites the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia as context, claiming Soviet citizens showed rare public dissent during troop movements. It argues Brezhnev labels patriotism as bowing to tyranny.
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Ussr
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Party
Brezhnev
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Poland
Hungary
East Germany
Pudding has no theme in Humphrey campaign view
Joseph Alsop dismisses Hubert Humphrey’s campaign as disorganized and lacking a theme, noting Nixon’s material advantages and a late influx of momentum. He praises Humphrey’s energy and crowd rapport, but warns predicting the election outcome remains folly.
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Sir Winston Churchill
London
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
Rockefeller
Nixon
A Conservative View James Kilpatrick on Campaigns
Kilpatrick argues nine weeks is too long for a presidential race and urges Congress to ban campaigning in September years. He mocks media fatigue, criticizes Nixon and Humphrey, praises parliamentary conduct, and calls for a better method to choose the U.S. president.
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91St
High Sierras
Election urging workers to vote and local polling change
The Messenger Said 50 YEARS AGO reports on urgent GOTV efforts on the eve of a congressional election with ward three voting place moved to Athens Real Estate on East Washington Street. It notes a $1.50 daily wage increase for coal miners and a three day strike ending, plus Hocking County voters approving 11 of 12 special issues eight of them school levies.
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Ward Three
Warren’s
East
Washington Street
Athens Real Estate Company
Same Street
Hocking County
Hometown Newspapers Highlight Local News Mission
The piece notes that even Soviet controlled press must localize Moscow documents for readers and that American hometown papers have long served communities by reporting local news with clear, accessible angles.
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Soviet Union
Moscow
Kremlin
Costly unrest repairs at Columbia run to 300000 dollars
Columbia University reports 300000 dollars spent so far on repairs after vandalism plus extra guards and committee studies of university structure. Officials warn total costs will rise well beyond this amount. The sum could have funded about 300 students for one year.
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Columbia University
Waiting Game by Joy Stilley
A humorous look at the universal struggle of choosing the fastest queue. The narrator finds lines in banks, grocery stores, and ticket windows predictably unpredictable, noting how the slowest option often wins. He observes quirky line dynamics, from paymasters to lone travelers, and admits rich social rewards from waiting together.
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Meawhile
Greenwich
Letters Vote Yes Editor We Need Local Support
The Messenger letter argues Ohio lacks state aid for children's homes and cites the Athens County Children's Home relying entirely on local support. It urges a yes vote on the renewal levy to fund care for county children without homes, signed by William and Patricia Baasel of Athens.
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the Messenger
Ohio
Athens County
William and
Patricia Baasel
Athens
Vote Renewal Tomorrow for Children’s Home Levy
The piece urges residents to support renewing the Children's Home operating levy without new taxes. It frames the vote as a positive, a chance to reaffirm dedication to children, and closes with names James and Janice Thompson urging turnout.
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James and
Janice Thompson
Athens
Des Moines Judge Fines Himself on 72nd Birthday
Municipal Judge Harry B. Grund of Des Moines found a meter maid had tagged his car for overtime parking. He paid the minimum $1 fine himself and joked his two associates might have fined him up to $10 or sent him to jail. He said on his 72nd birthday he could give himself a break but would not fix the ticket.
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Harry B. Grund
Des Moines
Beauty Pill Aims to Alter Complexion and Features
Mary Quant, the British designer visiting the United States, discusses developing a beauty pill to change complexion color stimulate lips and promote eyelash growth. She plans to introduce it one day and questions whether men can remain entirely natural.
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Mary Quant
Athens Lilessenger publication and delivery rates
The Athens Lilessenger details daily and Sunday newspaper pricing for in city delivery by carrier and by mail. Rates cover Ohio and Virginia addresses, with timelines from one week to one year, plus post office entry as second class matter and the publisher’s mailing address at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio.
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Ohio
Virginia
U.S
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
Union St
Athens
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