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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1967
Page
6
Federal lawmakers target November 20 for adjournment despite casualties to Johnsons program. Leadership demand passes on Social Security, postal raises, federal pay, and a small foreign aid bill. Barrage of administration priorities stalled as 1967 civil rights and antipoverty aims struggle amid election year dynamics.
Mayor John V. Lindsay argues for non partisanship in municipal government, citing his fusion mayor background and a new book Journey Into Politics Some Informal Observations. He stresses protecting individual liberties, using government to empower citizens, and mobilizing private sector support for city needs.
Secretary of Transportation Alan S. Boyd outlines a plan for a mass transit revival. Buses would mix passenger and freight use, with day travel and night shipping to reduce idle time. Possible reserved bus lanes could speed trips. A study on free transit mirrors building elevators as a business cost.
Returning travelers expose how America misses the real war picture. The piece details the 271st Regiment of the 9th Viet Cong Division starving and wandering from base, plus the 272nd and 278th regiments' declines and brutal Local attacks. It argues U S and allied efforts are finally paying off.
A two day rally in New York on October 21 and 22 will feature a massive demonstration titled our boys over there are united under one flag. The event aims to boost morale for U S service members fighting under the flag during the Vietnam era.
The narrator drives with son Christopher to Dulles Airport on his twentieth birthday. The piece reflects on their memories, the son’s Navy career, and a quiet departure as he begins active duty, with reflections on liberty, order, and the protest era.
James Marlow recalls how Lyndon B. Johnson shifted from masterful Senate leader to an executive finding Congress hard to bend. Johnson used persuasion, compromise, and favors to pass key acts like the 1957 Civil Rights Act, then struggled with Vietnam and waning influence as president. He openly urged Americans to pressure Congress, revealing frustration with legislative gridlock.
Mrs Ray Richey reports a pumpkin stolen from her front porch sometime after midnight on Oct 30. She notes the impact on her six year old child and others whose Halloween displays were damaged, urging accountability as editors confirm their own pumpkins were taken too.
George Meany, head of the labor movement, urges the federal government to be the employer and landlord of last resort to solve poverty and racial questions, providing a job and home for everyone in need, a concept he calls enlightened socialism.
The Messenger recalls Rommel's setback in North Africa as Axis forces suffer a major defeat. Jones Coal Co closes Mine 267 near Glouster, 225 workers laid off. Ohio voters reject Reynolds suffrage bill while wet-dry stance remains undecided. E C Woodworth elected mayor of Athens, defeating Ralph Dalton and Alex Moore. Shuster Williams Williams defeats incumbent Tom Wyatt in a fierce city race.
The Athens Messenger listing postal and delivery rates announces daily and Sunday editions, carrier and mail options, 1 week to six months subscriptions, and prices for domestic and outside US possessions. It notes second class matter status at Athens Post Office and provides the publisher’s address 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.
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