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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1966
Page
8
The document lists staff and office addresses for the Athens Ohio newspaper dated Monday November 7 1966. Names include Fred W. Weber circulation director M W McDargh advertising director G Kenner Bush publisher Robert L Powers news editor Charlies W Reamer managing editor. Office location Athens Ohio 45701.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield speaks in Montana for Sen. Lee Metcalf while praising President Johnson. He backs the war in Viet Nam, supports possible tax increases, and calls for dollar stability with wage and price controls and limited consumer credit growth.
Morton led a self conducted poll showing European views on U S policies under Kennedy and Johnson. It found 46 percent farther from world peace and 74 percent rating Kennedy as boosting U S prestige, while U S opinion abroad is at a low ebb. World publics judge by their own interest and no vote here.
The administration has accepted a 5 percent labor agreement in multiple industries, signaling a de facto guideline that supersedes the official 3.2 percent rate. Railroads reportedly offered the same 5 percent rise to unions representing over 700,000 workers, including operating and shop craft unions.
A potential rail wage reopener remains in process as mediators have not declared deadlock and union negotiators press national officers over an industry offer. Although below the unions' 18 to 25 percent initial demands, the offer aims to set a settlement framework, avoiding a wartime rail strike.
Joseph Alsop argues Mao’s health and power struggle signal a slow coup against the old Communist leadership. He cites public attacks on Teng Hsiao-ping and Liu Shao-chi, the rise of Lin Piao and Chen Po-ta, and the use of Red Guards. The piece notes growing resistance and shifting odds from five to two to fifty fifty.
The piece contrasts James Kilpatrick's view on espionage with the Boeckenhaup case. It notes Emil Gilels in Washington and the German American sergeant Boeckenhaup awaiting arraignment for espionage. Malinin is described as a staffer with diplomatic immunity at the Russian embassy. It discusses reconciliation rhetoric and implications for US Soviet relations.
Mr. Johnson proposes early congressional action on the U S Soviet consular agreement signed in Moscow on June 1 1964. Critics led by Senator Dodd fear Article 19 immunity would shield spies, arguing consulates become bases for espionage rather than service posts. They question the need for Soviet consulates in U S cities and warn of ongoing espionage by Soviet diplomats.
In the final days before the presidential election students at Athens High School cast a straw poll with Charles Evans Hughes receiving 170 votes and Woodrow Wilson 150. The Senate then voted to amend the Neutrality Act to allow arming merchant vessels amid fierce debate over attacks on American ships.
The 83rd Infantry Division seeks about 25 000 former members scattered nationwide. Many hail from Ohio. Ex-members are urged to contact national secretary Larry Redmond at 132 Rockwood Dr Havertown Pa. Victor E Landis Dayton Ohio.
In the October twenty seventh issue The Messenger reports a U S ambush patrol firing on civilians in Vietnam, killing or wounding fifteen including women and children. The letter writer argues misidentification and urges de escalation, direct talks with the NLF, and peace conditions before withdrawal. Carl L Shermer Athens Ohio letters page.
A local note from The Messenger editor urges Meigs County residents to vote straight ticket for Republican candidates. The writer teases past promises and jokes about a new prison, implying skepticism toward the party.
The Texaco Atlas notes sites across Ohio such as the Hubbard house in Ashtabula, Mansion House at Ohio Wesleyan University, the Warther Museum in Dover, a charcoal iron furnace near Jackson, Oberlin College, Antioch College at Yellow Springs, and Athens with no comment. The writer questions why Athens receives no note and calls for attention before the 1967 edition.
A reader laments what they view as a slide toward dictatorship in the United States under Democratic governance. They accuse Washington bureaucrats of license requirements, price controls, and policies harming small farmers and small business, citing high wages, inflation, and economic decline.
The Athens Messenger lists editions weekdays and Sundays with AP affiliation. It details delivery charges by carrier, mail rates within Ohio and the US, and mailing address at 43 W Union St, Athens Ohio 45701.
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