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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1967
Page
4
The Mead Corporation funds and organizes its second of 13 nationwide exhibitions of contemporary American art at Ohio University Seigfred Hall Gallery. The 44 works include two by OU artists, acquired over a decade of Mead art contests.
The first detailed analysis by Dorothy Price shows Medicare cost the federal government 3.2 billion in its inaugural year for people 65 and over. Hospital payments totaled 2.5 billion and doctors 700 million. Two thirds of 10 million insured used services. premiums and government matches funded most costs.
About 700 delegates met in Chicago for the U S Conference on Church and Society to discuss violence as a basic element of American life. The Rev James Lawson of Memphis warned of daily brutality toward the poor Indians and labor but opposed violence as a path to social restructuring. After a week, they remained pessimistic that moral and social problems could be solved with current means.
Harvard officials discipline protesters mildly after a nurse of a napalm recruiter lock in. A joint student faculty committee is created to handle future demonstrations while avoiding a rift with students and professors. The move seeks dialogue over final verdicts on protest rights and war policy.
The Empire State Building will dim floodlights for six weeks during fog rain or low cloud cover to help migratory birds. The world's tallest building is adjusting its illumination to reduce hazards for southward bound flocks.
The column examines rumors about Governor Reagan's aides being fired or resigning. It cites speculation that the aides were being moved to work for his presidential nomination, with reports claiming homosexual conduct and delayed dismissals under pressure from right wing backers.
The discussion questions Drew Pearson's remarks about two aides rumored to be homosexuals and Governor Reagan's handling of dismissals as possible security risks. The piece argues for a measured security policy that protects workers while avoiding public shaming, praising Reagan if the aides are proven security risks but rejecting sensationalism.
HAL BOYLE recalls 30 years of marriage to Frances began in 1937 with a frugal wedding in a crowded city church. He reflects on shared costs, daily breakfasts, and the humor of lifelong partnership, noting the joys and quirks that have kept their union intact through rent hikes and city life.
A Ber thold Brenner study of 1,343 alcoholics reports sevenfold higher risk of fatal accidents for alcoholics, with 4.5 times death from motor crashes and about 16 times from falls. Women show higher accident rates than nonalcoholic sisters, men sixfold. Deaths from cirrhosis, ulcers, influenza, and pneumonia also rise. The article notes safety requires restraint from unsafe activities and links alcoholism to broader health dangers.
The Messenger notes Sugar Ray Robinson, fresh from a victory over Jake Lamotta, as a 125 to 1 favorite to beat Vic Dellicurti at Madison Square Garden. Meigs County rationing officials set dates and venues for gasoline registration. Tammany back in power in New York after its strongest show of strength. John Hylan elected mayor. Mark Cowan of Athens wins trip to Washington as 1917 Athens County corn raiser champion, raising 118 bushels per acre behind the university building.
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