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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1968
Page
4
Dr Karl Menninger head of the Menninger Clinic argues crime has fallen but press coverage shapes perception. In The Crime of Punishment he criticizes current methods, proposes indeterminate sentences and delayed release to ensure change, asserting punishment is a vengeful deterrent and that a pilot program could test new systems.
Last June the government reported 5,609,000 people on public assistance with most in states lacking residency requirements. Pennsylvania and Connecticut defend one year residence laws, joined by the District. Removing these rules could add 100,000 to 200,000 more recipients and raise costs by 125 to 175 million annually. Archibald Cox criticized the law as unconstitutional. Pennsylvania’s William C. Sennett warned voiding it could threaten voting, divorce, licensing and other state controls. Residency laws have kept welfare growth in check and protect states rights.
New York police and other uniformed services clash over pay parity with fire and transit workers. Union leaders push for higher wages after a Goldberg board recommendation, while rank and file slowdowns threaten city finances and politics as taxpayers push back.
Joseph Alsop analyzes Nixon’s precarious position after the election. He weighs two stark paths for a minority president a broad center government or a pure Southern and conservative coalition. Alsop notes advisers split on the route and hints Agnew’s selection signals a leaning, but cautions that Nixon will keep plans under wraps for now.
On the 50th anniversary of Czechoslovakia, Masaryk and Beneš are hailed as founders, a direct challenge to Soviet authority as the communist regime had treated them as non persons.
A conservative column reflects on the 1968 election late-night results with Nixon leading, Humphrey close behind, and Wallace gaining. It recalls the year’s upheavals from Pueblo to Daley and King, noting Illinois’ electoral votes pushing Nixon past 270 as Humphrey concedes.
The piece argues Nixon will win with a small plurality and face a Democratic Congress. It warns the Wallace vote as a major bloc needing respectful handling and calls for prompt electoral reform. It urges Americans of all persuasions to back the country, not a single candidate.
The Messenger notes the armistice between Germany and the Allied powers was signed with hostilities to cease at 11 o clock French time on November 11. OhioHealth reports influenza improved but not finished. Gov John W Bricker of Ohio to seek Republican presidential nomination. National War Relief Fund Drive opens in Gallipolis.
Radioactivity tests found elements iodine copper manganese zinc sodium chlorine and bromine in hair of a murder victim. The profile did not match hair from the suspect’s car. The defense tactic succeeded leading to the suspect’s acquittal.
A University of California at Berkeley finding shows lack of exercise contributes as much as overeating to obesity. The university is introducing equipment for long range experiments to obtain accurate energy expenditure figures to measure its exact role.
A column mixes life tips and quirky facts from history and science. It notes that famous people may outlive others, recalls a Roman law banning women from chariots, and highlights Mary Grace Casale who made Braille buttons for friends. It mentions giant computers, mackerel physiology, and safety warnings about dieting and alcohol.
The university seeks black scholars nationwide to staff courses leading to an undergraduate major in Afro-American studies. The program responds to a white-designed curriculum not meeting black needs. House leaders Mahon and Mills call for continued government spending. sur tax extension likely beyond June 30 to curb inflation and balance the deficit, with Nixon proposing surtax removal and further economies.
Dakota author Rose Wilder Lane who championed individual freedom in the Dakotas and wrote Free Land died at age 80. She argued that ordinary people, not civilizations, create and sustain society through daily effort, insisting both illiterate and literate Americans shape civilization.
The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld a state law allowing a board of medical examiners to order sterilization of a mentally defective patient. The ruling cites a 35-year-old woman with an IQ of 71 who bore eight illegitimate children before admission to a state home, noting IQs are no longer fixed factors.
The Athens Messenger lists delivery options by carrier and mail, with daily and Sunday editions. Rates include daily and Sunday service by carrier, weekly and monthly mail prices, and special regional mailing terms. Mail address is The Messenger Publishing Co., 43 W Union St, Athens Ohio 45701.
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