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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1968
Page
4
The Charlotte Observer reflects on Nixon’s narrow mandate and a Democratic Congress, urging unity and steady governance. It notes the near split between Nixon and Humphrey, the limited third party impact, and the task of reconciliation across factions to address national challenges.
As the election ends, the nation must unite for peace in Vietnam. A halt in bombing alone may delay peace if negotiations lag. The United States signals a tough stance on the Ho Chi Minh trail while pressuring early talks, with Thieu opposing NLF inclusion and urging a coalition. The future peace hinges on Hanoi speeding negotiations before a new administration takes office.
Washington insight notes Nixon remains a mystery to observers with no clear clique a loner with flexible moves. It cites advisors Bryce Harlow Robert Finch and USC alumni as guiding the transition and suggests announcing cabinet choices in clusters to signal intentions to the bureaucracy and public.
The report notes withdrawals and blocked nominations under President Johnson. Harold Barefoot Sanders Jr. and David G. Bress faced Senate rejection after Senator Thurmond objected, delaying action for seven days beyond likely adjournment.
William F Buckley Jr argues that Nixon may command broad support but faces a hostile New Left. He imagines if Humphrey carried Illinois and California, a minority president could arise, provoking a constitutional crisis and challenging law and order from white middle class sectors. He warns the New Left will resist Nixon's prerogatives.
The Messenger 50 years ago notes President Wilson’s readiness to consider supplying food to Germany provided order could be assured there. Ohio University planned a benefit game against a Camp Sherman crack team. House Ways and Means proposes a two billion tax bill raising postal rates and excises on luxury goods. Athens nears its National War Fund quota, within $800 of $10,500.
Amos E. Neuhart taught the first driver education course in 1929 to curb drunken driving. He argued that the body takes about ninety minutes to clear a small amount of whisky, noting some people would still drink despite the lesson.
Dr. Paul Prasow of UCLA states the United States leads in moving from industry to services. The service sector now employs over half the jobs and is projected to require nearly two thirds of manpower by 1975. He notes a broad range of roles from professionals to domestic workers.
One of lifes little ordeals today is how to cope with packages. America may not have the best of everything but whatever it has it can wrap and tie it up better than any other country in the world. Packaging has become our outstanding native art form. We are even better at it than finger painting or building skyscrapers. The real test of a civilization is how well it can take a simple thing and make it more difficult. Our packages have become as complicated as our neuroses and are hard to open. The three best known methods to open a package are a knife, a torch, or a bomb squad consultation, and even a steam roller to finish the job. A daily wrapped package can ruin an enemy in 30 days.
The piece notes Lyndon Baines Johnson turning 60 on Aug 27 and declining another full term. It argues his decision frees him to guide Vietnam peace efforts and possible negotiations, while suggesting he may retire to teach history and political science at universities, sharing a lifetime of government experience.
In 1928 Frank Carlson, then 35, resisted politics while tending a Kansas farm. Urged by friends, he won a legislative seat and rose to governor, then to both houses of Congress. At 75 he retires from 40 years of public service to return to farming.
A 4.8 million rise in pet care legacies over ten years prompts speculation that state-operated hospitals divert bequests from pet charities. The writer muses on creating an Orphans’ Fund as a response to socialist medicine and shifting patronage.
The Athens Messenger is a daily newspaper except Saturdays with A P association membership. It lists delivery and mail rates for daily and Sunday editions, including weekly, monthly, and yearly plans for Ohio, West Virginia, and other US areas. Address: Mesconnet Publishing Co., 43 W. Union St., Athens.
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