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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1968
Page
4
Mayor John Lindsay orders 63,000 City school staff to withhold semi monthly payrolls to pressure an end to the strike now in its fourth week affecting 1.1 million students. About 10,000 workers receive checks. others face pay delays as tensions rise and student learning suffers.
The piece critiques a proposed guaranteed annual relief income from New York City's welfare commissioner. It argues the plan would freeze recipients on welfare, remove incentive to work, and burden taxpayers, urging legislators to oppose it and focus on training people to gain self-support. It frames the proposal as a populist, unwise shift that risks expanding dependence.
A $400000 modernistic church in Kansas City will house four denominations in the nation s first ecumenical parish. The four pastors from Roman Catholic Episcopalian Presbyterian and United Church of Christ will coordinate parish life. The project targets a slum area with about 10000 residents, mostly Negroes. The aim is community service and mutual understanding through ecumenical cooperation.
The piece argues that voters over 65 missed the campaign because they remembered deprivation, while younger voters under 25 knew only well-being and did not fear recession. Those aged 25 to 44 recall only mild hardship, and 44 to 64 largely forget Roosevelt’s era, leading to a campaign silent on prosperity and economic risk. The essay contends the economy is taken as a given and hoped to remain so.
A reflective analysis explores alternate outcomes in American politics shaping the 1969 year. Hypothetical paths consider Johnson staying in the race, Rockefeller’s nomination chances, and Robert Kennedy’s potential candidacy. The piece weighs how such “what ifs” illuminate current events, ending with Churchill’s adage that facts prevail over dreams.
William F Buckley Jr argues that Nixon may assemble a balanced cabinet. He notes Novak Evans and other forecasters claim Nixon’s team resembles an eligible roster from the Ripon Society. He contrasts past Thurmond veto talk with present liberal appointment predictions.
The Messenger reports President Wilson will sail for France in December to actively join the Versailles conclave. A prohibition movement was launched at Columbus with the anti-saloon league, aiming for nationwide prohibition. RAF bombers hit Berlin and Ludwigshafen while U S Flying Fortresses and fighters attacked Western Germany. Hocking County notes high school students leaving for well paid war industry jobs as a serious issue.
The passage assesses potential Nixon nominees including Nelson Rockefeller as Defense Secretary and William Scranton as Secretary of State, noting Rockefeller's strength and ideological tensions with the right wing, Scranton's competence, and dismissing Lindsay and Kuchel as unlikely choices. It frames these names within party dynamics and strategic needs.
Dr. Gerald D. Dorman president elect of the American Medical Association says the 215000 member AMA overwhelmingly backs health legislation, a reversal after the profession opposed medicare as social medicine yesterday.
New aides to the Kennedy family discuss forming a fringe Democratic group to sponsor social service projects once led by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy with potential for political action. The proposal signals a fresh, activist wing within the party.
Singer Dorothy Loudon leads the new musical The Fig Leaves Are Falling opening at the Broadway BroadHurst Theater December 27 after a Philadelphia tryout. The production, directed by George Abbott and created by Allan Sherman and Albert Hague, co stars Barry Nelson and Jules Munshin. Loudon recalls a varied career in radio television and supper clubs and describes the personal drama behind her rise while defending critics who doubted night club roots as bread and butter for her art.
Daniel J. Smith of Athens urges The Messenger to address conduct linked to Athens High School bond issues. He critiques authorities for neglecting 14 students who allege uns paid-for practices and vandalism in relation to the tax levy. He presses for concrete responses and accountability.
The Athens County Child Welfare Board thanks volunteers and organizations who donated time effort and money to the levy for the Athens County Children's Home. Special gratitude goes to the citizen's committee for broad public support and a tangible response to child welfare as a public trust. The board pledges to maintain service quality for the children staff and community.
The Athens Messenger announces its daily weekday and Sunday publication schedule with price details for single copies, carrier delivery, and mail subscriptions. It notes rates for Ohio, West Virginia, and nationwide addresses, including various weekly and annual plans.
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