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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1969
Page
6
Fred W. Weber as Circulation Director and M. W. McDargh as Advertising Director oversee Athens Ohio operations in the 1969 issue dated Tuesday November 25.
The U S Catholic Conference urban problems panel says reversing racial polarization rests on church will. It argues middle class Catholics, many union members, must be won to support Negroes. Dioceses should reallocate funds from orphanages hospitals and private schools to aid the poor and foster new national agendas.
A Munich symposium of 1,200 manufacturers and planners sponsored by the German Society of Future Problems explored ideas to curb car use in cities. Proposals included downtown taxi fleets run by central computers and magnetically powered or air cushion vehicles. The group urged reducing traffic congestion and air pollution by eliminating downtown automobile use.
Cambridge based MIT Instrumentation Laboratory faces disruption as New Left influenced Pounds Panel limits defense work and prompts widespread recruiter interest. Panel majority favors civil research while maintaining some defense ties, sparking concerns over MIT control and future U S defense research capacity.
Buckley analyzes how Spiro Agnew rises in popularity while Nixon stays rooted in prudence and loyalty to national survival. The piece weighs whether Agnew could supplant Nixon and compares their styles, noting Nixon may influence Agnew without authorizing all his harsher lines.
A meeting of the Sheltering Arms Hospital Foundation reveals a concerted drive by doctors and trustees to bar the Citizens Committee from the board. The group, including teachers and university wives, seeks larger medical care locally and accuses certain trustees of bias while warning the hospital risks bankruptcy without more local representation.
A letter from Alexander Editor urges passage of a 10 mill levy to preserve current curriculum as Ohio falls from 3rd to 37th in school ranking. The writer questions funding to parks roads a new prison welfare and politicians salaries and calls for state reform and tax relief for working families.
Editor notes the dismissal for lack of evidence in the case of Mrs Ronald Hupp 19 Columbus held in jail on reckless operation until husband posted bond. Police Captain Charles Cochran and Athens County Municipal Court Judge Franklin Sheeter praised for cooperation with university community. Nov 3 arraignment details mentioned.
The Messenger invites brief Letters to the Editor on public interest topics. Letters must be signed in ink and include the writer’s address and phone number. Only signed letters will be considered for publication. Editors may condense letters as needed.
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday single-copy prices, carrier and mail delivery options, and subscription rates for Ohio, West Virginia, and nationwide destinations. It notes second class mailing, post office address in Athens Ohio, and association with the Associated Press.
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