Thanksgiving Portrait reflects poverty and welfare debates
A Page One Thanksgiving feature on a rural welfare family sparks discussion of poverty in Ohio Appalachia. The piece cites IRD figures on incomes and unemployment and argues welfare should be interim, urging education and employment programs to foster independence rather than dependency.
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Athens County
Ohio University
Institute For Regional Development
Ohio Appalachia
Development Agency
IRD
Southeastern
Ohio
Mugging Defined and Probed by Officials in City Crime Debate
The piece centers on Meyer Davis the 72 year old band leader mugged near Park Avenue and 49th Street to Times Square in New York. Police Commissioner Howard Leary explains mugging as a distinct crime involving force to incapacitate the victim while property is taken.
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Meyer Davis
Society
White House
Waldorf Astoria
Park Avenue
4Th Street
Times Square
New York
Inokour
Howard R. Leary
Davis
Britain First After Devaluation and the Imperial Myths
Washington Insight argues Harold Wilson's devaluation signals a post imperial Britain choosing to be on its own. The piece traces three guiding images of Britain—world power with the US and USSR, special US partnership, and European entry—whose clash should end by boosting productivity, freeing government controls, and relaxing union practices to foster competition.
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Harold Wilson
Britain
Wilson
United States
Russia
Suez
Vietnam
Middle East
Europe
Suez *Ié
London
Paris
Washington
Lnbor
Opinion Comment Athens Ohio 1967
An opinion column from Athens Ohio analyzes local issues and city life. The piece presents the writer’s perspective on community concerns, civic matters, and social trends reflecting the 1967 era in Athens.
Poor Mr Wilson and Britain's socialist dilemma
William F Buckley Jr surveys Harold Wilson's shift from socialist ideals to austerity measures amid a British economy hurt by higher taxes wage freezes and devaluation. He argues the Labour backbenchers resist reform while unions push costly labor practices and questions how a Labour government can curb them.
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Michael Foot
Clive Jenkins
Harold Wilson
Lenin
Ayn
Mr. Callighan
Wuxon
England
Foss caps four more Jap Zeros to reach 15 total
The briefing notes Captain Joseph J. Foss of Sioux Falls reaches 15 enemy aircraft after bagging four more Japanese zeros over the Pacific. Also, Athens County Sheriff George Bateman returns home Thanksgiving Day after five weeks in Columbus hospital recovering from a shotgun wound to the abdomen.
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Joseph J. Foss
USMC
Sioux Falls
Pacific
Athens County
George Bateman
Grant Hlospital
Columbus
Welfare grants spark debate over Athens family photo
A reader challenges The Messenger for publishing a holiday photo of Mrs. James A Spears and her daughter, alleging the piece implies dependency. The letter cites ADC aid for a family of eight totaling about 193 monthly, plus rent utilities, food stamps, and a groceries bonus, arguing the portrayal risks labeling the family unfairly and calls for editorial restraint.
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the Messenger
James A. Spears
The
Messenger
Athens
Spearses
Sai
Pegey Sheridan
Wigsland Athens Enger i
Athens Needs Youth Services and Community Support
A local writer from Athens urges residents and clergy to invest in youth programs beyond college ties. He argues a YMCA style center, after hours recreation, and sports facilities are vital for boys and girls ages seven to eighteen, to build character and provide constructive activities.
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Exhtor
Olio Umyers
Athens
Thais
Commu- Shauncey
Plains
Albany
Uni
Shunis
Lions
Legion
Politics
Vietnam
MCA
Aumn
Oune
YMCA
The Messenger Publishing Co. Subscription Rates
The Sunday Messenger lists daily and Sunday editions with circulation details. Delivery options include weekly, monthly, and yearly rates in US and possessions, with mail address in Athens Ohio and second class status under the 1938 act.
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US & Possessions
Athens Post Office
Gil Mail
the Messenger Publishing Co
Unlon St
Athens
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Joseph Kraft
Roosevelt
Churchill
William F. Buckley, JR
Mr. Wilson
Socialist Party
Tar Lefiers
Harold Wisen
Rhodesia
Petrograd
State Tax Commission
Victor Riesel
Riesel
Milton Friedman
University of Chicago, Chicago
Small Society
Brickman
Les
Brikman
the Sunday Messenger
Astocwer
Corres
Virginia Daly
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