Athens Messengers November 26 1968 Athens Ohio edition
Athens Ohio daily issue outlines local news and notices for November 26 1968. Includes community events, school updates, and city briefs with city and regional names, dates, and local figures.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1968
Page
4
Apollo Moon Orbit Plan Tightens NASA Schedule
NASA orders the first crewed moon flyby with Apollo astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders. They launch from Cape Kennedy on December 21, enter lunar orbit 70 miles above the surface for 20 hours and 10 orbits, photographing the moon and evaluating landing sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Apollo
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Moon
Lunar
Earth
Soviet Union
Thomas C. Plane
NASA
Tito Defies Soviet Demand After Czechoslovakia Crisis
77 year old President Tito declares Yugoslavia will not accept Soviet intervention in any Communist country. He recalls breaking with Stalin 20 years earlier and notes Yugoslavia’s independent path. Soviet envoy pressed Belgrade to toe the mark, but Tito warned against interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tito
Yugoslavia
Stalin
Comintern
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Belgrade
Tito Defiant Stand May Spur Eastern Europe Sovereignty
The piece argues Yugoslavia under Tito could spark a broader push for independence from Soviet control after Czech resistance. It warns the USSR could breach through Bulgaria and use its navy, while Tito vows to defend his state amid divided Europe and satellite status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Austria
Bulgaria
Mediterranean
Tito
Ussr
Europe
Private firms drive to hire hard core unemployed appears strong
The National Alliance of Businessmen reports 84,000 jobs placed in 50 cities largely for Black workers with 61,273 still on the job as of September. It aims for 100,000 by next June 30 and 500,000 by mid-1971, citing 12,000 employers and potential paths to reach the targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Alliance of Businessmen
Anti War Scientists Asked to Reflect on Use of Talents
Mathematicians urged colleagues to be responsible for how their skills are used in war. DOD contractors were asked to assess contracts with no fear of retaliation. Dr. George Kistiakowsky cut Pentagon ties over Vietnam concerns. others stayed.
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Journal of the American Mathematical Society
Department of Defense
DOD
George Kistiakowsky
Harvard
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Nixon faces uphill task to win GOP majority and Vietnam peace
Washington Insight argues Nixon must secure peace in Vietnam and restore urban order to grow the Republican majority. It notes the need for more liberal aides, concessions within the party, and possible realignment if violence subsides, with enduring political caution ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Nixon
Vietnam
Nixon
Soviet Union
Plains States
Congress
South
Republican Party
Pressure on Nixon from pundits and scholars
James Murray, Drew Pearson, Harriet Van Horne and James Wechsler criticize Nixon, while Arthur Schlesinger Jr. defends the possessing class view. The column lampoons anti-Nixon rhetoric and notes Schlesinger’s critique of Nixon's policies and temperament.
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James Murray
Murray Kempton
Richard Nixon
Drew Pearson
Nixon
Harriet van Horne
van Horne
New York City
James Wechsler
The
New York
Former Crown Prince Hopes for Peace Talk with America
The Messenger reports former Crown Prince Fredrich Wilhelm said in a United Press interview he hopes America will remember past friendship after peace is signed. Mayor Woodworth cancels the Athens Thanksgiving peace celebration due to flu. The Red Army captures Gomel and surrounds White Russian territory completing Nazi separation in the Ukraine. Gallia County schools receive $43,387 in teacher salary payments under the State School Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredrich Wilhelm
United Press
America
Germany
Athens
Woodworth
Red Army
Gomel
Ukraine
Gallia County
State School Foundation
Plastic joints showcased to replace deformed finger joints
The Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons presented rubberized plastic joints designed to replace severely deformed knuckles. They were implanted in disabled rheumatoid arthritis patients without post operative complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
The
American College of Surgeons
Self Determination at Horace Mann School Sparks Change
Horace Mann School, a leading boys day school, shifts from headmaster rule to student involvement in decisions. The campus climate changes as students gain voice and responsibility, signaling a major reforms in governance and culture.
Letters Let Us Think About Our Schools in Ohio District
The writer urges rational unity to support school levies across Carbon Hill Nelsonville Murray City Buchtel and York Township. She recalls past snowbound efforts to save schools and urges committees to discuss opposition while stressing children’s right to education and the district’s potential with Tri-County Vocational Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbon Hill’s
Nelsonville
Murray City
Buchtel’s
York's
Buchtel
York Township
Tri-County
Chloe Rife Buchtel
Citizen questions flag pole and cleanliness at city hall
A reader asks why the restored city hall lacks a flagpole with a US flag and an Ohio flag. They note space in front for a planter and argue funds were available for the cornerstone inscription. They also question dusty flags in the council room and suggest cleaning or replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ohio
City Hall
Prince Sihanouk warns on U S withdrawal risk to Southeast Asia
Cambodia’s Prince Sihanouk says a U S pullout would invite Maoist dominance in the region, urging a strong SEATO or regional unity to protect Cambodia’s neutral independence. He notes potential shifts if the United States remains, including possible renewed ties to the U S to balance China.
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Sihanouk
Cambodia
United States
Southeast Asia
China
Mao Tse-tung
Asia
South Korea
Thailand
Philippines
SEATO
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