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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1963

Page

4

Myth Of David And Goliath In Nuclear Balance

Secretary McNamara argues the West holds a larger conventional and nuclear strength than the Soviet bloc, challenging the image of a Communist Goliath. He says NATO and U.S. deterrents reduce the chance of major war, while stressing dual nuclear and conventional buildup to deter lesser threats like Cuba and Vietnam.

United States Robert S. McNamara McNamara Goliath NATO Soviet Bloc West Germany East Germany America U.S Pentagon Cuba Viet Nam

The Quiet Crisis by Udall Describes Resource Waste

Interior Secretary Udall warns in The Quiet Crisis of looming resource exhaustion as population grows and technology advances. He traces environmental degradation from colonial times to today and urges urgent action at state, local, and national levels to protect water, soil, forests, streams, minerals, and air.

America Stewart L. Udall Udall Europe Adar

Neuberger backs Smith for president growing female support

Oregon senator Maurine Neuberger praises Maine senator Margaret Chase Smith as a potential Republican ticket candidate. Neuberger notes women could rally behind Smith and says a woman vice president might strengthen a national slate. She plans to decide soon citing cross party female loyalty despite some opposition.

Maurine Neuberger Oregon Margaret Chase Smith Maine Maurine Margaret Neuberger Gallup Smith

Dope Policy Debate Sparks Into Public View

The President's Advisory Commission on narcotics faces a clash over drug control with doctors favoring maintenance dosing in clinics and the Bureau of Narcotics arguing that addiction tracks crime and urban concentration. Commissioner Henry L. Giordano notes a shift from rural to urban addiction and predicts sharp disagreements as the commission weighs police-led reduction of heroin and morphine supply against physician controlled treatment.

New York City Federal Bureau of Narcotics U.S. Treasury Department Giordano Los Angeles Chicago New York Detroit Big City California Bureau of Narcotics F. Barrett Prettyman Bureau

Dear Abby and Dad columns mix with Saint Louis letters

Dear Abby letters advise giving a widower a wedding deadline while counseling patience with a math issue and a wedding song memory. The column includes a Dad comment on a child’s math score and a nostalgic note about choir memories from 1938 at St. Agatha's in St. Louis.

Abby St. Agatha’s Choir Alvina

Case contrasts coercive and persuasive strategies in public health

The text recounts Thomas Coke promoting the white potato against critics who labeled it dangerous requiring coercive land grants. after five years farmers rejected it until a French druggist used persuasive tactics, illustrating the superior impact of persuasion over coercion in public health adoption.

Iheams Thomas Coke England Europe

Notable Visitors and Illnesses Reported in Racine and Surroundings

The column lists locals and visitors across Racine including Mr. and Mrs. Schrott, Mrs. Wiggens, and others from Pittsburgh to New Haven. It notes Mason Spencer’s convalescence after surgery, David Huddleston Jr. at Holzer Hospital, and Ira Hill with his son visiting from New Waterford for hunting. A long anecdote on Parmentier the potato promoter concludes with a digression suggesting parallels to a fluoridation campaign.

Rudolph Obitz Robert Schrott Robert Wiggens Pittsburgh Robert Ihle Homer Ihle Kent Charles Jewell Edwin Jewell Olan Goodwin New Haven W. Va Mason Spencer St. Joseph Hospital Parkersburg David Huddleston, Jr Holzer Hospital Pomeroy Ira Hill David New Waterford Wallace Hill Ralph Radcliff Syracuse Tom Littler Wellston Eber Carnahan Verne Watterson Parmentier Thomas Coke England

Life begins at 40 and a boss’s praise quoted and debated

The column argues that a sincere compliment from a supervisor can lift a middle aged worker and examines Kennedy's Medicare plan. It cites 1960s life expectancy and infant mortality figures from Britannica and insurance data to question claims that government financing harms medical care, contrasting U.S. and European systems.

Uncle Sam U.S England Sweden Metropolitan Life Insurance Company N. U. Allard New York Kennedy

Looking Back and Ahead A Columnist Reflects on 20 Years

A veteran columnist recalls twenty years at the desk writing over five thousand pieces. He questions the impact of his work while noting humility and a lingering goal to improve civilization. He reflects on the columnist’s life, rewards, and the people who fuel his craft.

Mark Twain Don Marquis

Visitors and sick list at Wood and area homes

Recent visitors to the Wood home include Chester Holcomb Lancaster Clarence Wood Buchtel James Wood and son Chris Gail Fouty and children Terry and Debbie Union Furnace visitors include Clarence Reider Thornville Linda Mead and John Wood Canton and Troy ties noted. The ill list features Max Brandon Mike Bumgardner Harvey Van Bibber Steven Harden Edith Wood and Velma Price patient at Mt Carmel Hospital Columbus.

William Wood Chester Holcomb Lancaster Clarence Wood Buchtel James Wood Chris Gail Fouty Terry Debbie Union Furnace Clarence Reider Thornville Linda Mead John Wood Columbus Clarence Patton Juanita Wolfe Cecil Glenn Anna Nixon Eileen Burchfield Dale Bumgardner Roy Roger Canton Edgar Dennis Troy Henry Skiver Logan Max Brandon Claude Brandon Mike Bumgardner Walter Bumgardner Harvey van Bibber Harold van Bibber Steven Harden Lee Harden Edith Wood H. B. Maynard Velma Price Mt. Carmel Hospital Columsbus

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