Johnson reiterates aims in Vietnam policy
President Johnson restates two core aims of the Vietnam war to defend United States security tied to Southeast Asia and to resist aggression. He argues future presidents will not abandon commitments and notes half a million Americans are sacrificing daily to ensure these aims endure.
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Johnson
Vietnam
Williamsburg
Cotesworth Pinckney-Lewis
United States
Southeast Asia
Europe
Hitler
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Asia
Pound Sterling Devaluation Tests Dollar Reserve Role
The article analyzes Britain's 14.3 percent pound devaluation and the dollar's defense at 35 dollars per ounce, noting the dollar’s status as world reserve currency. It discusses potential dollar outflow, Federal Reserve rate lift to 4.5 percent, and political pressure for a 10 percent surtax to curb inflation and compete with Britain. It warns that continued wage growth and rising deficits threaten the dollar.
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U. S
Britain
Bank of England
U. S. Federal Reserve System
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Federal Reserve
United States
Market rebounds after pound devaluation unsettles world markets
Global markets trembled as Britain devalued the pound stirring uncertainty. In London James Callaghan secured Labor backers while Wilson faces sustained pressure. Analysts warned US actions, including tax moves, to defend the dollar against speculators and a possible de Gaulle challenge, with a national effort needed to curb wage price spirals.
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Britain
London
James Callaghan
Wilson
Switzerland
United States
Charles de Gaulle
Kennedy World Outlook Reexamined By Joseph Alsop
The piece marks Kennedy’s death anniversary and argues a fraud about Kennedy era world outlook. It contends Johnson’s four-year tenure contrasts with Kennedy advisers, naming Schlesinger Galbraith Goodwin and others. It assesses who shaped Kennedy policy, noting Bundy McNamara Rusk Dillon and their diverging views from modern attribution.
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Kennedy
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Vietnam
Schlesinger
John Kenneth Galbraith
Adlai Stevenson
Douglas Dillon
Treasury
The
Sen
Albert Gore
Stevenson
United Nations
Chester Bowles
India
Dean Rusk
Rusk
John Kennedy
Theodore Sorensen
Robert McNamara
Dillon
McGeorge Bundy
Bundy
McNamara
Long formulary amendment sparks Senate rebuke
A conservative view argues the Senate rushed to pass Russell Long's formulary amendment to the Social Security Act. It would create a new FDA related bureau with unknown costs and benefits, and could rewrite drug pricing in government programs. The piece criticizes the hurried vote and calls for a thorough conference review.
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United States Senate
Senate
Russell Long
House-Senate
Long
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
United States
Gardner
James Goddard
Food and Drug Administration
Bob Griffin
Curtis
Hruska
Hartke
Thanksgiving Portrait and the Promise of Equal Opportunity
The Messenger editor reflects on Jon Webb's Thanksgiving Portrait as beauty with meaning. He notes a affluent society with per person GDP near $4,000 and asks how to provide every American child healthy growth, education, and social opportunity. He condemns poverty and urges compassionate, inclusive development for all children.
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the Messenger
Jon Webb
Ohio
America
United States
Outdoor holiday lights banned in Nelsonville run by War Board request
Walter Wolfe of the Retail Merchants Association announced no outdoor holiday lighting on homes or streets in Nelsonville to comply with War Production Board guidance. Dr. H G Southard warned of scarlet fever risk though not an epidemic yet. Finland warns of famine without U S aid. A F Roe orders full street light shutdown by 11 pm and no lighting until after sunset.
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Nelsonville
War Production Board
Walter Wolfe
Retail Merchants Association
H. G. Southard
Hocking County
Finland
America
A. FE. Roe
Athens County
Administration backs broadened savings and loan powers
In a tight money climate, the Administration supports legislation enabling savings and loan companies to expand from housing investment into broader consumer credit. Current law bars them from lending on house trailers, a growing share of new home purchases.
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Savings and Loan Companies
Inner Strength and Poverty in Ohio Appalachia
A Messenger editor argues for richer context to a poverty photo. The piece urges detailing daily chores of an Athens County mother and asks for local poverty statistics, referencing Ohio University IRD data on rural families, unemployment, and education.
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Athens County
Ohio University Institute For Regional Development
Ohio Appalachia
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Athens Messenger Subscription Rates and Address
The Athens Messenger lists delivery options and prices for daily and Sunday editions by carrier and mail. Rates include weekly, monthly, and yearly charges with regional variations and a mailing address at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.
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