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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1969
Page
8
The Athens newspaper lists staff positions with names including publisher G Kenner Bush, editor M W McDargh, advertising director Richard R Paynter and others. It is dated Friday October 3 1969 and located in Athens Ohio.
Clark Kerr, former UC president and Carnegie Commission chair, predicts the core purpose of higher education will shift in the 1970s and beyond as all youth gain college access. PhDs may become surplus while MDs and medical specialists face growing demand and potential federal funding to cover medical education.
In Southern California doctors face high malpractice costs and potential liability even without fault. National premiums average about 5000 dollars for over 7000 physicians, while surgeons and anesthesiologists pay 7500 to 12000 dollars. The Los Angeles County Medical Association weighs protections such as precase no sue agreements and binding arbitration.
Secretary George Romney warns 1969 housing starts may dip below one million as high borrowing costs and rising building wages bite. He notes loan rates up 3 percent since January and wage demands, citing Kansas City, could raise total pay by about 130 percent over three years.
Washington insight notes that German voters shifted toward internal concerns and tempered foreign aims. The NPD failed to cross the 5 percent threshold while CDU CDU Kiesinger led major bloc, with Brandt’s Social Democrats gaining seats.
The QE2 redefines ocean travel with a discotheque on deck, art gallery, boutique and coffee shop. It blends Agatha Christie elegance with Beatles energy as first and tourist classes merge into deluxe and standard. Cunard reports high bookings and strong profits as the ship sails toward a Caribbean debut.
James Kilpatrick notes Dr. James E. Allen Jr. promotes a national read plan while criticizing reading instruction reform. He argues phonics and alphabet methods work best, railing against look-say and urging boards of education to back proven techniques.
The Athens Messenger informs readers it publishes daily except Saturdays and is a member of the Associated Press. Rates for daily and Sunday copies vary by delivery method and destination, with specific prices listed for local carrier, mail in Ohio and West Virginia, and mail elsewhere in the U.S. or possessions.
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