Manila summit to seek Southeast Asia peace or military solution
The Manila meeting among Johnson and six allied leaders aims to curb communism in Southeast Asia. Allies face determined North Vietnam backed by China and the Soviet Union, and may shift to a military strategy if peace stalls.
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Manila
Johnson
Viet Nam
China
Soviet Union
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
South Korea
Thailand
South Viet Nam
United States
Southeast Asia
Conference to speed end of war through Manila talks
The article suggests a Manila conference could hasten peace negotiations or at least boost South Viet Nam’s development. It notes bipartisan support and questions political motives, arguing any resulting progress benefits the nation whether by diplomacy or military action.
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J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Everett M. Dirksen
Gerald R. Ford
Congress
Manila
South Viet Nam
Second Marshall Plan urged by joint committee
The Joint Economic Committee subcommittee on international exchange calls for a world conference to relaunch aid and reforms akin to the original Marshall Plan. Rep. Henry Reuss chairs the panel which notes 1947 success and urges a multilateral framework to launch a new program by June 5, 1967, with shared cost among industrial nations.
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Subcommittee On International Exchange
The
Joint Economic Committee
Henry S. Reuss
Wisconsin
George C. Marshall
United States
The Untutored Universe Threatens Developing World
The piece notes that over a quarter of a billion children ages 5 to 14 in Asia Africa and South America will not attend school this year and many drop out. It cites the Population Reference Bureau stating about 750 million adults in non communist developing regions lack schooling and literacy.
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Asia
Africa
South America
Latin America
Bureau
Poverty Politics Shift From New Deal to Local Action
Washington insight on the poverty program argues a new model replaces centralized New Deal welfare. Local citizen councils direct funds and program choices, with national leaders losing some control. Daley era politics highlighted the old system’s power. the War on Poverty favors direct community participation and locally chosen initiatives.
Local control of welfare shifts power to communities
The piece notes neighborhood councils in Watts Los Angeles and Houston gain firing authority over doctors and lawyers, signaling a broader shift toward decentralized welfare. It highlights cross party support for community action, cites figures like Mayor Daley, J J Hengley and debates in Congress over the poverty measure and program funding. A liberal bill seeks floors on program funds while Republicans push decentralization, leaving Washington with less influence and inviting younger leaders to fill the vacuum.
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Los Angeles
Houston
Daley
Life Magazine
Hugh Sidney
Tulsa
Okla
J. J. Hengley
Washington
House of Representatives
Sargent Shriver
Oldline
Civil rights clash across states sparks calls for de politics
The piece surveys races in Maryland and Georgia with segregationist wins and civil rights backlashes. It notes George Wallace considering 1968 run, White opposition to new laws, and a push for a five year moratorium on new civil rights bills while enforcing existing statutes and expanding opportunities for Negro students and workers.
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Maryland
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Ellis Arnall
Baker
St. Louis
Washington
New York
George Gallup
Montgomery
George Wallace
Wisconsin
Indiana
Marshall Terauchi Named Japanese Prime Minister Fifty Years Ago
The Messenger recalls 50 years since Marshall Terauchi was chosen to lead Japan following Count Okuma’s resignation. The Lostro Building in Athens opened after an open house, housing Lostro Company and various offices at Court and Union.
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Japan
Count Okuma
Lostro
Court and
Union
Athens
Lostro Company
The
Overland
Harold D. Smith
Racine
Gayle Wagner
Martha Lou Watterson
Johnson campaign tensions slip into election fever
World Today reports on LBJ’s planned Manila trip with six allied leaders to discuss Vietnam as five weeks remain before elections. Democratic critics and Republican leaders debate campaign strategy, with Humphrey and Kennedy at odds and Eisenhower weighing options on war termination.
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Johnson
Manila
Viet Nam
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Rep
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
House Republicans
Residents protest use of term Frisco in captions
Letter writers urge The Messenger to stop using Frisco for San Francisco and favor S F initials instead. Mrs. Gilmore of Athens shares a rescued German Shepherd story highlighting abandonment, care efforts, and a plea to owners to avoid rehoming pets.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate
Athens
Nowheresville
Sam
Pete
S. F
Robert Gilmore
Grand Park
Jon Webb
Messenger
Orley Graham
Route 4
Athens Messenger Postal Rates and Address Info
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday single copy prices and mail delivery options for Ohio, West Virginia, and nationwide. It provides subscription rates for one week, three months, six months, and one year and gives the mailing address at 43 W. Union St., Athens, Ohio 45701.
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US & Possessions Daily
Sundey
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Athens
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