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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1965
Page
4
The 1968 plan would repeal the federal documentary tax and require buyers to affix 55 cents per $500 to deeds as revenue stamps. States may follow with similar taxes, replacing sales taxes that could reach 2 to 5 percent, with implications for home purchases and local government costs.
James A. Ellis, 35, received a one time pass allowing a 13 hour 120 mile trip from Atlanta to Chattanooga to visit his sick mother before resuming an 8 year auto theft sentence. He carried a warden letter and wore an outside suit. Ellis plans to seek parole, eligible November 19.
The six new Suffolk families with 39 children moved in over six months causing welfare costs to rise by about 13 000 a year per family and a county budget jump toward 6 million dollars. Riverhead Supervisor proposes a one year residency for relief while Gov Rockefeller has veto history on similar laws.
A columnist reflects on Tony Fisher in England using a computer to optimize chicken feed and genetics. He fears universal access to such computing could destroy price signals, breed perfect foresight chaos, and end competition, while bureaucrats gain control and the romance of farming fades.
The Messenger's Oct. 5 reader editor argues that bombing Hanoi to save American lives risks extended war and more deaths. It questions whether punitive bombing teaches lessons, cites Saigon executions, and urges seeking cessation of the conflict rather than succumbing to jingoism.
Inside Report notes rising anti police incidents in Los Angeles Negro ghettos as tensions flare after Watts. White and Negro leaders fear violence grows, with sign burning over price gouging and a mob attack on officers signaling deeper grievances. Looting recurs in nearby San Bernardino as unrest spreads.
The analysis argues that white establishment inaction and rising white anti Negro sentiment fueled continued unrest after Watts. It notes unemployment,教育 gaps, and social disintegration as ongoing legacies. Indigenous Black leadership may supersede conventional figures, risking further violence.
Gen Dwight Beach states that Korea and Viet Nam form a single conflict with the United States as the northern anchor in Asia and Viet Nam as the southern anchor. He notes 50 000 American troops in South Korea and warns on North Korea’s potential threat with China nearby.
Profile of ventriloquist Paul Stadelman a 50ish veteran who talks through his dummy Windy Higgins and a talking bear Freddie L Ferguson. The piece notes his Central YMCA Chicago school his notable pupils including Miss America 1965 Vonda Kay Van Dyke and former pupil Trudy Randall now with Cindy Twiggins. it mentions family and the quirky challenges of a ventriloquist’s life.
A reader asks if a returning Vietnam veteran should have welcome home signs and a brass band. Abby supports the idea, advising the prideful display on the lawn and even a brass band if possible.
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