Athens News Snapshot from October 14 1966
The Messenger Publishing Company edition from Athens Ohio dated Friday October 14 1966 features local news briefs. It includes staff credits for Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush and G Kenner Bush with Charlies W Reamer as managing editor and Robert L Powers as news editor.
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the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Charlies W. Reamer
Robert L. Powers
Eisenhower Urges Nation to Back Viet Nam War Effort
In a Washington news conference former President Eisenhower counseled President Johnson and the nation to unite behind the war in Vietnam. He stressed there are no sanctuaries for the enemy and warned that sacrifices must be understood as a national duty to ensure a quick, decisive conclusion and honor the young lives lost.
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America
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson
Washington
Viet Nam
Everett M. Dirksen
Eisenhower
Who Starts Riots Examines Subversive Influence in Civil Unrest
The House Un-American Activities committee plans an inquiry into the riots and demonstrations in major cities to see if civil rights groups are secretly dominated by Communists. The aim is to uncover whether subversive actors influence protests and to what extent they direct or organize unrest.
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Congress
House Un-American Activities Committee
Edwin E. Willis
Louisiana
Economy to grow in 1967 but at slower pace
Top business economists forecast 1967 expansion but with slower growth than 1966. Defense spending and business capital outlays may boost activity while inflation relief moves may trigger a later recession, as analysts consider tax policy and interest rate effects.
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Charles B. Reeder
du Pont
Reeder
The Second Emperor Mao and the Chinese Crisis
Joseph Alsop argues that China encounters recurring dynastic cycles of centralization and collapse. He warns Mao Zedong risks a third, radical upheaval similar to past empires, with Lin Piao as the potential successor, forecasting continued disaffection and a weakened state. The piece stresses a pragmatic, post Maoist Communist regime emerging amid upheaval and power shifts.
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China
Mao
Lin
Red Guards
Peking
Lin Piao
New York in Autumn: Kilpatrick On a Matchless City
James Kilpatrick reflects on New York as a vibrant, flawed mistress of modern life. He contrasts its intoxicating energy with smog, noise, and social strain, praising its culture while lamenting aging infrastructure and economic strain. The piece casts New York as irresistible, defiant, and forever unreadable.
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New York
London
Florence
Paris
Rome
Leningrad
Manhattan
Kennedy
LaGuardia
Camelot
Letter to the Editor Welcomes Public Views
The Messenger invites brief opinions from readers on current topics. Letters must be signed and include the writer's name, address, and telephone number. Publication may involve selection and condensation by editors.
Model one room schools formed by Ohio University Normal College
Fifty years ago the Ohio University Normal College established two model one room schools in Athens and Perry counties led by Miss Bertha Hurd and C W Handley. The American Society for the Relief of French War Orphans formed aiming for 130 million dollars. Nazi forces neared Moscow as they pressed toward the Russian capital. Waterloo senior class named officers led by Donna Stanley with advisers Lois Glaney Orpha Dinsmoor and Robert Harrison.
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Ohio University Normal College
Athens County
Moscow
Waterloo
Donna Stanley
Lois Glaney
Orpha Dinsmoor
Robert Harrison
Autumn memories of impossible adventures and failed goals
Hal Boyle lists whimsical, improbable feats never achieved by a single man such as climbing the Matterhorn or piloting a submarine launch. The column uses playful hypotheticals to reflect on unrealized ambitions and the humor of unattained dreams.
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Wing
Athens Canal Anniversary Marks 1843 Passage
The Messenger notes that on October 20 1843 the first canal boat passed the Abbott Farm guard lock entering Athens ending at the basin near the present B and O Depot. Citizens welcomed the arrival with parades music and a thirteen gun salute. The canal linked Athens to the outside world for trade and spurred warehouses salt shipments and flatboat transport on the Hocking River. The Miami Erie and Ohio Erie systems connected Toledo to Cincinnati and Cleveland to Portsmouth with branches to Columbus Athens and Marietta. Athens canal service lasted until 1874, with above Nelsonville flood destruction in 1884 and the entire system fading by about 1900.
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the Messenger
Athens
School House Hill
Court House
Edward Terrell
Hocking
Miami-Erie
Toledo
Cincinnati
Ohio Erie
Cleveland
Portsmouth
Columbus
Marietta
Nelsonville
Congress Boosts School Aid Beyond Johnson Request
Both houses push funding for elementary and secondary education beyond President Johnson’s request. The House supports 5.8 billion over two years and the Senate 6.2 billion, with funds aimed at Head Start, educational centers, library materials, and school upgrades. Lawmakers urge restraint amid inflation and cost of living pressures.
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Congress
Johnson
House
Senate
Athens Messenger Postal Rates and Address Info
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday newspaper prices including single copies by carrier and mail, with weekly, quarterly, and yearly rates. It provides delivery areas Ohio West Virginia and the US possessions, and gives the publisher address at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.
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US & Possessions
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
Union St
Athens
Ohio
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