Athens Messenger 1968 local notes and staff listing
Athens Ohio edition dated Wednesday October 16 1968 presents staff roles for the Messenger Publishing Company. It lists publishers executives including Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush G Kenner Bush and Fred W Weber along with advertising and editorial leadership.
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Athens Messenger
the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
Charles W. Reamer
Athens, Ohio
The Youth Vote The Size And Power It Holds
The Census Bureau puts the youthful vote at 11.7 million eligible first time voters or about 10 percent of all voters. Only a quarter of unregistered 21 to 24 year olds could meet residence rules, trimming potential turnout by 3 million. Even with college trained 21 to 24 year olds, turnout lagged older groups. Parties aim to win this group, but it remains a sizable yet not overwhelming force. the average voter is 45, so age groups on both sides will decide the outcome.
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McCarthy
Kennedy
Rockefeller
Chicago
U. S. Census Bureau
Census Bureau
Furthemore
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Nixon
Humphrey
Richard
Mr. Humphrey
White House
Florida
New Jersey
South Dakota
Eugene McCarthy
George McGovern
Lester Maddox
Horn
Barry Goldwater
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Minnesota
Warren’s Chief Justice retirement chance in doubt
The article argues Chief Justice Warren may withdraw his retirement notice after President Johnson pulled the Abe Fortas nomination, turning a political squeeze for Warren. Observers say the newly elected President will soon name the high court’s head, with the Fortas affair blamed for political collusion. The dispute leaves Warren and the President stymied as the process unfolds.
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Warren
Johnson
Abe Fortas
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Senate
Fortas
Fortas Nomination Dilemma and Advice on Withdrawal
The letter urges withdrawing Fortas amid attacks on the court during the filibuster. It argues a lame duck President should not make the nomination and anticipates renewed contention regardless of who is named. It notes Warren would not back a recess appointment and Johnson’s past stance against such moves. The piece suggests the President should accept humiliation and let a successor appoint Fortas.
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Fortas
Congress
Warren
Senate
Johnson
Crowd Campaign Hazards Warned by Secret Service
President Johnson assigned Secret Service protection to major candidates after Kennedy's assassination, but Rowley warned risks persist in crowd campaigning. He cited open cars, crowded streets, unplanned route changes, and sudden shifts in schedules, noting protection has limits yet the Service does much to prevent attacks.
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Johnson
Secret Service
Robert F. Kennedy
James J. Rowley
Rowley
Humphrey
Nixon
Pittsburgh
Senator Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Kennedy
King
Nixon campaign show runs on money and staging
Minneapolis dispatch notes Nixon impressed at editor meetings but exposed as a highly produced rally with lavish advance work led by Ehrlichman. Public appearances rely on staged applause and balloon releases, lacking Kennedy style direct warmth and risking weak mass appeal against Wallace and a growing Dewey‑era softness in Nixon’s momentum.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Richard Nixon
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Nixon
Nixon Caravan
Washington, D. C
Vietnam
John Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
Stars and Stripes
Robert Kennedy
George Wallace
Humphrey
Thomas Dewey
Nivean
Minneosta
Humphrey Cammaian
Wallace Nixon
Wallace
Nixon Humphrey Debate Advice Stocked With Sarcastic Wey
A conservative column urges Nixon to accept a televised debate with Humphrey arguing against overconfidence and touting Nixon’s growth since 1960. It notes Humphrey’s timidity and political shifts, recalls 1964 debate history, and predicts little impact on the main issue, concluding with a sardonic call to “fetch a pitcher of water.”
Synthesis of World War I End and Ohio Sidelights
A 1918 recap notes Germany surrendered and accepted Wilson's terms with safeguards for Germans. Ohio University listed 877 students amid wartime training corps formation. Wendell L. Wilkie announced his Republican presidential bid. Ohio coal fuel shortage appeared not severe in a survey.
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Germany
Wilson
Ohio University
Army and Navy Training Corps
Wendell L. Wilkie
Ohio
Gandhi Centenary Under Way Amid India Celebrations
India marks the centenary of Mahatma Gandhi with a yearlong celebration after his 100th birthday would have been on October 2, 1969. His nonviolent creed remains seen as a guide for the world today as the nation begins the centenary year.
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Mahatma Gandhi
India
Britain
Jean-Jacques Bertrand
Quebec
Canada
Pierre Elliot Trudeau
Brit actor Trever Howard embraces happy life philosophy
Hal Boyle interviews Trever Howard, Britain's top actor at 52, who says he seeks constant happiness and rejects ambition. The veteran star, known for The Third Man and Mutiny on the Bounty, recalls a rebellious start after Errol Flynn and details his wartime gallantry, craft approach, and interest in animal conservation, especially African elephants.
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Trever Howard
Howard
Britain
Light Brigade
Errol Flyn
Ceylon
Argentina
England
Innis proposes black islands with separate governance
Roy Innis of the Congress of Racial Equality floated a plan for black areas across the country to govern themselves economically and politically within white-dominated regions. He urged a federal self determination act and distinct constitutions for these black zones, arguing for coexistence rather than five Southern states.
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Roy Innis
Congress of Racial Equality
Innis
Chicago
Harlem
New York
Watts
Los Angeles
Congress
America
Social Drinking Harms Brain, Says USC Doctor
Dr Melvin H Knisely of the University of South Carolina warned that even social drinking can permanently kill brain cells. He cited Skid Row cases showing extensive brain damage making brains useless to teach brain structure to medical students.
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Melvin H. Knisely
Department of Anatomy
University of South Carolina
Court split over charter flights ruling. law expands access
Two federal trial judges divided on whether supplemental airlines may offer all expense charter flights. The Supreme Court decision ended in a tie. Congress enacted a law authorizing the flights. Supplemental carriers claim a 30 to 40 percent reduction in charter costs, expanding air travel access to most Americans.
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Supreme Court
Congress
The Messenger Publishing Co. Athens Ohio Ad Rates
The Athens publication lists daily and Sunday single-copy prices and mail rates. It notes delivery by carrier and by mail within Ohio, West Virginia, and elsewhere, with varying weekly and yearly costs and addresses all mail to The Messenger Publishing Co. at 43 W Union St, Athens Ohio 45701.
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Ohio
West See
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
Union St
Athens
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