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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1969
Page
6
The page credits Charles W. Reamer as managing editor and Richard R. Paynter as assistant to the publisher for the Athens Ohio edition dated Thursday October 16 1969. It identifies the Athens publication location and staff roles.
Health officials plan a Nov 3 campaign in Washington DC using a new vaccine to stop German measles. The program will expand to area cities and counties as vaccine becomes available with a goal to eradicate the disease in the capital within a year and nationwide in five years.
The fifth largest auto insurer plans higher premiums for 1970 super powered cars after finding motorized missiles cause 56 percent more accident losses than standard cars. Nationwide Mutual President Dean W. Jeffers urged safer cars before a Senate subcommittee, suggesting industry moves could curb the horsepower race and promote auto safety.
Patrolman Alfred Alvera, moonlighting as a taxi driver to support a seven member family, faced a knife attack by three men who demanded money. He restrained the knife wielder with a punch and drew his gun, but pedestrians failed to call police until two detectives arrived to effect the arrest.
Joseph Alsop argues the Vietnam moratorium supporters risk a U.S. bug-out leading to millions of South Vietnamese deaths and a collapse of U.S. power. He likens academics and media to mindless lemmings and warns of dire domestic and global consequences.
Nixon administration faces a policy choice between fighting inflation or unemployment as September unemployment rises to 4 percent. The piece cites Galbraith and examines Fed policy, discretionary pricing, profits, and potential shifts under McCracken and Wallich. It warns of a looming recession if policy remains stalled.
William F. Buckley Jr. analyzes the New York mayoral race noting the unsettled contest among Lindsay Procaccino and Marchi. He suggests voter sentiment leans against Lindsay while Marchi gains as a principled alternative in a three way race.
Rima Blair writes an open letter to Judge Franklin Sheeter after a Memorial Auditorium dialogue with Ohio University students. She urges the judge and readers to consent to flexible, humane law application and to welcome dissenting student voices, noting youth disenfranchisement and community hospitality.
A plea to retain medical staff at O'Bleness Memorial Sheltering Arms Hospital urges opening the new facility with a new or part time administrator while keeping doctors from withdrawing their services to prevent the hospital from failing.
The Athens Messenger notes daily edition pricing and delivery options. It states weekday single copies cost 10 cents, Sunday 20 cents, with mail delivery rates varying by region and duration.
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