End of Rioting Marked by September Toll in 67 Cities
A press association tally for the first nine months shows riots in 67 cities left 85 dead and 3,200 wounded, with $100 million in property damage and 16,000 arrests. Detroit totaled $83 million in losses, Newark $10 million, with most damage in slum areas amid fires, looting, and destruction. The report notes courts delayed post summer cases and calls for urban reforms focusing on training and jobs to reduce future violence. It urges clearing inciters who inflame the community.
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Press Association
Detroit
Newark
Commission On Urban Problems
Back to the South plan for re settlem ent of Negroes
Robert Carson of Brooklyn's Congress of Racial Equality reveals a pilot project to buy 90-acre land in the South for $90,000 with $11,000 raised so far. The plan foresees a collective Black community to rehabilitate residents from northern slums and relieve dependence, financed by Northern white liberals, as a potential model for thousands to return to the land they grew up on.
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Robert Carson
Brooklyn
Congress of Racial Equality
Carson
Highway Fund Slash Faces Governors Over Road Budget
Transportation Secretary Alan S. Boyd warned that a potential freeze or slowdown of highway projects could hit state economies hard, since funds come from a dedicated trust and user taxes on trucks and autos. Governors oppose delaying road work, arguing it harms state plans and does not reduce general budget deficits.
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Transportation
Alan S. Boyd
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
American role in Asia clashes with nuclear brinkmanship
Joseph Kraft argues that tying U S policy to a militant anti China line risks a mad escalation. He urges restraint, noting Vietnam limits, calls for cooperation with the Soviet Union, and warns against treating China as Public Enemy Number One, which could widen war and hinder nonproliferation efforts.
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China
Washington
Peking
Dean Rusk
Hubert Humphrey
Vietnam
Asia
Far East
Defense McNamara
South Vietnam
Indonesia
Singapore
Malaysia
Philippines
Formosa
Japan
South Korea
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Soviet Union
India
New Hampshire’s primary tests Romney Nixon shifts and drafts
The piece analyzes New Hampshire primary dynamics for Romney Nixon and the potential effects of Reagan and Rockefeller write in efforts. It explores how conservative and liberal blocs could realign, prompting strategic moves to influence outcomes and drafts, with Rockefeller and Reagan aiming to unify conservatives and Nixon’s strength shaping the race.
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New Hampshire
George Romney
Michigan
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
Rockefeller
Reagan
Romney
Nixon
Lindsay
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Oregon
Athens County Sheriff Shot in Warrant Attempt
The Messenger reports Athens County Sheriff George Bateman faced a 50 50 chance of recovery after shotgun wounds to the abdomen from a house arrest raid on an escaped convict. The fugitive was later shot dead by officers during the escape attempt. A Pravda editorials calls for an immediate trial of Rudolf Hess in Britain. In Ohio one in eleven babies dies at birth per Dr J E Monger. Nelsonville women protest a theatre showing Purity. police arrest the manager at the film's critical point. Audrey Munson stars in the film cloaked in nearly transparent garments.
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Athens County
George Bateman
Pravda
Rudolf Hess
Britian
Ohio
J. E. Monger
Register of Vital Statistics
Nelsonville
Audrey Munson
French Homes Lag Behind On Bathrooms Yet Embrace Goods
Surveys show 43 percent of French homes lack a bathroom while 3 of 5 own refrigerators and majority own radios washing machines TVs and cars. The average family spends 36 percent of income on food and drink with wine and alcohol taking up to a quarter. The piece notes a traditional love of good food transcends comfort and cleanliness.
Economic ripples dampen Johnson tax push as September cools
The September economy showed softer unemployment at 4.1 percent, a 1.5 percent drop in industrial output due to auto, copper, and steel strikes, and a $2 billion rise in personal income. Retail sales totaled a record $26.7 billion but leveled off after prior gains. James Marlow is on vacation.
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Johnson
Congressional
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
House Economic Committee
Proxmire
Budget Bureau
Charles L. Schultze
Congressional Committee
Labor Department
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Ford
Backing the Chauncey County Children’s Home Plan
A Dover Township resident urges readers to support the county commissioners plan to build a new Children’s Home opposite the current County Home. The letter questions claims of inaccessibility of the 1904 buildings and argues the site is feasible without extra tax cost. The writer notes bus routes already serving the area and mentions Ohio University students’ transit needs.
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the Messenger
Dover Township
Chauncey
Ohio University
Athens
Riding Academy
Millfield
The Athens Lilessenger Advertising Rates and Publication Info
The notice lists delivery details and prices for The Messenger Publishing Co based in Athens Ohio. It includes daily and Sunday single-copy prices, mail rates for Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere, and a second class mailing acknowledgment with the address 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
Union St
Athens
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