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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1964

Page

4

Employment Picture Brightens Despite Teen Jobless Rate

The third quarter unemployment fell to 5.1 percent with 3.3 million out of work, weighed down by 15 percent teenage joblessness. Long term jobless dropped to 800,000, 6 month plus unemployment to 400,000, and unemployment benefits to 163,000. Non farm payrolls rose to 59.8 million in September with factory jobs at 17.8 million, underscoring growth outside manufacturing and hinting at potential full employment if demand and exports rise.

Labor Department

Rule of the Jungle Ousts Khrushchev at Soviet Core

The piece argues Khrushchev fell from power after 11 years as Soviet spokesman amid accusations of cult of personality nepotism and poor policy. Suslov Brezhnev and Kosygin rise, charging him with harebrained schemes. A small, ruthless 160 member Politburo now controls world power, making business with communism impossible.

Nikita Khrushchev Soviet Union Johnson Khrushchev Stalin Alexei Adzhubei Izevestia West Red China United States Canada Mikhail Suslov Vyacheslav Molotov Georgi Malenkov Alexei N. Kosygin Leonid I. Brezhnev Suslov Brezhnev Kosygin

Europe Hasn t The Only War cartoon on wets vs drys

A front page panel mocks the local option fight in Ohio with the wets and drys clashing as voters face October 22 1914. Congressman Frank B Willis Republican governor candidate was warmly received in Athens during his campaign. A New York social worker and a Cleveland woman were to speak to the local Woman s Suffrage Club on the constitutional amendment proposal.

Europe Ohio Frank B. Willis Athens New York Cleveland Woman's Suffrage Club

Khrushchev Out as Kremlin Leader Faces Uncertain Future

The piece recalls Khrushchev's fall from power after pushing consumer focused plans amid grain shortages and poor harvests. It notes reforms debated in Pravda and the challenges of central planning, with observers questioning Brezhnev and Kosygin's potential to improve a system built on Soviet control.

Georgi Malenkov Soviet Union Siberia Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev Russia Leonid Brezhnev Alexei Kosygin Turkey Moscow Ankara Crimean Dnieper Ukraine Don Pravda Communist Party Communist Party Central Committee Yevsey Liberman Kharkov University Lev Leontiev Rumania Comecon Red China Cuba Kosygin

Nixon Returns To Campaign Trail In Midwest Tour

Nixon resumes nationwide campaigning with a 36 state swing aimed at energizing Republicans. He promotes past GOP loyalties, contrasts with Goldwater, and hints at a possible 1968 bid as Romney and other leaders face party divisions.

Nixon Sen Barry Goldwater Dwight Eisenhower Sen. Goldwater Goldwater-Miller Michigan George Romney Romney Lonewolf Romney

Hoover and Roosevelt differed on guiding the economy and government

The piece contrasts Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt comparing their temperaments and approaches to the Depression. It notes Hoover’s rigid individualism, limited anti depression program, and stubborn spending while Roosevelt is depicted as flexible, experimental, and capable of conveying hope, shaping the New Deal era.

Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt Hoover Roosevelt Washington William E. Leuchtenburg White House America

Hoover and Roosevelt in a crossroads of American governance

The passage contrasts Hoover and Roosevelt, framing Hoover as the end of an era and Roosevelt as its beginning. It highlights disputes over government role, the 1952 campaign line about two philosophies, and historians’ rankings placing Roosevelt among the five great presidents while labeling Hoover as average. It notes Hoover’s failed response to the Depression and the need to innovate beyond administration.

Dr. Cure-All Hoover Roosevelt Lincoln Washington Wilson Jefferson

Quick Guide to Fast and Slow State Marriage Rules

Dear Abby explains state-by-state rules for blood tests and waiting periods for quick marriages near Iowa. Minnesota requires a five day wait with no blood test, while South Dakota imposes a blood test with no waiting period.

Abby Iowa Sarah Mason City Illinois Nebraska Missouri Wisconsin You Minnesota South Dakota

Timid Man Draws Courage From Gang Welded Identity

Editor George D. Stuart of Tarentum Pennsylvania notes vandals often act in mobs. He explores why boys are more implicated, how group power boosts timid individuals, and contrasts roles of athletes students scouts and nonparticipants in mob violence.

George D. Stuart Tarentum George Stuart Dole

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