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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1969
Page
10
The item lists Charles W. Reamer as Managing Editor and Richard R. Paynter as Assistant to the Publisher for the Athens Ohio paper dated Thursday October 23 1969. It anchors the issue with masthead details and location.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers says North Vietnam and the United States are de-escalating the war as enemy infiltration falls by two thirds and overall troop strength drops by 35,000. He notes B 52 missions down and U S battle orders shifted to protective reaction, while Defense officials warn of cyclical lull and a possible later offensive.
The Nixon era policy backs voluntary agreements over federal pressure to boost minority participation in construction. The Philadelphia Plan sets goals for government projects, with cities like New York Chicago Pittsburgh Detroit Boston and others eyeing extension. Secretary Shultz says each community should find its own path. The aim is to broaden access to blue collar, well paid jobs for minorities.
Washington columnist notes Charles Stark Draper, founder of MIT’s Instrumentation Laboratory, is ending his tenure and facing pressure from New Left critics. MIT president Johnson says Draper is not fired, but will step down as lab head, while Draper remains technical director on Apollo 11 guidance work. The piece contrasts Draper’s fate with Oppenheimer and cites Noam Chomsky and Jonathan Kabat urging defense research cuts.
The writer argues that U S withdrawal from Vietnam would invite communist expansion and threaten global freedom. He warns of harm to South Vietnam’s progress, urges continued American support, and cites figures like Bishop Sheen, Martin Luther King Jr., Cardinal Spellman, and Hubert Humphrey.
William F Buckley Jr rails against Spiro Agnews remarks and the moratorium protesters as intellectuals while addressing broader debates on rhetoric and ideology. He cites Murray Kempton and Lyndon Johnson comparisons, condemns epicene resentment and questions protesters aims versus Viet Cong imperialists.
Hal Boyle reflects on memory as a life force and sanctuary from oblivion. He recalls childhood candy with a nickel, classic Manhattan sights like Grant's Tomb and the Woolworth Building, and everyday remedies from hot water bottles to Sen Sen breath freshener.
The Athens Messenger lists delivery options for daily and Sunday editions. Rates vary by delivery method and location, with mail options across Ohio, West Virginia, and elsewhere in the U S. The paper is a daily except Saturday publication of the Associated Press member in Athens Ohio.
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