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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1966

Page

5

Impact Of Congressional Action Will Be Felt Across Country

The 1966 session of the Great Society Congress will reshape taxes, spending, and programs nationwide. It funds education aid, minimum wage increases, auto safety, urban renewal, and poverty programs while expanding aid to schools and veterans. The article uses a fictional Beauville family to illustrate effects on income, prizes, and public services.

Raymond J. Crowley Washington Great Society Congress Sargent Shriver Beauville Midwest Dad Mom Bob Viet Nam Joe Bank of Savings and Loan Nancy American Legion Korea Peace Corps Teachers Corps Poochie Agriculture Department Beautville

Johnson to sign vast postwar legislation into law

Washington AP reports President Johnson is expected to sign virtually all legislation passed by Congress before leaving for the Pacific Asia tour. Key items include a 6.1 billion elementary and secondary education bill and a 1.26 billion demonstration cities program, with broader anti poverty and safety measures.

Washington Johnson Congress United States Povery

Notable Election Faithful Voter Aims To Cast Absentee Ballot

Horacie O Moffit of Jackson Michigan says he has voted in every election for 70 years and will be 94 on November 9. He plans to continue voting the straight Republican ticket despite the upcoming general election.

Jackson, Mich Horacie O. Moffit Moffit Rpublican

Off-Year Trends Shape GOP Drive for House Seats

A Newschart shows that in 12 off-year elections since World War II the party out of power mostly loses seats. Only 1934 and 1958 saw large GOP losses while 1962 yielded slight GOP gains in the House but losses overall, outlining the typical political pattern.

GOP

Prison escapee’s body found near track aftermath near Grafton

Ohio deputies report Terry Reed Brown 19 Canton escaped from a state prison farm Saturday and may have died attempting to hitch a ride on a passing train near Columbia Station on New York Central lines. He was under auto theft sentence.

Elyria Ohio Grafton Terry Reed Brown Canton Columbia Station Brown

Science Shrinks Piles Without Surgery New Remedy

Advertisement proclaims a new healing substance Bio-Dyne, marketed as Preparation H, that claims to shrink hemorrhoids and relieve itching and pain without surgery, with cases showing reductions and patient statements that piles are no longer a problem. The product is available as suppository or ointment from drug counters.

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