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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1963

Page

6

Nixon Enters 1964 GOP Race as Speculation Grows

The piece weighs Nixon’s surprise public return to politics as a possible foil to Goldwater and a potential straw man for Rockefeller. It notes Eisenhower’s cautious stance, rising Goldwater support, and questions whether Nixon is sincere or a strategic decoy.

Richard Nixon Nixon California Rockefeller Barry Goldwater Eisenhower Goldwater Morton Kentucky Scranton Pennsylvania Romney Michigan

Castro Reliance on Red Brigades for Cuba Post Disaster

Castro rejects American Red Cross aid and relies on Cuban students and workers organized as Red Brigades to repair hurricane damage. Soviet and other communist aid arrives sparingly while US drug shipments tied to Bay of Pigs prisoners face scrutiny amid shortages. Exiles accuse medicine of aiding the Soviets, and Castro fears mercy aid would bolster resistance.

Red Cross Fidel Castro Soviet Union Red Cuba Bay of Pigs Castro United States

Spies In The Sky and the U S Reconnaissance Shift

The Soviet Defense Ministry in Military Strategy claims US reconnaissance satellites now locate Soviet targets once tied to the downed May 1960 U-2 flight. Soviet satellites also scan the United States with fewer known targets. The main role is transmitting pictures of enemy military preparations, amid the end of Eisenhower's open skies policy and heightened secrecy.

Soviet Defense Ministry Francis Gary Powers United States Reconnaisance Eisenhower Free World

Critics and Martha Graham Spark Cultural Debate

The piece defends American arts against overseas critics led by Malcolm Muggeridge. It argues U.S. cultural exports like Martha Graham's Phaedra merit attention, notes political objections to funding sexualized art, and contends such critique fuels a foreign image of a cultural wasteland.

Malcolm Muggeridge United States North American Muggeridge Washington, D. C London Punch Virginia New England Cape Cod Melville Hawthorne T. S. Eliot Edgar Allan Poe New York Herald Tribune America U.S. House of Representatives Edna F. Kelly Brooklyn New York Peter Frelinghuysen New Jersey State Department Martha Graham Phaedra Mickey Spillane Norman Mailer Henry Miller Kelly and Frelinghuysen Lunt-Fontanne Nathaniel Hawthorne Clytemnestra Shakespeare Miss Graham U.S

Dear Abby column readers weigh neighborhood moves and Halloween mischief

A reader asks Abby to counsel a mother who drives their son back to the old neighborhood, while another notes Halloween nuisance and calls tricks or treats organized racketeering. A third discusses a father’s concern over his child’s social adjustment and happiness. Abby responds offering practical advice and perspective.

Abby Keith Emerson

Freddy T asks where he came from and how he got out

A child psychology column offers a direct answer for a common parenting question. The suggested formula is simple and uses toddler-friendly language explaining how babies are born. The piece notes a developmental lag before subsequent questions arise.

Freddy Freddy T Dr. Crane PTA Mommie

Straitsville Bridge Club and Visitors Report

The Straitsville area notes report bridge club meetings at Nell Brown's home and visits by Adolf Eiselt Olive Barnhart Robert Lloyd and others to relatives and hospitals in Nelsonville Mount St Mary and Columbus. A regional church soloist appeared at the Methodist Church and mothers are advised on answering children’s questions about birth with careful honesty.

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The Plains School Faces Merger and Vocational Debate

Oscar McGee argues The Plains should avoid merging with a heavily indebted Athens area district. He laments loss of local control, band and athletic programs, and urges a large regional vocational school to prepare students for jobs over college. He recalls early school growth and calls for preserving community funding and priorities. Jackie Robinson backs Rockefeller in New York politics in Buffalo dispatch.

the Messenger Plains Hocking Hill Slater The Joe Evans W. W. Finney Edward Michael L. D. Nelson H. A. Tipton the Plains Athens Oscar McGee Buffalo N. Y Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers New York

Life Begins Art 40 by Robert Peterson

An elder care essay argues against charitable Memorial Homes. It favors using a $5 million Detroit trust to provide annual stipends enabling seniors to live independently. Trustees note independence supports well being and costs, with 87 elderly recipients so far. Write for a booklet on Home Care.

Luella Hannan Detroit Mich Hannan Trustees the Messenger

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