Athens Messenger October 29 1968 front page notes
The Athens Messenger from Athens Ohio dated October 29 1968 lists staff and publishers including Gordon K. Bush M W McDargh and Charles W Reamer. The issue details office addresses Union Street and 43 Frederick W Bush with historical publisher notes and city details.
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Frederick W. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Fred W. Weber
Athens
Union Street
Ohio
Gordon K. Bush
M. W. McDargh
Charles W. Reamer
National Assessment on What Children Learn Stalls
Federal plans for a nationwide education assessment faced NEA opposition and failed in Congress. The Carnegie Foundation funded tests for sample schools across regions and demographic groups, with results to guide state and city administrators and parents toward minimum standards.
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National Education Association
American Association of School Administrators
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House
Senate
NEA
Carnegie Foundation
Profitable Passengers and the Railroads Profit Debate
The ICC rebuts claims that passenger rail service cannot be profitable, citing a 13 year staff study showing net annual profits of about 35 million while five year deficits occurred yet preserved passenger profits from 11 to 78 million. Rail carriers counter with competition from air travel and automobiles, noting rapid train discontinuances as intercity service declines. The piece criticizes ICC timing and calls for action to restore passenger rail viability.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Southeast Asia nations seek own defense amid U S Vietnam doubt
Southeast Asia nations see Vietnam buying time for joint security options. Thailand Malaysia Singapore Australia New Zealand all adapt as US unlikely to again engage in Vietnam. Korea keeps border guard with RoK troops while Japan faces base withdrawal and defense review in 1970. US election mood shapes regional policy.
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New Zealand
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New York Swing Boosts Humphrey Amid City Labor Crises
Washington insight notes a strong New York shift toward Humphrey driven by McCarthyite defections and mayor Lindsay’s labor turmoil. The Daily News poll shows Humphrey narrowing Nixon’s lead to two points as voters, including independents in districts like Silk Stocking and McCarthyite clubs, pivot toward the Democrat. The article links ethnic tensions, city strikes, and Lindsay’s unpopularity to a unique New York effect unlikely to repeat nationally.
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Daily News
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66Th Assembly
Manhattan
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Richard Nixon
George Wallace
New Democratic Club
Lindsay
Democratic Party
The New York Problem and Decentralization
William F Buckley Jr discusses the New York school crisis, arguing decentralization remains desirable but must be limited. He cites Ocean Hill Brownsville as showing dangers when administrators foster revolutionary institutes, illustrated by teacher Leslie J Campbell inviting a pupil Timmy Karman into Junior High School 271 and prompting questions from the class.
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Brownsville
Leslie J. Campbell
Timmy Karman
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Timmy
Debates on Violence and Education in Black Community
A Brooklyn classroom discussion contrasts Martin Luther King Jr with Malcolm X and Rap Brown, arguing peaceful protest versus violence. A New York letter criticizes black militants and anti-Semitism fueling tensions, calls for a city code restricting teachers actions and for removing union power to close schools.
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Rap Brown
Campbell
Timmy
Whitey
Dr. King
Brooklyn
America
New York
Middle East
United Federation of Teachers
Albert Shanker
Ocean Hill
UFT
Versailles conference opens sessions to decide peace terms
The Messenger reports the Versailles conference began its sessions to determine whether Germany will accept a dictated peace or continue fighting. Athens doctors say influenza pneumonia signs of abatement. Roosevelt urges a billion dollar post-war education program for servicemen and women. Nelsonville Egg Auction posts a 50 percent year over year sale gain.
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Congress
Roosevelt
High Training Cost Fails to Lift Hard Core Jobless
The cost to train hard core unemployed in cooking and baking for three months is $4,000 or more, with trainees paid $1.60 an hour during classes. Yet most do not keep culinary jobs after training, as relief payments exceed possible earnings, wasting the government's $4,000 training outlay. Hard core unemployed remain on relief too long to give it up easily.
Eisenhower Exhibit At National Archives This Week
As part of Salute to Eisenhower week the National Archives in Washington features an exhibit on General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s military and presidential careers running through this week. The exhibit is not traveling so the country cannot view it elsewhere.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Word Lover Flexner on slang and word growth
Word expert Stuart Flexner, editor of the College Edition of the Random House Dictionary and author of the American Dictionary of Slang, explains slang as words entering formal speech from cultural subgroups. He notes four letter words as taboo, and cites sources for new words from space, politics, sports, music, science, and fashion.
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Stuart Flexner
Random House
Flexner
Letters Muzzled Voice in The Messenger
Editor laments the lack of Wallace support letters in the local paper while praising Nixon and Humphrey. He claims Wallace has backers and suggests censorship by factions has stifled Wallace supporters in recent editions. Wallace remains a persistent force in politics.
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George C. Wallace
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Humphrey
George Wallace
Wallce
Mr. Wallace
Regretful Editor Praises Local Democratic Progress
The Messenger: An Independent Democrat from Ohio expresses cautious optimism about improvements in local and state Democratic organization. He cites limited ability to participate due to his specialization in biology and philology and urges overall political change without insisting on a party switch.
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USA
Ohio
Frank Merrick Semans
Athens
Vital Endeavor: Athens County Children’s Home Levy
The Children's Home levy renewal appears on the November 5 ballot. Approved four times since 1948, the six tenths of a mill levy funds care for scores of children without families across the county. Passage will let this vital program continue.
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Children’s Home
The Athens Messenger Subscription Rates Notice
The Messenger Publishing Co announces daily and Sunday editions with carrier and mail delivery options. Rates shown include weekly 15 cents for carrier, 50 cents for three weeks, and annual mailed subscriptions. prices vary by region including Ohio West Virginia and other U. S. locations.
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