Truman Warns Johnson on High Interest Rates
Former President Truman issues a formal statement urging action to curb high interest rates, arguing they threaten to cause deflation and burden consumers. He is joined by Speaker McCormack and other Democrats as Johnson defends current monetary policy amid a sharp stock market slide and rising living costs.
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John W. McCormack
Congress
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House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
GOP
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Missouri
Postwar isolationism forgotten as Vietnam debate stirs rally
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told Jewish War Veterans that a surge of isolationist sentiment fears a repeat of history. He warned against bellicose critics and urged continued support for the Vietnam War to prevent broader world conflict. He warned that focusing on domestic programs at the expense of Southeast Asia could demand far greater resources later.
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Viet Nam
Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
Humphrey
Southeast Asia
Hitler
Turnabout of Ned Bumble’s Pension Fantasia
Hal Boyle imagines a workplace where retirement ages shift with age. Ned Bumble, 22, starts on a generous pension then steps into a life of staged returns, pay cuts, and flexible hours, aging through 65 and beyond with endless work and finally a cot in the office until death at 82.
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Dullsville
Ned
A Conservative View James Kilpatrick Warns of Data State Trend
In a conservative critique Kilpatrick argues public submission grows under official forms and data collection. He warns of a potential federal personal data bank and a shift from individual to state components, citing Census forms and expert testimony before committees.
Privacy Sparks Overbroad Data Plans and Senate Pushback
Republicans cap mass transit aid at 300 million for two years amid Johnson budget warnings. The piece explores a proposed Human Data Bank centralizing personal government records and the push for privacy safeguards led by Sen Sam Ervin. It notes public fatigue with being reduced to numbers and a desire to reclaim names.
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Johnson
Gallaher
Packard
Gallagher
House
Senate
North Carolina
Sam Ervin
Bureau of the Census
Thant Stirs Quiet U N Exit With Plain Speak
James Marlow reports Thant U Thant, 57, announces he will not seek another term as United Nations secretary general after five years in office. He condemns UN inaction on peace as he warns of a possible major war, citing Viet Nam and Congo as examples of failed cooperation. He urges Beijing admission as a step to stabilize global issues.
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United Nations
Trygve Lie
U. N
Thant
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Burma
China
Hammarskjold
Sweden
Congo
Katanga
Moscow
Russia
Viet Nam
United States
India
Pakistan
Pope Paul VI
Lie
South Korea
Troika
Sign Of Deflation Hits Swift & Co Workers In St Joseph
In St Joseph Missouri workers at the Swift and Company packing plant took a 40 cent per hour pay cut to preserve their jobs for at least two years. The move signals deflation in an otherwise affluent era and is portrayed as a measure to save both jobs and businesses.
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Ned
Tahiti
St. Joseph
Swift & Co
Readers urged to send brief opinion letters
The Messenger invites readers to submit concise opinions on current topics. Letters should be brief, signed, and include the writer’s address and telephone number for publication consideration.
Athens Messenger publication and delivery rates
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday single-copy prices of 10 and 15 cents, with mail and carrier delivery options. Rates include weekly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual subscriptions for local and distant addresses, and the paper is entered at the Athens post office as second class matter under 1918 act.
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