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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1963

Page

6

Kennedy and Goldwater Readying National Campaign Tours

President Kennedy announces a five day tour across ten states September 25 to inspect the nation’s conservation program and promote preservation. Senator Goldwater counters with a two month swing starting Monday to test his brand of conservatism and build support in key states.

Kennedy Sen Barry Goldwater Franklin D. Roosevelt Congress Pennsylvania Minnesota North Dakota Montana Wyoming Utah Washington Oregon California Nevada Goldwater Cleveland Ohio Republican Finance Committee James A. Rhodes Ohio Senate Robert A. Taft Illinois Oklahoma Texas

School Building Bonds Reach Record Nationwide Total

Last year public school bonds raised 2.483 billion with a prior high of 2.549 billion. In the first half of this year 1.328 billion was issued. Over 30 months totals hit 6.361 billion, with one third of bonds defeated at the polls. California leads by approving large issues and funding local districts.

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Propaganda War Forges West European Challenge

Soviet authorities express alarm over rising anti communist propaganda in the West led by the United States and supported by West Germany. International Affairs notes more people now organize propaganda against the Soviet Union, prompting renewed U.S. effort in the ideological struggle.

Soviet Union West United States West Germany A. A. Galkin

Varying global alarms spark press warnings on unrest

A columnist lists worldwide threats from Maoist mobilization to regional upheavals in India Pakistan Israel Egypt Algeria Congo Angola and South Africa. The piece frames happiness as a warning about Red Chinese aggression and the resulting race and terror provocations amid Cold War tensions.

Mao Tse- Tung South Vietnam Diem Nehru India Himalayas Pakistan U.S Israel Egypt Nasser Mediterranean Sea Ben Bella Algeria Angola Holden Roberto Congo Lisbon Addis Ababa Ethiopia South Africa

Fragmented excerpts frame politics and culture in a restless era

A collage of opinions and events highlights defendable apartheid rhetoric in John Chamberlain’s stance, Berlin Wall violence, Brazil’s inflation driven aid and currency turmoil, Jagan’s political pose amid Cold War intrigue, London moral critiques, and editorial musings on happiness from disaster to ordinary club events.

U.S Brazil Washington Cheddi Jagan British Guiana George Washington Jagan Khrushchev Moscow Castro Havana Sexcess London Victoria Old Ladies Sewing Society

Dear Abby Ask About Unreadable Contract Practices

In a letter, a caller regrets signing a roofing contract for an estimate and faces immediate work and payment. Abby warns against signing without discussion with a spouse or lawyer and urges reporting to the Better Business Bureau.

Abby The Better Business Bureau

Retired Couple Sails the World and Writes a Book

John and Heddy Kraemer retired from oil work and spent 190 days aboard a freighter visiting 30 countries. They spent $4190 on fares and voyages plus land travel, wrote More Time Than Money, and praised Bangkok and Australia as retirement havens while noting the challenge of distance from friends. They urge other couples to plan a world retirement and offer a low cost trip list through The Athens Messenger.

John Heddy Kraemer Finland Kraemers Heddy New York Scandinavia England Antwerp Marseilles Genoa Cairo Singapore Bangkok India Australia New Guinea Hong Kong Japan Africa Atlantic Rio de Janeiro States Thailand Orient The Athens Messenger

Daily newspaper quiz for parent readers at dinner

Carl Turner praises using the daily newspaper as a classroom and home study tool. He cites estate law, economics at Urbana College, and collateral reading across sections from page one history to sports and comics, encouraging parents to use current events for learning.

Carl Turner Carl R. Turner Urbana College Ohio Carl United States IBM

Reading the Newspaper as a Home Learning Tool

The article urges using the comic page as a reading lab for children and suggests daily quizzes from various pages to build literacy. It cites Dr. George W. Crane and Carl Turner, noting benefits for reading skills, school performance, and even small monetary rewards for correct answers.

Crosswalk Paint Dries After City Crew Paves Markings

Reader laments on W State Street after city workers marked school crossings then covered the marks with tar and limestone. She asks what will happen next and signs as Mrs. Richard Fought Athens.

the Messenger W. State St Richard

Jumping To Conclusions and Human Foibles across Society

Long prose meditation on stubbornness and social folly contrasts sex differences with common human flaws. It laments how people assume, spoil, tip perceptions, and chase status while noting humor in everyday foibles and modern life quirks.

Birth days observed at Swan and Lyons home in Tuppers Plains

Evelyn Brickofs reports a birthday gathering at the Swan and Lyons residence with relatives from Long Bottom Alburquerque and Pomeroy. Attendees included Rev Ken Riggs Ray Riggs Oscar Babcock and Airman 3.c. David Riggs among others. Airman Riggs is set to depart for Okinawa.

Tuppers Plains Eulah Swan Ray Justice Teresa Riggs Swan and Lyons Kenneth Riggs Ray Riggs Oscar Babcock Long Bottom Charles Massar Starling Massar Diana Gene Riggs C. David Riggs Harold Noble Betty Joe Alburqueque N. M Linda Corkey Athens Lawrence Hasbargen Mary Tracey Pomeroy Riggs Okinawa Gerald Violet Buckeye Lake Floyd Spence Ruth Ann Baker Mrs. Way Clark

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