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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1963
Page
4
A reader recounts slapping a winking man with a corset causing a lawsuit and job loss. Abby cautions against violence. Other letters debate facial hair, authenticity of Dear Abby, and a husband’s bet over the columnist’s gender. Pearl is urged to begin with Phoenix.
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia recalls only two federal aid programs for land grant colleges and roads thirty years ago. He notes the rise of numerous programs and multi billions in cost while praising Kennedy’s call for citizen service and urging restraint in executive spending.
Federal officials estimate toll roads add 4.3 billion to the interstate cost. Congress could cut the price tag by about 10 percent by taking tollways at cost. Chicago seeks Calumet Skyway purchase to gain full federal aid for a toll-free route. The plan risks triggering similar requests from other states.
President Kennedy writes in The Nation's Business that government and business must cooperate to sustain the economic expansion. He credits tax incentives for growth and argues for tax reductions while urging Congress to restrict new spending.
Victor Lasky’s forthcoming J F K The man and the myth challenges Arthur Schlesinger Jr. on Kennedy’s image. The book argues Schlesinger’s omissions distort history and portrays Nixon as a principled rival rather than a mere opportunist. It notes Kennedy and Nixon’s early parallel paths and shared anti liberal views.
A column argues against Kennedy Medicare Bill while condemning "free loaders" and waste. It recalls Case Q-447 with David at Cook County Hospital questioning a mother about bus fare and condemns veterans who rely on free care after spending scarce funds on liquor.
A slogan-like note argues nursing care at Dr George W Crane facility is funded by taxpayers. It claims a cost of 20 dollars per day per bed, emphasizing financial burden on the public.
Haydenville residents spent weekends visiting relatives in Kittanning Columbus Evans and Stockport while a letter to the editor critiques Kennedy's Medicare bill. The piece argues doctors donate services and warns against expanding welfare claiming it ruins the republic.
The Messenger prints a letter urging Senators Lausche and Young to uphold constitutional treaty standards, question a test ban deal with Soviet influence and Cuba policy, and support Kennedy era Civil Rights Act provisions including desegregation and voting reforms. Warnings about Leninist tactics and Monroe Doctrine implications accompany calls for moral integrity and equality.
Miss Bren da Johnson and Martha Rhea Brown spent the night with Mrs. Ethel Rife in Dexter. Several families including the Johns t ons and Browns visited relatives in nearby towns and a hospital patient in Oak Hill.
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