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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1964

Page

4

Famine Crisis Seen Growing by 1970s Says SUNY Expert

Dr Raymond Ewell of SUNY Buffalo warns famine could strike China India and Pakistan by the early 1970s with hundreds of millions at risk. By 1980 Iran Turkey Africa and South America may face shortages unless wealthy nations supply fertilizer to boost yields.

Raymond Ewell State University of New York At Buffalo American Chemical Society China Ewell India Pakistan Iran Turkey Africa South America United States Stanford University Food Research Institute Karl Brandt Brandt United Nation Food and Agriculture Organization

Voter Apathy in 1960 Could Decide Election

Gallup study shows 18 million registered Democrats did not vote and 9 million Republicans stayed home. If all independents and party registrants cast ballots, the outcome might have swung or even overturned the actual results. Nonvoters formed a reservoir that could have decided the race.

John F. Kennedy Richard M. Nixon Gallup Goldwater - Miller Johnson - Humphrey

West European take on JFK assassination stirs debate

A columnist reviews Hans Habe’s The Wounded Land and its claim that extremists caused Kennedy’s death. The piece argues Habe’s claims reflect West European reaction, noting his misstatements about U S federal police and the persistent belief in a radical right conspiracy.

Coward - McCann Publishing Co America Hans Habe John J. Geoghegan Coward - McCann Dallas Europe Geoghegan Habe Kennedy Jack Ruby John F. Kennedy Soviet Russia General Walker Paine New York John Fitzgerald Kennedy Alabama Texas United States John Birch Society Ku Klux Klan Mr. Habe Oswald Wallace Malcolm X Robert Welch The Birch Society U. S U. S. Has No “Federal Police.” If Mr. Habe FBI J. Edgar Hoover West Europe

Voter Registration Shift Threatens Republican Strength

Inside Report shows post convention registration favors Democrats across major markets. In Montgomery County Sumner precinct the GOP share drops from 56.5% to 28.9% while Democrats rise. similar trends appear in Pittsburgh Newark Camden and Los Angeles. Switching registration risks long term party power.

Montgomery County Maryland Washington Sumner Republi Casiderney Pittsburgh Los Angeles Pennsylvania New Jersey Newark Camden

Martha D. Case Highlights Medical Overuse and Medicare Fears

A decades old column portrays Martha D a 39 year old wife who faked symptoms to justify surgery and cost authorities link overmedicalization to Medicare fears. The piece cites Dr Doyle and Dr Alvarez on unnecessary hysterectomies and appendectomies and urges readers to vote on Medicare legislation.

Martha D Martha James C. Doyle University of California Walter Alvarez

Dear Abby Readers Question Wedding Shoe Gift Custom

Dear Abby addresses reader queries about a wedding custom of passing the bride’s shoe to collect money gifts. The column also provides guidance on trust, temptation, and teen advice, urging open talk with implicated family members and highlighting the impact of advice on young readers.

Abby

Life Begins at Forty An Age Index And Personal Progress

The essay suggests using an age index to chart life progress and time left, recommending a daily jotting memo to track events and satisfaction. It cites Edgar A. Guest on aging and invites readers to request a list of "180 Firms Offering Sales Jobs to Older People" with a stamped self addressed envelope and ten cents.

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Reader letters critique editorials on German GI relations

Mary H Russell from Athens objects to a Messenger special on German GI relations. She recounts 14 months in Budingen near Frankfurt living with locals on the economy, noting friendly Germans, easy shopping, and language hurdles. She argues such reports harm German American relations and urges mutual understanding.

the Messenger Peter Rehak Budigen Germany Frankfurt Athens Army Commissary Nelsonville America Mr. Rehak United States Mary H. Russell

Monk Journey Secret of Silk to Europe in 550 A D

The text notes that silk making knowledge traveled from the Orient to Europe in 550 A D carried by two Persian monks serving Emperor Justinian.

Europe Orient Justinian

Messenger Publishing Co. Address and mailing details

Courier note lists weekly and monthly delivery options with prices and post office routing. Mentions Athena Obie Post Office and delivery by mail discwhere fans Daily and Sunday One Week Four weeks Three months IX months. Includes contact address for the Messenger Publishing Co. and delivery terms.

Athens Messenger Messenger Ally Ohio & W. Va Daily Sun Ag Athena Obie the Messenger Publishing Co

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