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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1968
Page
4
Three Montgomery County Maryland Circuit Court judges propose teaching the fourth R in elementary schools to curb lawlessness. The plan includes field trips to courts and police, student constitutions, moot courts, and early lessons on how law protects rights.
Indignant over 1964 figures showing 35 millionaires paying no tax, Liberty Lobby advocates a 50 percent rate on all income over 50 000 and full exemptions for low incomes, claiming 56 million would be wiped from the tax rolls. Martin A. Larson promotes the plan as The Great Tax Fraud, aligning with ideas to broaden the base by cutting credits and deductions.
The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia changes Senate views on Europe troop levels. Senator Mansfield and Senator Symington, long advocating deep cuts, now maintain U S forces in Europe. They reassess plans amid European NATO partners awakening to defense needs. The invasion proves brutal power dominates, shaping American policy and urging vigilance.
Washington insight analyzes a Democratic plan centered on appealing to liberal McCarthy and Rockefeller wings while avoiding social clashes. The strategy targets genteel suburban whites with a strong antiwar message and shifts blue collar and low income whites toward Nixon or Wallace, hoping to realign the party for future leadership and reduce Johnson era ties.
William F Buckley Jr recalls a Miami Herald ad by Citizens of Black America urging GOP delegates to back Rockefeller. Buckley alleges Rockefeller operation with signers including Louis Armstrong Marian Anderson Charles Evers Jackie Robinson. He questions authenticity of the list and notes Miss Cunningham's connection to Rockefeller offices.
The French captured Hill 103 near St. Quentin, Ohio University drills used Howard Hall as bar racks, Red Army split German defenses by Bukhmach, Logan store employees pledged over $200 monthly in War Bonds. William R. Welch of Philadelphia, 107, quipped about longevity: he never married.
Hal Boyle surveys office romance myths and catalogs common Romeo types found in corporate life. He catalogs the Junior Executive, the Frankenstein Monster, the Cunning Prude, Calculating Charlie, and the Senior Vice President, noting their predictable quirks and frequent misadventures.
As the campaign unfolds, debates focus on how to fund urban renewal. Nixon favors ghetto business with private capital and government guarantees, Humphrey proposes a Marshall Plan for cities via an Urban Development Bank. Estimates push toward 300 billion dollars in ten years, with sources from growth taxes and a possible peace dividend.
History Pittsburgh announces the first nationwide offering of Afro American history as an elective in all public high schools this year. The course will highlight black contributions to American history and is pitched as a popular option for both Black and white students.
The Athens Messenger lists editions daily except Saturdays with worded rates for daily and Sunday delivery. It notes carrier delivery and subscription prices, including regional and U S possessions options, and provides the publishing address in Athens Ohio with filing as second class matter.
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