Fourth Party Still Lives in American Politics
Marcus G. Raskin, national chairman of the New Party, criticizes the Democratic party as dominated by military industrial interests. He hopes Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy leads the fourth party, potentially on at least 25 state ballots, while McCarthy refuses to lead yet may join if program and leadership are sound. Humphrey would need to oppose Vietnam escalation to gain New Party backing, a stance seen as costly by current insurgents who prefer defeat over supporting his war position.
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Democratic Party
Marcus G. Raskin
New Party
Sen
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Raskin
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Eisenhower
Humphrey
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Johnson
Nixon
West Virginia
Kennedy
Idea of a Black Republic gains traction at Philadelphia conference
At the third National Conference on Black Power in Philadelphia more than 3,000 delegates discussed forming an independent black nation within the United States. Leaders urged self-determination while insisting violence is not desired, yet warned that armed action would target violence against Black people.
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Old South
Philadelphia
United States
Nathan Hare
Henry
South
America
Sowing the Wind on Slavic Echoes After Czechoslovak Invasion
The piece weighs long term effects of Soviet invasion on Russians and Slavic peoples. It compares to Napoleonic era troops turning toward revolution, notes state censorship via VOA and BBC, and questions whether literacy and awareness could spark democratic sentiment despite a rigid police state.
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British Broadcasting Company
Soviet Union
Humphrey boldly makes race the central 1968 campaign issue
Joseph Alsop argues Hubert Humphrey's bold strategy centers the racial problem in the race against Nixon and Wallace. He notes the issue is the long term reality shaping American politics, given rising tensions, the Southern strategy, and the risk of drifting toward apartheid if justice and equal opportunity are not pursued.
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New York
George C. Wallace
Humphrey
Nixon
Wallace
Conservative View: A Novelist In The News Leader Story
In a memoir style reminiscence James Kilpatrick narrates a day with Abe Fortas and politics plus a tale of finding Lee Smith through Louis D. Rubin Jr. He recalls Lee Smith’s arrival after Rubin’s suggestion, detailing her rough start with hay fever and a Paris escapade while she trained to type.
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Abe Fortas
House
Senate
George Wallace
Richmond
News Leader
Louis D. Rubin, Jr
Roanoke
Hollins College
Lee Smith
Grundy
Paris
Hollins
Harper Lee's Successor: Lee Smith Tops With Debut Novel
A literary notice praises Lee Smith for The Last Day the Dogbushes Bloomed, a Harper & Row debut fiction about a nine year old girl from a small town. The review highlights Smith's hard work, descriptive skill, and promise, placing her among Elliott Glasgow and Welty as rising talents.
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Lee
Hollins
Louis Rubin
Harper & Row
Susan Tobey
Bright Circle of Shining Stars
Ellen Glasgow
Eudora Welty
Margaret Mitchell
Harper Lee
Lee Smith
How To Help Editor The Messenger
Reliable sources estimate 100000 children and their mothers starved during July in the Nigeria Biafra civil war. Readers can help by contacting The Africa Fund for information and donations, sending food contributions to Help a Child Emergency Appeal for Biafran Children at Catholic Relief Services, and urging Congress to push for a massive UN or Red Cross civilian airlift.
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the Messenger
The
Africa Fund
Madison Avenue
New York
Biafra
Catholic Relief Services
Fifth Avenue
United Nations
International Committee of the Red Cross
No Difference Seen in Policies by Nixon and Humphrey
North Vietnam's chief negotiator Xuan Thuy says there is no essential difference in the war policies of the major presidential nominees Nixon and Humphrey. He warns there is no breakthrough toward peace now and that Vietnam will endure more thousands in a war it cannot win.
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North Vietnam
Paris
Xuan Thuy
Nixon
Humphrey
Nixon Links Inflation to Loss of Social Security Trust
Richard M. Nixon charged that more than $2 billion of the Social Security trust fund disappeared due to government inflation in the mid sixties. He urged politicians to reject inflationary politics as a modern curse on the working man, robbing wage gains of purchasing power.
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Richard M. Nixon
Athens Teachers Face Salary Gap Challenge
The Athens Education Association letters editorials criticize the Athens High School program and urge community financial support. They condemn the salary schedule as among the state s poorest, lagging behind Logan and other districts, risking program failure without equity. Joseph Stanley, Charles McAfee, Karen Wagner, and Eugene Brundige sign.
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the Messenger
Sunday Messenger
New
Athens High School
Athens
Ohio
Logan
Jackson
Gallipolis
Southeastern Ohio
Athens Education Association
Joseph Stanley
Charles McAfee
Karen Wagner
Eugene Brundige
The Case for Local School Boards in a Big Education Era
A historic view argues that school boards have guided from one room schools to modern systems for 78 years. It contends boards, elected by voters, remain the essential link between public funds and local schools, and warns against replacing them while urging responsible service. G C Sutton Route 3 Athens.
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the Messenger
Boards of Education
Canaan Township
G. C. Sutton
Athens
Athens Messenger Subscription Rates and Address
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday edition prices with mail delivery options across local and US addresses. It notes carrier delivery, postal rates, and the publisher’s address at 43 W Union, Athens, Ohio 45701.
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Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
W Union
Athens, Ohio
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