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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1969
Page
6
The Athens Messenger publishes from Athens Ohio on Friday September 12 1969 listing the M D McDargh advertising director and Charles W Reamer managing editor with the paper’s long running publishers and staff lineage.
Expert Frank George warns data banks and computers could enable rulers to force obedience. He cites Nazi Germany as a hypothetical example and argues that inefficiency in systems preserves individual freedom, cautioning against a modern drift toward totalitarian influence through data and technology.
Geriatric researchers Samuel Granick and J E Birren report that higher cognitive functioning predicts longer life. A 1956 study of 47 healthy men aged 65 to 92 found 23 survivors reexamined in 1968, with survivors showing stronger mental skills and gains in ability. The finding challenges retiring at 65, suggesting ongoing mental use supports longevity.
Soviet Washington reports the USSR seeks views from East European bloc and outside parties on a possible preemptive nuclear strike against China's nuclear facilities. The inquiry implies the USSR might launch a first strike if it serves national interests, in the context of debates over deploying the Safeguard missile system in the United States.
The passage cites Defense Secretary Melvin Laird warning that the Soviets may seek a first strike and would use it against the United States. It questions the logic of pre emptive action against weaker China and notes concerns about nuclear retaliation and global fallout undermining U.S. capability.
Joseph Alsop reports in Trang Bang Hau Nghia and Binh Tuong provinces show VC ranks shrinking to a few score amid rising demoralization. North Vietnamese soldiers may replace local guerrillas, challenging the viability of a protracted war without native cadres.
At Holloman Air Force Base a psychologist oversees a drug study using rhesus monkeys Off and Chop in bubble helmets to self-administer amphetamine. They may later test chimpanzees with marijuana and LSD to assess harm and brain effects, informing legal and medical debates.
A reminiscence contrasts Dirksen as a stabilizing pragmatist and a theatrical politician. The author recalls a Kennedy White House episode, his shifting stances, and fond regard for his garden marigolds, ending with a fanciful call to honor him as national flower.
Letter writer James Hill argues hunger and pestilence cross all divides. He reflects on graphic images of Biafran children to urge universal human sympathy beyond race, creed, or religion. The appeal links compassion to Christian, atheist, and agnostic perspectives.
Segregated blood labeling for transfusions remains in Louisiana while 49 states have ended the practice. Arkansas repealed a similar law last January. The American Public Health Association calls the practice scientifically foolish and urges an immediate end.
Interior Secretary Walter J. Hickel invites executives, congressmen, and officials to an October conference on practical economic aspects of industrial pollution abatement. Pittsburgh is chosen as the demonstration city for its notable smoke abatement work.
Joseph J. O Connell Jr longtime chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board retires denying any pressure on deliberations The NTSB investigates major transport accidents and relies on publicity to enforce findings naming causes and parties affected by public opinion
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