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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1965
Page
4
The Vehicle Assembly Building at Cape Kennedy nears completion as doors go in last June. It will assemble four Saturn 5 rockets with Apollo spacecraft for launches in 1968 to reach the moon by 1970. A crawler transports rockets to two pads, lifting crews toward a 3860 foot tower and a historic voyage.
Questions posed by the newly created National Crime Commission probe parole relapse crime causes addiction and juvenile delinquency across economic and educational lines. The commission seeks answers to why one offender returns to crime while others in identical circumstances do not.
The article notes a mobile population with Census figures showing about 34 million relocations annually. Despite frequent moves, home ownership peaks, as many Americans prefer owning houses, with apartments and mobile trailers serving moving households.
The article quotes Mao Tse-tung via Lin Piao describing peoples wars to destroy the United States piece by piece. It argues U S involvement in Viet Nam is not self defense and warns of expanding conflicts closer to home if China and its allies prevail.
John Chamberlain argues Europe’s booming auto expansion will reshape economics and culture. He notes rising car ownership, new motorway networks, and suburban growth as drivers of a longer, deeper capitalist expansion across Western Europe, contrasting U.S. politics and inflation with Europe’s digestion of similar issues. He sees strong momentum for investment in Europe over America, highlighting Eastern openness as a potential game changer.
Report notes Theodore M. Berry likely to quit as Community Action Program head. With Berry's departure probable, most of Secretary Shriver’s senior aides are leaving, reflecting policy disputes and a mass exodus amid the anti poverty drive.
Labor leader Jack Conway quits as deputy director under Sargent Shriver to rejoin Walter Reuther’s AFL-CIO. The split centers on policy and organization with Conway favoring a conventional structure while Shriver’s team uses a unique, labor intensive system. Top aides face 16 hour days leading to further departures as staff needs shift.
Enforcement of a long ignored liquor law sparked a Sunday crackdown on country clubs and private clubs. The move follows a failed Sunday sales measure and prompts clubs to consider higher dues or service cuts as revenue suffers.
Dear Abby notes the common Socrates quote about youth is misleading and cites Athens decay as a counterpoint. A reader echoes concern about a husband losing clothes, joking the wife should join him to avoid losing his shirt.
New York The French are spending over 800 million since World War II to maintain the Maginot Line cited by President de Gaulle as a symbol of France's military infallibility. He reportedly approves the upkeep despite reliance on a nuclear force for future defense.
A HAL BOYLE style column compiles curious insights from everyday spending and customs. It cites child costs, clothing, Japanese luck charms, illness days, egg storage, liquor and auto expenditures, notes on Big Ben, and theories on Jesus appearance, retirement reasons, and a king or queen’s age intonation.
The Messenger invites brief signed letters from readers with address and telephone number for possible publication. The paper reserves the right to select and condense letters.
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