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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1966
Page
1
James H. Moyers 39, assistant to President Johnson and brother of White House press secretary Bill Moyers, died at his McLean Virginia home. Family spokesman says he had endured severe cancer pain since summer 1965.
A predicted sale predicts a $972,000 Route 66 bypass for New Marshfield Ohio. The item appears on Page 3 with regional notes and advertising context. The wrap includes mentions of Ohio University Athens State Hospital training launch and police activity in Nelsonville.
NASA scientists report Surveyor 2 lost control after its No 3 vernier rocket failed to fire during a mid course maneuver. The craft tumbled about one revolution per second hindering a planned lunar landing at Sinus Medii Central Bay.
President Johnson avoided committing to a tax increase to balance revenues and expenditures. He said any tax move would come after Congress passes all appropriations and that estimated costs for Vietnam will be reviewed to inform the budget. He added no clear sign of peace talks and noted no shift in Soviet stance.
President Johnson announced that Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach will resign to serve as undersecretary of state. He will replace George W. Ball, who is leaving government service. Rostow will become undersecretary and Foy Kohler will become deputy undersecretary, succeeding U. Alexis Johnson.
U S Marines captured the fortified village of Gia Binh just south of the demilitarized zone after four days of heavy ground and air assaults. B52 bombers and Phantom jets struck Red positions inside and below the zone while Navy planes targeted a camouflaged torpedo boat off Haiphong. One U S plane was shot down in North Viet Nam and another in the South, bringing total losses to 368th over the North.
Ford Motor Co announced 1967 price increases averaging 25 dollars per car or about 1 percent, with a higher 4 percent rise when comparing 1966 and 1967 models. The moves include making some 1966 safety items standard and adding costly options like automatic transmissions, complicating exact buyer costs. General Motors Chrysler and American Motors were expected to follow.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation set a new 5 percent cap on interest paid by insured commercial banks on time deposits under 100 000 dollars, effective after President Johnson signed the law. The cap applies to non 100 000 dollar deposits and mutual savings banks and is aimed at stabilizing rates and easing market conditions. The Federal Home Loan Board meanwhile issued a sliding scale of rate ceilings from 4 75 to 5 25 percent for savings and loan institutions.
Philippine President Marcos urged U N intervention to seek dialogue in Viet Nam while noting no specifics. Thailand and Malaysia push for an Asian conference as North Viet Nam and allies remain opposed. Fanfani expressed hope for signs of peace before December. Pazhwak warned Southeast Asia tensions affect the U N session.
McNamara announces third cut in minimum military standards to draft 20 000 men within nine months for special training and eventual regular service. The plan aims to reach 100 000 trained per year by 1968 69 as a tool in antipoverty efforts.
New guidelines reduce taboos in film content while granting the Production Code Administration more discretion to label films as mature. MPAA head Jack Valenti and commissioner Geoffrey Shurlock frame the change as expanding artistic freedom with responsibility. The code moves from explicit bans on lustful kissing and nudity to interpretive standards urging restraint in depictions of sex and violence.
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