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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1969
Page
6
A historical masthead lists Fred W. Weber as Circulation Director Charles W. Reamer as Managing Editor M W McDargh as Advertising Director and Richard R Paynter as Assistant to The Publisher for the Athens Ohio publication dated Thursday September 25 1969.
Robert Button, former Voice of America director, plans a Northern Virginia Center course titled Profiles Of The Future. He aims to bridge technology and social science, exploring how advances affect foreign policy environment food population and pollution. He envisions university widespread programs with government support to spark action toward a better future.
William McChesney Martin Jr the Fed chair warned against credit controls and said inflation may be ending as evidence mounts from stock market declines slower loan demand and easing capital expansion He stressed patience and belief in a stabilizing dollar to curb spending and inflation.
Joseph Alsop reports that Tam Quan in Binh Dinh Province shows security improving under augmented regional forces and the 173rd Airborne Brigade. About half the district’s 83,000 people now enjoy safety, with only five hamlets still VC controlled and enemy strength reduced by about one third since New Year.
Buckley surveys marijuana scarcity due to tight borders and a Mexican drought, notes hashish rise, warns about amphetamines and drug abuse. He cites UC Berkeley’s Dr. Hardin Jones on 7 percent monthly growth, predicts addiction risk, and urges government action and informed policy.
Soviet titanium metal, light yet strong, is produced in the United States in small quantities and serves civilian and military uses. Imports from the Soviet Union fetch about $1 per pound, costing 30 cents less than American products, and the U.S. market absorbs all Soviet offers due to the metal's strategic importance.
An Associated Press investigation shows chronic doctor shortages in U.S. nursing homes where patients may receive only minutes of medical care monthly. Telephoned orders become common as inspectors note neglected visits, lax signatures, and overreliance on nurses for medical decisions.
HAL BOYLE reflects on collecting memories as superior to stamps or coins noting they endure, gain nothing from theft, and can be shared. He recalls childhood jobs, cookie jar money, wandering urges before 16, long slips in dresses, and Marion Davies’s 1920s beach home turning into a 7 million showplace with many staff.
Daily and Sunday rates listed for Athens Messenger with delivery options by carrier or mail. Includes pricing for Ohio West Virginia and U.S. deliveries, and post office registration details.
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