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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1969

Page

2

Pope Praises Teachers Reverence in Sunday Address

Vatican City Pope Paul VI honors school teachers praising them as artist mentors who shape character and freedom. In a Sunday noon appearance he urged paying honor to educators for their vital role in molding responsible individuals. Robert M. Hutchins announces plan to retire as Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions prepares for yearend formal steps.

Vatican City Paul VI Santa Barbara Calif Robert M. Hutchins The Center For the Study of Democratic Institutions

Clifford Named To Publishing Board

Bernard H. Ridder Jr. announced former Defense Secretary Clark Clifford will join Ridder Publications board of directors. Clifford returns to his Washington law firm after government service. Ridder chain publishes papers in seven states and has Minnesota radio television interests.

ST. Paul, Minn Defense Clark Clifford Ridder Publications, Inc Bernard H. Ridder Jr Clifford Washington Ridder Minnesota

Weather Snapshot for Ohio University Area

Today's forecast indicates highs in the 70s and lows around 50s with a warm start to the period. Precipitation expected between one half and three quarters of an inch almost daily, with temperatures averaging above normal Tuesday through the period.

Food Stamp Odds Seen Slipping in House Fight

Washington AP reports liberalized food stamp proposals clear Senate hurdles but faces rough road in the House Agriculture Committee. Key figures Foley and Poage doubt passage, while McGovern and Foley push floor action. Senate budget calls for 1.25 to 2.5 billion in coming years, with Nixon proposals inclining higher. A separate move lifts the 1970 ceiling to 750 million as farm-law measures advance.

Washington (Ap Senate House Rep Thomas S. Foley D-Wash House Agriculture Committee George McGovern D-S.c Senate Agriculture Committee Foley McGovern Poage

Kennedy and Humphrey Back Harrington in Massachusetts House Race

In the Sixth District race to replace the late William Bates, Democratic state representative Michael Harrington faces Republican state senator William Satonstall. Edward Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey back Harrington by tape and in person, with Muskie McGovern Harris and Kennedy aides aiding fundraising while Kennedy himself stays off appearances due to a pending car crash case involving Mary Jo Kopechne. The contest draws in Democratic and Republican operatives amid a district that has never elected a Democrat to Congress.

Walter R. Mears Associated Press Washington (Ap Edward M. Kennedy Hubert H. Humphrey Massachusetts Sixth Boston Michael J. Harrington William L. Satonstall U.S Leverett Saltonstall Wisconsin Montana William H. Bates Congress Humphrey Harrington Edmunds. Muskie Maine George S. McGovern South Dakota Fred R. Harris Oklahoma Kennedy Richard C. Drayne Mary Jo Kopechne White House GOP Congressional Campaign Committee

Labor Party Faces Key Fights At 68th Conference

Britain’s Labour Party opens its 68th annual convention with a call to unite for the next election while divisions surface over Prime Minister Wilson’s European Common Market entry and proposed controls on wage growth. Delegates from unions and Labour groups weigh safeguards on pay, living standards, health, and policy independence.

Brighton England Britain Labor Party Unite Harold Wilson Europe Irene Socialist and Cooperative Societies Wilson Labor

Newsweek Poll Finds White Middle Class Resentment

Newsweek reports a Gallup poll of 2 165 households showing white middle income Americans feel blacks have gains in jobs and education. The study notes pessimism about the country’s direction and mixed views on government spending and tax levels.

New York Newsweek Magazine Nixon Gallup Organization United States

Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes

List of ad admissions from Athens and surrounding areas including Jan Pickett and Edna Settle. Names: J Conliffe, R Webb, O Stover, F Strawn, W Menhouse, J Wadsworth, E Joseph, C Stover, R Hiatt, C Norris, J Brazier, R Dalton, H Pride, L Colmer, J Leckey, B Reali, Rutter family, M Langston, Torter family, G Dye, A Moore, L Kittle.

Grafton J. Conliffe Robert Webb Orville Stover Frances Strawn Walter Menhouse James Wadsworth Edna Joseph Athens Charles Stover Troy Hiatt Albany Corbin Norris Jessie Brazier Amesville Robert Dalton Coolville Hazel Pride Glouster Lucy Colmer Jessie Leckey Benjamin Reali Robert Rutter Edna Settle Mary Langston Robert Torter Georgia Dye Clarence Bolin Andrew Moore Laura Kittle

County ASCS Elects Officers At Athens Convention

Floyd Mathews elected chairman Merrill Chase vice chairman and Nial Koehler regular member at the Athens County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service convention. Alternate slots filled by W. A. Lafollette James Hayes. Clothing distribution day set for 1 to 2 30 p.m. Tuesday at the Salvation Army.

Floyd Mathews Athens Co. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Merrill Chase Nial Koehler W. A. Lafollette James Hayes Irvin Wolfe Alexander Two Richar French Roger Coe J. W. Richard Ames Richard Kasler J. Paul Linscott Athens Alton Hope John Sheridan Vernon Shaw Bern Jewitt Parmiter William R. Pinkerton Harry Henry Canaan Richard Dailey Homer Walls John Dillinger Carthage Guy White Roger Ackley Robert Gill Dover- Trimble Maynard Sayer Ernest Howard Steve Kochis Lee Charles Ennis Arnold Clark Bernard L. Allen Lodi Delmar Niggemeyer John H. Robinson Myers Rome Ralph Byron Bertie Brookover Troy Cecil Richardson Harry A. Gibbs Carl Gainer Waterloo—York Walter Jones Austin Hawk Harry Hawk The Salvation Army Union St Nancy Mangum

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