The Athens Messenger Editorial Staff History
A historical note on The Athens Messenger publishership and staff lineage tracing editor and publisher roles from 1825 to 1965 including Frederick W. Bush Gordon K. Bush Fred W. Weber M. W. McDargh G. Kenner Bush Charles W. Reamer and Richard R. Paynter.
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the Messenger Publishing CO
Johnson Road
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
Highways to Nowhere in Southeastern Ohio
The Messenger launches a three part series by Fred Whissel examining why Appalachian Ohio highway development stalls. The report draws on officials from ODOT and lawmakers to map funding gaps and the impact of delayed projects on the Appalachia Highway and regional secondary roads.
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Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Ohio Department of Transportation
J. Phillip Richley
Gov. Gilligan
Appalachia
Behind the Messenger
Fred Whissel
Messenger
Richley
U.S. Department of Transportation
Rhodes
Marietta
Athens County
April Pressure Grows for Mandatory Price Controls
Prices for food lumber and gasoline rise prompting Congress to demand a return to mandatory controls. The White House opposes reimposing wage and price limits but faces a Congress ready to act as the stabilization authority expires April 30 with renewed powers and tougher terms.
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Nixon
Congress
White House
Stabilization Authority
Brando in Wounded Knee leaves many questions open
William F Buckley critiques Marlon Brando's plan to go to Wounded Knee and his alliance with Native American groups. Buckley mocks Brando's stance while highlighting Hollywood's activism and contrasts Mafia loyalty with corporate power, noting Indian suffering and federal settlements.
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Marlon Brando
Wounded Knee
Shasheen Littlefeather
Affirmative Image Committee
Mr. Brando
Brando
Jane Fonda
Hollywood
Oscar
Godfather
Don Corleone
Colonel Sanders
Miss Littlefeather
General Motors
Ralph Nader
East River
Nader
Corleone
Vietnam
Native American Image Committee
Napoleon
Jefferson
Louisiana Territory
Denver
United States
Colorado
Athens Messenger Advertisement and Postal Rates
The Athens Messenger details publication notes, pricing for daily and Sunday editions, delivery by carrier and tube route, and mail subscription rates for Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere. It lists rates for weekly, monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annual terms and notes second class mailing status.
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Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens
The
Messenger Publishing Co
Johnson Road
Highway taxes at work fund 4.1 million for roads
A government notice details federal and state highway funding from federal highway trust funds and state allocations. It lists totals of 2,558,000 from federal sources and 2,596,000 from state funds directed to road projects under the Ohio Department.
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Federal Highway Trust Funds
U.S. Dept. OF Transportation
Federal Highway Admin
Bureau of Public Roads
Where Have Area Road Funds Gone Behind Pomeroy Sign
The Messenger reports Ohio highway funding delays and a two year moratorium on new projects. Gov Gilligan touts a planned transport system while officials blame debt from 1960s bond funding and prior administrations for stalled Southeastern Ohio bypasses and limited access work.
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Columbus
Portsmouth
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the Athens Messenger
Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
G. Kenner Bush
William F. Buckley
Che Athens Messenger
Associated Press
Small Society
Brickman
Ohio Department
Haydenville
Belpre
Cincinnati
Nowhere
Meigs
Vinton
Gallia
Gilligan
Gilligan’s
Director of Transportation
James A. Rhodes
Highway Department
Ridhley
Richley Rails
Rhodes Administration
Roads Administration
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Essenger
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