Direct rule in Northern Ireland shocks stalled home rule debate
London takes direct control over six counties suspending Stormont amid a complex web of reactions. Catholic leaders split over reunification with Ireland while Protestant figures warn of boundary dissolution and potential general strikes.
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Ireland
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Southern Ireland
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Ian Paisley
Paisley
Stormont
Ulster
Brian Faulkner
Orange Order
Edward Heath
Heath
William Whitelaw
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Romney cites FHA scandal as housing policy failure
Former housing secretary Gordon Romney alleges FHA backed thousands of faulty mortgages to push poor residents into dilapidated homes. He says speculators inflated values, foreclosures rise to about a thousand monthly, neighborhoods blighted, and cities offered no solutions.
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George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Detroit
FHA
Romney
Washington
Phase III economic plan urged to curb inflation
Arthur J. Goldberg argues Labor's Pay Board should shift to Phase III with broader controls. He urges reconciliation between labor and administration, warns inflation and unemployment require new programs and agencies, and stresses cooperative action among government, labor, business, and agriculture.
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George Meany
Meany
Truman
Eric Johnston
Labor Movement
IRS
Congress
Business
Agriculture
Athens Band Boosters drive aims to repay $3500 loan
Letter praises revival of Athens School bands led by Steve Berry and Wilbur Lanning as student counts rise in grades six to eight and high school. It notes a $10,000 loan for instruments and urges tax deductible gifts to Athens School Band Boosters Box 607 The Plains Ohio to support repayment.
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Athens
Sam Henderson
Bob Shamp
Steve Berry
Wilbur Lanning
Athens City
the Plains
Ohio
Hitchhikers Prompt City to Seek Transit Solutions
The Messenger letter argues Athens lacks bus service leaving students to hitchhike along busy roads like Richland Avenue. It cites recent multi vehicle collisions and suggests a courtesy hitchhiker station or a university or city funded mini bus to improve morning and evening travel.
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Athens
Richland Avenue
President Street
Readers’ Letters Open Call For Public Opinion
A note inviting reader letters on current issues welcomes submissions and states a preference for letters fitting a page or less. The page emphasizes civic engagement and broad participation from the community.
Government Greed and Housing Welfare Critique
Column argues government growth breeds corruption and outlines FHA mortgage fraud risk. It cites George Romney housing, New York Times critique, Milton Friedman positions, and broader subsidies that favor lenders, builders, and real estate dealers over the poor.
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New York Times
John Herbers
Herbers
Milton Friedman
Friedman
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