Nixon widens lead in presidential trial heats
National poll shows Nixon with 46 percent support to Humphrey 35 percent and Wallace 15 percent among registered voters. Muskie trails Nixon by 10 points at 36 percent to 46 percent with Wallace at 14 and 4 percent undecided. Independent voters favor Nixon over both. Humphrey remains Democratic front runner but trails Nixon in head to head. The survey of 1,151 voters was conducted March 24–27 across 300 localities.
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Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
Nixon
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Muskie
Wallace
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Wallace and Nixon duel narrows or widens in voter poll
A survey asks registered voters which candidate they would support if Nixon ran as Republican and Wallace as Democrat. Nixon leads 3 to 1 overall, with Democrats split 60 to 30 in his favor, and Southern Democrats showing 51 for Nixon to 45 for Wallace in the Deep South two-to-one edge for Nixon among non Southern groups.
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Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
George Wallace
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Mainstream program in Tri-County aids jobs and civic improvement
The Tri-County Community Action Agency operates Operation Mainstream in Hocking Athens and Perry counties providing on the job training and temporary work. Local trustees and hospital officials request workers for ground crews dietitian aides and more. A visible example is cemetery clearing and brush removal at Carbon Hill Cemetery improving the site for the community.
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Perry
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Carbon Hill
Tri-County Community Action Agency
Ward Two
Athens Messenger Long-Running Ohio Newspaper Details
A historical snippet lists the Athens Messenger staff and lineage, naming Frederick W. Bush, Gordon K. Bush, and Fred W. Weber among publishers and noting roles for Charles W. Reamer, M W McDargh, and Richard R. Paynter with assistant and circulation positions at the Athens Ohio paper.
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the Messenger Publishing Company
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Athens
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Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Fred W. Weber
Charles W. Reamer
M W McDargh
Richard R. Paynter
Dollars Flowing Back Home From Industrial Nations
Monetary authorities report dollars returning to the United States as currency realignments limit surplus in four nations Japan West Germany the Netherlands and Belgium. Central bankers say devaluation initially worsened trade figures but long term effects should curb imports rise exports and improve the balance of payments. Paul Volcker notes creeping confidence amid exchange-rate defense under Smithsonian agreement.
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Japan
West Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Otmar Emmillinger
Central Bank
Smithsonian
Paul A. Volcker
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Treasury
Ohio liquor rationing ends after four years
The Messenger recalls a wartime liquor rationing program in Ohio that ended after four years as shortages pushed distillers to convert alcohol for war use. Newark police charged with manslaughter over a death following eviction at a dance hall.
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Ohio
Newark
Sheriff Hongisto Hosts Rock Benefit for Inmates
Sheriff Richard Hongisto of San Francisco organized a rock concert to raise funds for inmate welfare. The event collected about $15,000 to provide small comforts and improve life for jailed residents.
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Richard Hongisto
San Francisco
Capitol expansion debate mirrors age of iconic monuments
The opinion argues that expanding the U S Capitol to add space for offices and services risks erasing historic terraces and the sandstone facade, while cost overruns and design criticisms echo debates spun around St Peter's and the Vatican. The piece questions architects credentials and suggests the building's past boondoggles murky and the dome misdated. The critic calls for cautious assessment of long term impact on the Capitol’s historic character.
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Bernini
St. Peter’s
Michelangelo
Capitol
Washington
Rayburn House
Stewart
Viginia
George Washington
Congress
St. Peter's
Vatican
Welfare Rights 3 Move to Unite Low Income Families
The first Welfare Rights Organization began in Junction City Ohio and PUSH in Picket County expands to unite all low income families in the United States regardless of race or religion. The speaker remains a supporter of bread and justice for all.
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the Messenger
Junction City
Ohio
PUSH
Peoples’ United Self Help
Picket County
United States
Bread and Justice For All
Athens Messenger Publication Details and Rates
The Athens Messenger publishes daily except Saturdays with AP affiliation. Rates vary by delivery method and region, including in Ohio West Virginia and mail options across the U S Possessions. Prices listed cover daily Sunday single copies, weekly, monthly, and yearly subscriptions.
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Athens
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The Truth About Obituary Writers And McCarthy Era Forgiveness
Buckley argues obituary writers sanitize the dead by praising controversial figures from the McCarthy era. He cites Dean Acheson, John Stewart Service, Owen Lattimore, Alger Hiss, Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and others to illustrate a trend toward selective memory and forgiveness of past actions.
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Service
Owen Lattimore
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Alger Hiss
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