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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1977
Page
4
The article cites President Carter labeling the energy crisis as the greatest challenge of our lifetime and urges urgent action. It notes public reaction, contrasts with Gerald Ford, and emphasizes the nonpartisan nature and limits of congressional solutions.
The piece blends a lobster survival vignette with a warning about energy decline. It cites rising consumption, dwindling fossil fuels, and the need to curb demand while quoting President Carter on controlling the future. It projects shortages and lifestyle changes across decades.
Ellen Goodman observes a Florida Senate ERA debate ending in defeat while reflecting on Southern culture and a Virginia college the day after. She notes seniors' limited awareness of working women realities and worries the South may block national ERA gains.
Readers are invited to submit brief letters to the editor on matters of broad concern. Please sign letters with name, address, and telephone number. The Messenger may shorten letters to fit space and improve readability or reader interest.
The writer praises trapping citing no taxpayer cost and pelts revenue while warning against anti trapping views. A separate note complains of a man with two dozen cars parked near a school causing traffic risk and ticketing residents while implying unfair bias by authorities.
Rep. Barber Conable notes the system took in 74.8 billion in contributions in 1976 and paid out 78.1 billion, with a 3.3 billion deficit. If trends continue, the trust fund could run dry in the early 1980s, while long term obligations rise to about 4 trillion dollars.
The Ohio Transportation Research Center reported a 1976 deficit of 1.5 million after 744000 in revenue. Chairman F. Dreyer defended the center as an investment amid a regional downturn despite calls to strip its semi independent status.
The Memphis desegregation era faces a class action lawsuit aimed at canceling federal tax exemptions for private schools with little minority enrollment. Plaintiffs led by Inez Wright argue tax exemptions finance segregation, threatening Harding Academy Briarcrest Baptist Schools and Whitehaven’s Southern Baptist School, with broader implications for districts from Montgomery to Los Angeles.
President Carter plans a London meeting with six other leaders on trade aid and energy. The summit, dubbed The Downing Street Summit, aims to signal global effort while weighing inflation jobs and growth.
Will Rogers describes listening to speeches in the Capitol on armament bills in the House. He quotes a congresswoman questioning the peace claim and replies that armament would be handy in case of war.
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