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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1977
Page
4
The Athens Messenger lists staff positions for G. Kenner Bush publisher Richard R. Paynter general manager Karl W. Runser managing editor Fred W. Weber II and others including circulation manager Roy Cross district editor Fred E. Bolles and city editor J. William Coon with production and editorial staff. Publication date April 29 1977.
The Athens County Fairgrounds hosts an Energy Conservation Fair from 3 to 9 pm with exhibits on energy efficiency and loans. Organized by the Commission on Religion in Appalachia and sponsors Ohio Cooperative Extension, Ohio University Continuing Education, and the Ohio Council of Churches, the event offers free literature and an Energy-Environment Simulator.
A church page piece by Rev. Jan Griesinger argues America’s abundance feeds a global hunger crisis. It contends US investment and policy profit from Third World poverty and urges economic, political shifts and action beyond charity to end exploitation.
Gallup survey finds overwhelming support for using ability based on tests over preferential treatment in hiring and college admissions. The article notes broad regional and age uniformity, with non whites and women largely backing objective criteria.
Readers debate humane fox trapping away from towns and the use of steel traps, arguing foxes are elusive and that trapping in woods with proper gear is best. A letter from Edward N McConnell urges speed bumps near schools to curb dangerous driving amid debate on public spending.
Ohio's two year budget contends with 183.5 million dollars in revenue sharing from Washington amid a 14.4 billion state plan. Budget official Sheridan notes the money, though small, affects a no tax increase plan. Wilkins cites 5.4 million earmarked for natural resources that House Democrats then redirected to General Revenue. Senate Finance will hold hearings next month after the House passes the budget.
James Kilpatrick lampoons modern devices and bureaucratic excess, imagining a master control panel for every room. He compares car warning buzzers to weapons and jokes about a ubiquitous safety machine that highlights clichés and bureaucratic errors. The piece critiques inflation in postal costs and ridicules public policy signals.
The piece argues the court upheld allowing teachers to use physical force against students, citing a Florida case of severe beatings. It notes dissenters warn such punishment harms children and targets minority and vulnerable students, urging reassessment of school discipline norms.
A fragmented critique notes anger and overwork fueling harsh reactions and links legacy punishment to current abuse. It argues children finally protected after a century but expects slow state legislative progress echoed by a Supreme Court sentence amid society obsessed with violence.
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