Athens Messenger front page snapshot 1969
The Athens Messenger issue from Athens Ohio August 6 1969 lists the paper staff and offices at 43 West Union Street with historical publishers founders and current roles including Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush Frea W Weber M W McDargh Charles W Reamer and Richard R Paynter. The date and local affiliation are noted.
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Athens Messenger
the Messenger
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
Bush, Pater
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
Athens, Ohio
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Moon blamed for rain in July East coast deluge blamed on moon landing
The article notes residents and observers blamed the heavy July rainfall on the moon landing, while meteorologists cite a stalled high pressure system over the Atlantic as the cause. An airline pilot and a theology professor quoted scripture but scientists said natural phenomena produced the downpour.
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John
Arageddon
Christ
Atlantic
Labor Secretary warns firms over wage boosts in inflation fight
A Labor Department survey shows major settlements averaged a 7.1 percent wage and benefit increase in the first half of the year, higher than 1966 1967 and 1968. George P. Shultz cautioned labor and management not to price themselves out of the market while the Nixon administration pursues inflation control. He did not threaten controls, urging readiness for a different economic environment in a few years.
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Labor Department
George P. Shultz
Labor and
Mangement
Nixon
Shultz
Miracle voice transplant in Ghent may reshape medical history
A 62 year old man in Ghent Belgium reportedly underwent the first human larynx transplant. The operation faced rejection twice and the larynx moved with swallowing raising infection and vascular challenges yet offers hope for cancer patients losing their voice boxes.
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Ghent
Belgium
Nixon visit to Romania tests US Soviet balance
Washington insight argues Nixon's Romania trip signals a shift from Moscow focus toward broader contact with Eastern Europe and China. The piece warns a Romania follow up risks Moscow disfavor, but failing to engage could curb US leverage and prolong reliance on arms control with a declining Soviet bloc.
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Nixon
Moscow
Soviet Union
Near East
Western
Europe
Vietnam
Czechoslovakia
China
Washington
Nicolae Ceausescu
United States
Asia
Bucharest
Messrs. Brezhnev
Kosygin
Russia
Berlin
Big Truck Bill-Compromise Or Kill
A House subcommittee resumes hearings on a proposal to raise interstate truck limits, boosting width to 102 inches and weight to higher axle loads, with mixed support from truckers, shippers, and motorists. The plan faces opposition over length limits and potential highway strain, risking broader compromise or failure.
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House
American Automobile Association
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
American Association of State Highway Officials
AASHO
Oregon
Nevada
Iowa
Bureau of Public Roads
ASSHO
Janis Joplin Talks New Style and Freedom in Music
In a casual interview amid tools and a makeshift stage, Janis Joplin discusses her transition from Big Brother to a seven piece band and a new Columbia LP. She emphasizes art and life alignment, learning stage drama, and the blues as a shared art form across black and white roots.
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Janis Joplin
Forest Hills
Janis
Columbia
Big Brother
the Holding Co
Blind Faith
Europe
George
Alaska's Matanuska Colony Fades Yet Sustains Agriculture
Only about 50 of the 200 Depression era colonists remain in the Matanuska Valley as harsh winds and a short growing season tested settlers who moved from Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota. A cooperative Matanuska Maid markets valley dairy products while wartime demand and later high costs shaped farming here. The valley covers 28 000 acres with 15 000 in cultivation and accounts for most of Alaska's farm output alongside limited Tanana Valley and Kodiak Island activity.
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Palmer
Alaska
Matanuska Valley
Clair Patten
Anchorage
Knik
Cook Inlet
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ray Rebarchek
Lake of the Woods
Seattle
Matanuska
Messenger publication rates and mailing info
Daily and Sunday editions offered with price tiers for carrier and mail delivery. Details include local and distant rates, regional availability in Ohio and West Virginia, and Athens Ohio mailing address for subscriptions.
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Mai
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
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Frea W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
Moon
Joseph Kraft
Romania
James Kilpatrick
Senate
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Brickman
Mary Campbell
AP News
the Arts
Dylan
Him
George Harrison
New York
Alaska Farms
Ritics
the Athens Messenger
Associated Press
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