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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1974
Page
14
The Athens Messenger front page dated Thursday August 8 1974 lists staff including publisher Gordon K Bush then Fred W Weber in circulation and advertising roles with Charles W Reamer as managing editor and Richard R Paynter as assistant.
William F. Buckley argues Nixon is doomed as staff discuss strategy of survival. He notes Doar’s prosecutorial turn, GOP defections, and a public push toward impeachment with polls showing two thirds favoring it. Buckley questions Senate votes and the constitutional burden ahead.
A national survey by Gallup finds a substantial majority of Americans 64 percent favor impeaching President Nixon and ousting him from office. The poll, conducted before Nixon's public message, notes public confidence shaken as details on withholding information emerge.
The survey finds 55 percent want Nixon removed from office and 55 percent favor impeachment, with Democrats and independents largely backing both actions while Republicans oppose impeachment and removal. The data reflect shifts since the House Judiciary Committee recommendation and show splits by party and affiliation.
A dated digest notes key events on August 8 in history including Drake defeating the Armada in 1588 off France, Dutch recapture of New York in 1673, John Paul Jones becoming a captain in 1776, Napoleon’s exile voyage in 1815, and Germany’s 1940 bombing of Britain. It also mentions Vice President Agnew’s denial a year ago and birthdays of Arthur Goldberg and Mel Tillis. A 1940s note, and a poll-based survey from Aug 25 is cited.
Art Buchwald imagines a human engineer aboard a flight who drafts notes on squeezing more passengers into planes. The piece humorously critiques airline cost cutting at passenger expense, praising stockholders over travelers and lampooning space tactics.
Olga Ivanovna and other Soviets pick up English terms as Pravda Tass and Izvestia introduce words like impeachment and no-khan. Linguists warn foreign borrowings strain Russian, especially in defense and government vocabulary. Olga, about to take an exam, focuses on a birthday gift outfit and a Western tourist bought pullover sweater.
A fragmented note about a recurring quest for a new miracle drug mocks sensational medical discoveries. The author hints at a quirky, recurring curiosity amid a small community setting.
Scientists at the Charles F. Kettering Research Laboratory in Yellow Springs pursue nitrogen fixation in soybeans to reduce fertilizer reliance. Researcher William E. Newton notes progress on the nitrogenase enzyme and synthetic mimics, signaling small advances toward cheaper, broader nitrogen nutrition for crops.
The publication invites letters to the editor on issues of public interest and explains that signed letters with name address and telephone are required. Personal notices or thank yous are not published. Space limits lead editors to condense and prefer one page or less letters.
Daily and Sunday newspaper rates listed by The Messenger Publishing Co. in Athens Ohio. Pricing covers daily single copy prices, Sunday options, carrier and tube delivery, and mail subscriptions with various term options and regional rates. The notice designates post office second class matter status under the 1918 act.
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