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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1971
Page
4
A conservative column denounces a law funding arts and humanities at about 61 million dollars. It argues Congress lacks constitutional authority to spend public funds on poets and playwrights, condemning the program as a meritorious abomination and royal dispensation.
The Athens Messenger published in Athens Ohio on Friday August 13 1971 by The Messenger Publishing Company lists staff including Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush G Kenner Bush and Charles W Reamer. The issue provides standard newspaper masthead information and contact details.
At a United Nations Seabed committee session John R. Stevenson of the State Department supported extending territorial waters to 12 miles but conditioned it on recognizing transit rights through internal straits. He argued innocence of passage links to freedom of navigation and cited the Straits of Gibraltar as a key example of potential overlap.
The text discusses limits on water rights in international straits and 200 mile claims, with Stevenson proposing international bodies to regulate fisheries. It notes U S conciliatory aims to balance coastal and distant fishermen, and contrasts Nixon administration plans to curb accidents with a separate commission’s regulatory approach.
One year after the cease fire along the Suez Canal, Israel faces uncertainty about next steps. Dayan cites Sadat warnings of renewed fighting, while U S efforts push for interim moves. Moscow Beijing ties and Sudan events shape Kremlin policy and Sadat’s grip. Readers invited to send letters.
Daily and Sunday editions listed with delivery and mailing rates by region. Published in Athens Ohio with address 43 W Union St. Subscription options include weekly and long terms, under second class matter status.
The Center for a Peacetime Economy proposes a two division structure to convert from wartime to peacetime priorities with a clearedhouse and a research unit. Founders say Americans want the shift without upheaval and hope the center may dissolve after five years. They plan to engage big business and a broad political spectrum.
Washington insight notes the 92nd Congress earns the label reform Congress as open politics drive floor debates on Vietnam troop withdrawal aid limits and information access. It highlights increased subcommittee chairmen and new openness, yet warns reform could fuel demagoguery and risky policy shifts.
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