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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1974
Page
4
George Gallup reports Nixon's job rating fell 42 points in 18 months from 68 to 26 percent just before resignation. The final poll shows approval near the all time low of 24 percent, matching late 1951 levels for a U.S. president despite Watergate.
The survey records Nixon's approval fluctuating from 68 percent during Vietnamization to a low near 24 28 percent amid Watergate. It contrasts his foreign policy highs with domestic woes and notes impeachment sentiment rising before his 1974 resignation. It also traces earlier peaks and lows for Roosevelt Truman Eisenhower Kennedy Johnson and Nixon.
President Ford pledges communication, conciliation and cooperation with Congress in his joint session address. He aims for a bipartisan approach amid a Democrat dominated legislature, vows to respect Congress prerogatives, and stresses economic conservatism with defense spending intact.
President Ford condemns GM for about a 10 percent price rise. The action is seen as too weak, relying on jawboning rather than altering economics. The article notes rising expenses as the core reason GM cites for higher prices.
Ohio implements a limited no fault divorce on September 26 allowing agreed divorces to proceed without proving fault. The bill by Rep. Alan E. Norris introduces 90 days of court conciliation and applies only when both spouses consent to divorce custody alimony and property settlements. If objection arises the traditional fault based process resumes under the existing 11 grounds.
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The President urges GM and other carmakers to limit price hikes as inflation threatens the economy. Officials weigh possible moves, while Ford Chrysler and others face decisions on sustaining or rescinding increases. A summit and Cost of Living Council are proposed to counter business and labor statistics.
The Messenger editor questions public officials credibility in Ohio as Governor Gilligan claims no surplus but is $80 million off. He highlights the state auditor's absence and Fergusons billboard campaign as watchdogs of spending, arguing taxpayers deserve a plausible explanation.
This history brief cites key events on August 15 across years including the Panama Canal opening in 1914 the birth of Napoleon in 1769 and the 1944 Allied invasion of southern France. It notes 1961 Berlin Wall start 1947 India Pakistan independence and other dated milestones with a birthday list for Princess Anne and Julia Child.
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