Athens Urges Control Of Downtown Bars Under New Appeal Law
Athens officials press for use of a new state law allowing local governments to appeal liquor permit decisions up to 30 days before renewal. The aim is to curb bar proliferation near Court and Union Streets and reduce crowding and riot risk around Ohio University.
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Athens
State Liquor Commission
Ohio University
Court and
Union
Charles Ping
Ohio Supreme Court
Union Streets
Sassafras Tea Raises Cancer Risk Warnings
A local doctor highlights a Journal of the American Medical Association special communication on sassafras and herb teas linked to cancer in rat studies and cautions about effects on drug bioavailability. Rutgers authors note sassafras remains widely available despite FDA bans on safrole.
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The
Journal of the American Medical Association
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Rutgers University
United States
Athens
AMA
Letter to the Editor on Public Interest
Signed letters discuss general topics of broad concern. Include sender’s address and telephone number as required. The Messenger reserves the right to condense for space, readability, and reader interest.
A Toast to the Class of Seventy Six
Washington correspondents who covered past wars at political conventions reunite at the Golden Ox in Kansas City to reminisce about Republican gatherings. They recall Miami in 1972 and Dick Nixon, noting his absence and joking about his whereabouts and GOP convention presence.
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Washington
Kansas City
Miami
Dick Nixon
California
Remembering Spiro and the Miami Days in Republican Lore
A recollection piece recalls Spiro Agnew and a host of White House figures from the Miami convention era. The tribute mentions Dick Nixon, Chuck Colson, John Dean, Gordon Liddy, Howard Hunt, Jeb Magruder, Donald Segretti, and others with a toast to those absent. The mood is wistful and ceremonial as memories are raised.
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Chuck Colson
Johnny Mitchell
Miami
Johnny Ehrlichman
Santa Fe
White House
Bobby Haldeman
California
Washington
John Dean
Rolling Stone Magazine
John
Gordon Liddy
Howard Hunt
Jeb Magruder
Donald Segretti
Spiro
Chuck
Jeb
Donald
Gordon
Howard
Akron native Dick honored in National Guard Heritage Gallery
A painting of Akron born Charles William Frederick Dick, a key national military and political figure in the early 1900s, was hung in Washington's National Guard Heritage Gallery. Dick led the Ohio Division of the National Guard, became a U.S. senator, helped modernize the Army after the Spanish-American War, and authored the Dick Act in 1903. The 1953 stamp marked the act’s 50th anniversary.
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Akron, Ohio
Akron
Charles William Frederick Dick
New National Guard Heritage
Washington
Ohio
National Guard
U.S
William McKinley
U.S. Army
8Th Ohio Infantry
Mark Hanna
Senate
U.S. National Guard Association
Guard
Prayer opens convention with fervent plea for blessings
The convention opened with a fervent prayer. The speaker asked that if the Lord bless the Republican party for its conduct, the rest of the attendees should receive it without asking. The remark is dated June 12, 1928.
The Senator Buckley and the First Ballot Controversy
The piece analyzes Senator Buckley’s bid to be nominated, angering Ford Reagan camps and NYGOP chair Rosenbaum. It explains fears of losing on the first ballot, the potential for a second ballot realignment, and contrasts New Hampshire and California delegate rules with Buckley’s intriguing entrance. Buckley’s welcome is noted.
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Ford
Buckley
Reagan
Richard Rosenbaum
New York State
Republican Party
Nelson Rockefeller
President Ford
New York
Senate
Senator Buckley
Bobby Fischer
New Hampshire
California
Letter questioning Sheriff’s use of county funds for fair booth
The Messenger receives letters from Jean Sharpe and Bobbi Mahomney’s family. They criticize Sheriff Paul Brown for renting a county fair booth to distribute campaign literature and thank responders who aided Bobbi Mahomney after a motorcycle crash.
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the Messenger
Paul Brown
Athens County
Kissinger Africa Tour Seen As Neocolonial Strategy
The piece argues Secretary Kissinger’s March tour of Kenya Tanzania Zambia Zaire Liberia and Senegal served US aims to hedge Africa’s independence with conditions while promoting economic aid but withholding military support. It claims Washington backed a peaceful transition in Rhodesia while vetoing Angola’s UN entry and links openness to Africa’s liberation to broader inter imperial rivalry.
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Matigani
Ohio University
Center For International Studies
Kalulu Matigani
Henry Kissinger
Kenya
Tanzania
Zambia
Zaire
Liberia
Senegal
Lusaka
Washington
Kissinger
Namibia
Zimbabwe
South Africa
Africa
Angola
John Vorster
Popular Movement For the Liberation of Angola
MPLA
Ethiopia
Morocco
Students of African Affairs
State Department
Vorster
Ian Smith
Britain
Zambezi
United States
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Forest Metcalf
Tom Rose
Southeastern Ohio Emergency Medical Service
Jenson
O'Bleness
Ohio National Guard
Peagan
Eagan
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