Athens Messenger masthead history note
The Athens Messenger history line lists the MESSENGER PUBLISHING COMPANY address 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio with establishment in 1825 and publishers Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush and G Kenner Bush through 1965 plus circulation director Fred W Weber and advertising director M W McDargh.
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Athens
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Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
Senate Defers No Fault Insurance in Tight Vote
The Senate voted 49 to 46 to send no fault automobile insurance to the judiciary committee for study, delaying enactment before the recess. Proponents, led by advocates for compulsory no fault, gain time to gather support while Magnuson calls auto insurance a national scandal as premiums total about 14.6 billion dollars annually. Federal standards would require states to adopt no fault or trigger a federal program.
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Judiciary Committee
Warren G. Magnuson
Delay
Laird Successor Candidates Named by Defense Chief
Secretary Laird indicated resignation date January 20 and named three probable successors: New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller former Treasury Secretary John Connally and Deputy Defense Secretary Kenneth Rush. Laird hinted Rockefeller was personal favorite.
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Defense
Melvin R. Lair
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Treasury
John B. Connally
Kenneth Rush
Lair
Rockefeller
Japan economy growth slows from sixties peak
A government White Paper warns that Japan's average growth fell from about 12 percent in the sixties to 5.7 percent last year. It cautions that rapid industrial expansion brings environmental damage and urban congestion, undermining welfare and well being.
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Local reader questions Ohio income tax claims in Logan meeting
Jeffrey Clark of New Marshfield challenges Claire Balle Jr and Oakley Collins and other Republicans at a Logan gathering to provide proof for claims that over 100 Ohio businesses left since January under the income tax. He criticizes their stance on tax financing for schools and mental hospitals and urges acceptance of Governor Gilligan’s policy.
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Claire Balle Jr
Oakley Collins
Ohio House
Logan
Collins
Ohio
Ball
Athens County
Armstrong
Gilligan
Jeffrey Clark
New Marshfield
Man Charged in Murder Case Reported Half a Century Ago
The Messenger recalled 50 years since George Cline faced murder charges for killing actor John Bergen with prosecutorial notes prepared for a Bergen County grand jury. At the Ohio Eastern Christian Conference Rev Warrener was elected president and Rev Porter vice president. Greta Robbins named queen of Henderson Labor Day celebration then.
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George Cline
John Bergen
Bergen County
New York
Ohio Eastern Christian Conference
William P. Warrener
Athens
John Porter
Gallipolis
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Greta Robbins
Henderson
Reform Urgent in U S Border Customs Procedures
Edward R. Roybal urges urgent reform of U S customs at the border after hearings in San Diego revealing abusive searches and privacy violations. He calls for medical oversight, bilingual rights notices, nameplates for officers, and an affirmative action program to increase Mexican-American representation.
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U.S
U. S. Customs
United States
San Diego
House Appropriations Committee
U. S
Interagency Council
Up the Down Ramp A City Directive Alters Park Access
The Messenger reports a new city directive requiring monthly parkers using the Washington Street entrance to access the lowest two decks via the fourth deck then descend to the third to reach the lowest levels near the attendant’s booth. One resident voices frustration over the garage navigation. David Frey Athens.
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Parkers
Washington Street
Fairy City
David Frey
S. Shannon
Athens
The Athens Messenger Publishing Co Publication Details
Published daily except Saturdays by The Messenger Publishing Co in Athens Ohio with AP byline. Rates listed for daily and Sunday editions by carrier or mail both in state and nationwide, including weekly and yearly subscriptions.
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Possessions
Athens
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Ohio
Button Debate Over Campaign Law In New York Times
Rabbi Nathan Schorr faced a legal hurdle after trying to sell a political button opposing McGovern. The Times refused the ad citing the Federal Campaign Election Act, prompting discussion of how the law applies to political buttons and newspaper ads. The piece notes DOJ actions over Impeach Nixon ads and Times resistance to broad reading of the law.
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Nathan Schorr
American Jewish Association
New York Times
McGovern
Eagleton
Times
Justice Department
Nixon
New York
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