Athens Daily Journal notices 1969
Public notice dated Friday December 5 1969 from The Messenger Publishing Company Athens Ohio presents notices and staff roles for the Athens area. Publication lists publisher Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K Bush with years and officials including M W McDargh.
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the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
Charles W. Reamer and Richard R. Paynter Named
Charles W. Reamer is listed as Managing Editor and Richard R. Paynter as Assistant to the Publisher in the depicted newspaper masthead. The line reflects the publication’s executive staff designations.
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Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
Nuclear Accord Clears Path to Global Nuclear Pact
The accord credits Willy Brandt for unlocking signatories, with Nixon and Podgorny quickly signing. Britain has already joined. France and China abstain. The pact obliges nuclear powers not to aid non-nuclear states and non-nuclear signers to forgo weapon development, while containment concerns focus on China and France. India may withhold over China’s risk.
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Willy Brandt
West Germany
Soviet Union
Brandt
Nixon
United States
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Britain
France
China
U.S
U.S.S.R
India
Doctor backs heart transplants despite critics
Dr Michael De Bakey says heart transplants are justified even if only one in ten patients survive. He notes cancer surgeries have no higher success, and that adding one or two years of life without suffering justifies the procedure despite high failure rates and international backlash.
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Michael de Bakey
de Bakey
Baylor University Medical School
Houston
Jack Smith Criticized Over Cat Lovers Quote
A reader reports a book by cat lovers quotes a LA Times columnist Jack Smith calling cat defenders psychologically sick. The letter says the book demeans him and suggests the paper find kinder writers.
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Alexander Woollcott
Addison
Jack Smith
Los Angeles Times
Bible in schools debate sparks nationwide concern
A reader criticizes Everett Bryan's call for a Bible reading in schools and warns against government endorsement of any version. The letter argues for religious neutrality and cautions about forcing beliefs into public institutions. It also humorously notes readers’ cat anecdotes and quips about public discourse.
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the Messenger
Everett Bryan
Bryan
God
My Lai Massacre Critique From a Citizen Letter
A reader denounces the My Lai massacre and denounces politicians and commanders for war decisions. The writer cites family ties and urges withdrawal from Vietnam, blaming leaders rather than soldiers and offering a personal, anguished view on war guilt and accountability.
Malcolm X Autobiography Earns 18th Printing in 1 Million Sold
Washington notes the paperback edition of The Autobiography of Malcolm X has sold over one million copies and is widely used in schools. The piece highlights Malcolm X as a confessional writer who blends theology and politics with personal experience, and traces his impact on Black Power and modern movements.
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Washington
Malcolm X
Grove Press
Che
Malcolm
Augustine
Shorty
Boston
Roxbury
Elijah Muhammed
Marcus Garvey
Black Panther Party
Garvey
America
White House
James Kilpatrick on The Southern Strategy and Phillips
Kilpatrick reviews Kevin Phillips The Emerging Republican Majority arguing its value as a political reference. He says Phillips analyzes voting patterns without urging Republicans to abandon urban or minority groups and frames the Nixon reelection bid as a strategic hunt for growing Republican strength in the South and West.
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Washington
Kevin Phillips
Silas Marner
Vanity Fair
Phillips
New York
Michigan
Massachusetts
White House
South
West
Ade
America
Sun-Belt
Nixon
Wallace
Richard Nixon
Harlem
Detroit
Boston
The Athens Messenger Rates and Mailing Details
The Athens Messenger publishes daily except Saturdays with prices for daily and Sunday single copies. Rates listed for carrier and mail deliveries include weekly, monthly, and yearly options for Ohio, West Virginia, and other U.S. addresses. Address: The Messenger Publishing Co., 43 W Union St, Athens Ohio 45701.
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Athens
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Arlo Guthrie
Daddy-O
Eldridge Cleaver
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Mecca
Allah
Truth
James Kilpatrick
Small Society
Stag Pratt
Brickman
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