Why Shouldn’t Christmas Music Be Sung In School
A Washington area dispute over public school Christmas carols arises in Prince George's County. Isaac Franck objects to religious hymns in assemblies, while officials issue and relax guidelines. The piece argues carols are cultural, not purely religious, and advocates inclusion in choirs.
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Prince George's County
Isaac Franck
Jewish Community Council of
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Bethlehem
Herald Angels
Franck
Carl W. Hassel
Hassel
Morning Post
Supreme Court
New York
Engel
el Greco
Botticelli
Michelangelo
Athens Messenger Adopts New Community Service Plan
The Athens Messenger announces a new community service plan implemented by the publishing team led by Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush with assistance from Charles W. Reamer and Richard R. Paynter. The paper remains under The Messenger Publishing Company in Athens Ohio with circulation coordinated by M W McDargh.
Athens church dedicates new chapel at Lancaster and Carpenter
The Messenger notes 50 years ago the First Baptist Church of Athens opened a chapel at Lancaster and Carpenter Streets with out-of-town speakers and dinner. Twenty-five years ago petitions circulated on the Ohio University campus for a new student center at College and East Union Streets, expected to cost over $1 million.
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First Baptist Church of Athens
Lancaster and
Carpenter Streets
Ohio University
College and
East Union Streets
Athens Messenger rates and mailing details
The Athens Messenger lists publication terms with daily and Sunday editions, carrier and mail delivery options, and subscription prices. Rates cover Ohio West Virginia and nationwide mail, with weekly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual plans and second class matter status.
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D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens
The
Messenger Publishing Co
Johnson Road
Gift Package Inspection Delays Flights This Holiday
Airlines plan to inspect gift packages aboard jetliners this season to prevent hijackings. Wrapped gifts would be opened or passengers must unwrap before boarding, a move likely to extend delays despite boosting safety. The trade group expects about nine million passengers traveling with gifts between December 22 and January 1.
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Airline Trade Association
Middle East conflict centers on 1967 war gains and borders
Analysis from Jerusalem notes Israel holds 26 476 square miles seized in the Six Day War. The piece details contested borders, key settlements, and the role of Security Council 242 in shaping possible peace, including Israel's stance on East Jerusalem, Golan Heights, and Gaza. It highlights economic shifts in the West Bank and Abu Rodeis oil output as leverage.
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Middle East
Jerusalem
Israel
United Nations
Security Council
Israeli settlements expand across occupied territories
Israeli investment in territories runs to hundreds of millions with private deals between Israeli and Arab businessmen. Israeli banks operate 18 branches. deposits rise 50 percent and Arab-loan volumes double. About 46,000 workers cross the green line daily to Israel. Galili notes no area is out of bounds to Jewish settlement as expansion continues in Golan Heights, West Bank, Gaza, and Sinai.
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Israel
Jerusalem
Jordan
Syrian Golan Heights
Gaza Strip
Sharm E! Sheikh
Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
Syria
Golan Heights
West Bank
Suez Canal
Gulf of Suez
Israel Galili
Equal Rights Amendment debate travels through Ohio legislature
In The Messenger letters page readers are urged to support ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. The ERA would bar sex based discrimination while not mandating quotas. Ohio is considering SJR 26 in the Senate rules committee and HJR 56 in the House state government committee as 22 states have ratified with 38 needed for the 27th Amendment.
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the Messenger
U.S
Ohio House
Senate
Senate Rules Committee
House
Ohio
Theodore Gray
Robert Manning
House State Government Committee
Pollution concerns Athens High biology class notices river sewage
A group from Athens High School biology class voices alarm over heavy raw sewage discharge near the new Stimson bridge into the Hocking River. They question regulations and urge focus on local pollution to prevent future environmental problems for their generation.
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the Messenger
Hocking
Athens County
New Stimson Bridge
Athens High School
Athens Countians for Fair Taxation Thank Readers
Editor thanks volunteers and supporters of Issue 2 and apologizes for misplacing 12 names. Notes 16 581 Athens Countians voted NO 83.6 percent, second only to Mercer County. Encourages letters to the editor with names and addresses for publication.
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the Messenger
Athens County
Athens
Mercer County
John Davis
Athens Countians
Four Non-Candidates Vie For A Meir Successor In Israel
In Jerusalem a political drift favors a Sapir led coalition replacing Mrs. Meir after a possible transition through the Labor Party. The plan envisions Meir staying till elections, then Sapir taking the top post to push peace while Dayan backing security and Eban advocating settlement. The scenario hinges on party decisions and unknowns.
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Jerusalem
Pinhas Sapir
Middle East
Golda Meir
United Socialist Party
Israel
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