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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1974
Page
6
Sky Productions offers free morning and evening shows as a partial solar eclipse hides 63 percent of the sun. Meteors from Gemini appear Friday night with peak early Saturday while eye safety warnings from the Ohio Optometric Association urge viewers to avoid direct sun viewing to prevent permanent retina damage.
USC researchers interviewed 9,300 adults in eight states and found most Americans view welfare as a tax funded service for rehabilitation and aid. They oppose denying aid to the working poor, favor medical care and child protective services, and believe circumstances push people to seek assistance rather than individual blame. The typical respondent is about 40, a high school graduate, urban, homeowner, with family income around $9,000.
New York AP report notes inflation and recession shifting consumer behavior. Shares fell from 31.7 million to 30.9 million. mutual funds and savings institutions faced outflows while deposits may rebound in 1975. Auto marketing faces slow sales and longer loan maturities, with 54 month car loans emerging.
A columnist mocks the Pan American Conference noting endless committee creation from 1928. He quips that delegates formed subcommittees and advisory panels, leaving no concrete actions and suggesting the main achievement was merely naming committees. The piece questions future historians about the conference's legacy.
Ohio ethics law changes seem likely as the five member State Ethics Commission works on proposals. Officials faced filing confusion with income disclosure forms and debates on who must file and what details to disclose.
A Washington column argues Americans are unfairly criticized for famine aid and fertilizer use while highlighting U S generosity since the Marshall Plan. It cites recent Senate aid, Food for Peace, and domestic limits, urging understanding of American character and shared responsibility.
In Bonn Chancellor Helmut Schmidt urged the United States to reassert its core economic leadership amid a worldwide recession. He advocated targeted policies for different nations, called for oil price stability, and favored energy conservation with a dialogue between consumers and producers. He questioned Kissinger’s proposed $25 billion credit plan, warning of US and German liability and urging mediation between US France and oil producers.
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