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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1973
Page
6
The Athens Messenger lists new staff: Circulation Director Fred W. Weber, Advertising Director M. W. McDargh, with the paper noting the change in management.
The Messenger Publishing Co announces staff and leadership from Frederick W Bush to Gordon K Bush and G Kenner Bush with Charles W Reamer as managing editor and Richard R Paynter as assistant publisher for the Tuesday December 18 1973 issue.
William F Buckley argues public officials should not have their tax returns exposed. He cites Nixon Stevenson and Eisenhower, notes the limits of tax forms to reveal charity or motive, and condemns leaks while proposing private congressional review with safeguards to protect privacy.
South Vietnamese officials speculate Kissinger may have promised U S financial aid or a political settlement in the South to win Le Duc Tho's agreement to another Paris meeting. They note Washington's sway over Saigon funds and strategy. The White House announced Kissinger and Tho would meet in Paris on December 20, their second talks in six months.
A Gallup Poll shows 54 percent oppose removing Nixon while 35 percent favor impeachment or resignation. The survey notes 58 percent disapprove of his performance and 7b percent believe he was involved in Watergate, with action taken by about 7 million people through letters petitions or contacting officials.
Ohio woman discovers birth name and married name cause voter registration lapse. A Franklin County election board allegedly destroyed her registration after marriage and failed to inform her to re register, leaving her unable to vote at her precinct.
Mrs. Walker gains a temporary restraining order from Judge Joseph J. Kinneary in Columbus to vote that day and later reregister under her new name. State law treats marriage name changes as automatic, while officials warn of potential precinct challenges if maiden names are used.
Art Buchwald quotes Prof. Heinrich Applebaum lampooning Harvard Business School as the alleged cause of the energy crisis. The piece mocks training of oil ministers and suggests embargoes and boycotts, with satirical jabs at Harvard and offshore oil politics.
Officials say Kissinger and Tho may again seek to press major provisions of the Paris peace agreement. North Vietnam seeks economic aid and a political settlement while the United States wants aid to account for 1,300 missing servicemen and to curb reconnaissance flights over the North.
Letters from residents praise the 1973 UNICEF drive in Athens. The committee collected $830 in U.S. dollars to aid UNICEF nutrition education and health programs in 110 countries and territories, with local governments contributing $2.50 for every $1.00 raised.
On this date in 1865 the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery was adopted. Other noted events include Washington's burial at Mount Vernon in 1779 and New Jersey's ratification of the Constitution in 1787. Betty Grable and Ramsey Clark birthdays are listed.
The Athens Messenger lists publication details and rates. It notes daily editions except Saturdays, AP membership, single-copy prices, delivery by carrier or tube route, and mail rates for Ohio West Virginia and nationwide. Address details for The Messenger Publishing Co are provided.
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