Congress Steals Spotlight from Carter in End of Session
Washington observers say Congress dominates the end of the session while Carter struggles to guide it. Tip O’Neill emerges as a capable tutor and disciplinarian, while the Senate under Byrd is marked by repetitive warnings and divided voices.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
House
Thomas P
Tip) O'Neill
D-Mass
O'Neill
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Jimmy Carter
Senate Democrats
White House
Byrd
Senate failure to back Carter stems from petty battles
The Athens Messenger argues that in 1977 the Senate blocked key Carter nominees and clashed over the energy program, while approving some aides and budgeting choices. The piece criticizes the Senate for forcing Carter into policy flip flops and failing to craft a coherent energy policy amid internal misjudgments.
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Carter
White House
Senate
Ted Sorensen
CIA
Paul Warnke
Griffin Bell
Pete Flaherty
Justice Department
Bert Lance
Tammany
House
Congress
Judge with Capitol Ties Reverses School Finance Formula
A former Ohio House member, Rep Myrl H Shoemaker, D Bourneville, is cited as influencing a judge who overturned the state school finance formula. The Controlling Board agreed to join in appealing Judge Paul Riley’s ruling from Clinton County. The secretary of state adds a consumer protection law requiring travel agencies and tour promoters charging over $50 per person to register and disclose bond and liability information.
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Columbus
General Assembly
House
Myrl H. Shoemaker
Secretary of State
Ted W. Brown
Brown
Cross on building endorsed by Editor The Messenger
A reader answers Phyllis Katz praising Christmas as the Birthday of Jesus and urging reverence for religious symbols. The writer defends Christ’s recognition, critiques Santa’s secular presence, and asks Rex Maiden to keep the cross decoration.
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the Messenger
Phyllis Katz
Christ
Santa Claus
Court Street
Santa
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Rex Maiden
Rex
Community letters express true meaning of Christmas
Tony Baldwin commends Rex Maiden for decorating the Athens County Engineer's building with a symbol of Jesus birth. Judy Glasgow thanks Athens area merchants Ohio University and students for supporting a Christmas project aiding over 300 needy children in the community.
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the Messenger
Phyllis Katz
Athens County Engineer's
Rex Maiden
Jesus Christ
Athens Junior Women’s Club
Athens
Ohio University
Athens County
Life Goes On in the Blue Ridge at Christmas
In the Blue Ridge Mountains at Christmas the author reflects on Robert Frost’s Life goes on and the enduring life cycle. The landscape appears dead with bare trees and frozen ponds while the world outside remains in quiet motion despite winter stillness.
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Scrabble
Reader's Digest
Robert Frost
New England
Blue Ridge Mountains
Christmas Reflections on Life’s Rhythms in Rappahannock
In winter days shorten and the land rests yet life continues in cycles from bean patches to calf births. A neighbor’s Ford pickup and a newborn calf echo the Christmas story, linking birth, resurrection, and the patterns of nature in Rappahannock County.
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Red Oak Mountain
Rappahannock County
Luke
Jimmy Falls
Christ
Jimmy
Not Blessed but Not Blessed List This Year
A humor piece counts blessings by listing what the author has not experienced or endured. It jabs at public figures and pop culture from the era, noting what she is glad not to have done or faced, from dating certain people to avoiding sensational scandals. The piece sketches a satirical holiday reflection.
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Defense Department
Larry Flynt
Donnie Osmond
Jon Peters
Janey Jimenez
Sam the Bum
Sambum
Pete Hamill
Jerry Brown
Ralph Nader
Elizabeth Taylor
John Warner
Renee Richards
Fanne Fox
Liz Ray
Farrah Fawcett-Majors
Bill Loud
Pat Loud
Bert
Billy
Evel Knievel
Olay
Geritol
Watergate
Henry Kissinger
Artoo Deetoo
Santa Claus
Will Rogers on Advertising Slogans and Cost of Living
Will Rogers quips that modern life revolves around slogans from dawn to bed with advertising dominating daily routines. He cites the paradox of two living as cheap as one and mocks banks and law enforcement as promoters of slogans.
Messenger publication history brief
The Messenger traces its lineage to 1825 with Frederick W. Bush based in Athens Ohio and later Gordon K. Bush as publisher from 1929 to 1965. Route 33 North and Johnson Road remained the paper’s location in Athens Ohio 45701.
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Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
N. and
Johnson Road
Athens
Ohio
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