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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1969
Page
6
A host can reduce drunk driving by offering non alcoholic options and non alcoholic beverages, arranging self service bars with lighter drinks, and serving desserts and coffee before guests depart. Encourage sobering up or arranging safe transport for anyone who has overindulged to ensure all drivers reach home safely.
The OEA voted to place Ohio under sanctions alert urging tax reform as real estate taxes strain public schools. Officials warn without a state income tax portion for schools, disaster looms. December elections reflect taxpayer resistance to tax hikes. past bond and levy failures show funding gaps.
The piece surveys New York political chaos as Democrats debate potential candidates including Arthur Goldberg and Charles Goodell. It notes Rockefeller’s campaign push, party divisions upstate and in the city, and the tension between reformers and old-line factions.
Nicholas von Hoffman argues that the 1960s mood shifted toward doom and violence, with calls for revolution spreading beyond paranoia to a belief in upheaval. He warns that revolutionary talk, though fashionable, foreshadows distrust, repression fears, and potential political upheaval.
Morry Ryskind notes the silent majority is silenced by a liberal coalition and cites the National Council of Churches and the NEA. He critiques revolutions, Arendt's On Revolution, and argues the Constitution preserves stability while fearing authority erosion and political repressions.
The Messenger readers in Ohio condemn high taxes and school levies while challenging the $80 billion military budget. They contrast $5 billion for ammunition and $3 billion for education, noting $200,000 to shoot a Vietnamese enemy versus $44 to educate a child, urging focus on national spending.
The Athens Messenger lists prices for daily and Sunday single copies, carrier delivery by D&S, and mail rates inside Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere the notice also notes second class mail status and the publisher address at 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio 45701.
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