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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1970
Page
4
Athens Ohio report notes 1969 cost of living reached 131.3 percent of 1957 59 average with $10 goods now $13.13. December 1969 rise 6.1 percent the largest 12 month increase since 1951 while GNP and industrial output slowed, housing starts fell, and personal income gains lagged. Inflation remains persistent despite slowing economy.
The Rt. Rev. Paul Moore Jr. was elected bishop coadjutor of New York with right of succession. Speaking at National Presbyterian Church during the Week of Prayer, he urged clergy to unite for social reform and humanitarian aid, inviting leaders from Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish communities to join in city-wide efforts.
Five unions join to form a Congress of Railway Unions uniting the United Transportation Union, the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks, the Hotel and Restaurant Empl oyer Union and the Seafarers International Union to seek greater bargaining power.
Washington insight analyzes President Nixon's use of a veto on the education funding bill to pivot blame for inflation onto Democrats. It outlines economic pressures, welfare policy battles, and the environment issue as Democrats push back, noting Nixon's strategic moves to stay politically on top amid national tensions.
Washington Democrats push into the public eye with a CBS NBC ABC special on February 8 to rebut President Nixon's State of the Union veto. Sen Kennedy leads on-location filming with eight senators and eight congressmen, cost set at 57000 dollars.
A conservative view questions rapid ecological policies noting the cost to electric power, cars, and pesticides. The piece urges careful public sacrifice, higher taxes, and measured steps while detailing industry, university, and policy council debates on energy, environment, and Vietnam.
The National Education Association reports 1968 69 schooling cost at 38.4 billion for 52 million public school students. Local 20.3, state 15.6, federal 2.5 billion. Fischer urges federal funds raise to one third with a national average of 923 per pupil.
The Messenger invites brief Letters to the Editor on public interest topics. Sign each letter in ink with the writer’s address and telephone number. Only signed letters are considered. editors may condense submissions.
The Athens Messenger lists publication schedule and pricing. It notes daily and Sunday editions, delivery by carrier and tube route, and mail rates for Ohio West Virginia and other U S possessions with yearly, quarterly, and weekly options. It shows postal service classification and address for mail correspondence.
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