The Athens Messenger Historical Masthead
The Athens Messenger publishing staff and ownership details list Frederick W. Bush Gordon K. Bush G Kenner Bush and Fred W. Weber along with M W McDargh Charles W Reamer and Richard R Paynter. Route 33 N and Johnson Road Athens Ohio 1825 origin Established 1825 to 1965.
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Athens Messenger
the Messenger Publishing CO
Johnson Road
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
Growth of School Free Lunch Program Expands Reach
Senate aide John M. Quinn reports 27 million children participate in free lunch programs while at least 11 million more go unfed. The program costs about 1.6 billion for school lunches, with further needs in kitchens and counties lacking facilities. The initiative aids low income families by providing one hot nutritious meal daily.
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John M. Quinn
Senate Committee On Nutrition and Human Needs
Quinn
Letter to the Editor Readers Welcome Public Opinion
A call for reader letters on current issues notes the page depends on opinions. Preference is given to concise letters of one page or less, with editor discretion to edit for space and clarity. Names and addresses must be provided for publication.
New York Fun City Faces A Crest Of Bad Publicity
In New York City the mood turns grim as headlines about mugging and crime dent tourism. Publicist Charles Gillett urges upbeat campaigns while locals debate safety and the city’s evolving image including a proposed 150 million dollar convention center by Hell’s Kitchen opening in 1976.
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Hell’s Kitchen
America
Hudson
Struggle Over Press Freedom Splits Viewpoints
A recent opinion by Judge Brieant supports free editorial expression against AFTRA in New York, freeing conservatives like Buckley and Evans from union pressure. In Baton Rouge, the Fifth Circuit upheld contempt fines for reporters who published details of a sealed hearing, allowing prior censorship to stand and challenging press freedom.
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Washington
New York
U.S
Charles L. Brieant
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Afl-Cio
William F. Buckley Jr
National Review
M. Stanton Evans
Indianapolis News
AFTRA
Brieant
Chet Huntley
Baton Rouge
E. Gordon West
Frank Stewart
Stewart
West
Larry Dickinson
Gibbs Adams
Morning Advocate
State Times
Fifth Circuit
Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press
Shadow Today We’ll Have Six More Weeks of Winter
A cryptic note from a small society hints at the traditional forecast that winter will persist for another six weeks. It references seasonal timing and a hopeful view of continued cold weather.
Nixon Budget Narrows Aid While Expanding Taxes Says Insight
Washington insight argues Nixon budget raises taxes on workers to fund reduced categorical aid and shift programs to state and local control. It praises spending restraint but warns of top‑heavy effects on the poor and a looming clash over social policy and federal structure.
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Nixon
Franklin Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
Mr. Nixon
Congress
Rhodes Aims to Unify Ohio Republicans With New Ticket
Former Gov. James A. Rhodes unveils a 1974 ticket including himself for governor Lt. Gov. John W. Brown and Secretary of State Ted W. Brown seeking reelection treasurer Roger Tracy Jr. and auditor Michael J. Maloney while others like Lukens and Aronoff seek slots. A court challenge on Lukens’s late expense filing is anticipated and a lighthearted note reports Lucasville inmates beating visiting reporters 141 to 40 in a basketball game.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
John W. Brown
Ted W. Brown
Roger Tracy Jr
Michael J. Maloney
R. Cincinnati
Donald E. ‘Buz
Lukens
R-4
Middletown
Stanley J. Aronoff
U.S
Robert Taft Jr
Cincinnati
Aronoff
Brown
Statehouse Press Corps
Lucasville Penitentiary
Warren Wheat
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Correspondents’ Association
Mailbag Notes on Population and Far-Reaching Facts
HAL BOYLE surveys reader mail and weighs parables about population growth, space suit costs, uranium energy, and playful quotables. He cites Singapore’s youth, and disciplines the myth of male muscular superiority with notes on body composition.
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New York
Earth
Santa Claus
Mervyn Stockwood
Singapore
National Geographic Society
Ohio University Glee Club to enter state singing contest
The Messenger recalls fifty years ago when the Ohio University Glee Club announced plans to compete in a state wide singing contest. Also noted is a 75 year old event about exhuming a sailor Jones in Brooklyn National Cemetery linked to the missing Russian crown jewels.
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Ohio University Glee Club
Clifford
New York
Jones
National Cemetery
Brooklyn
Soviet Union
A. Canaday
Pomeroy
Ohio
Messenger Publishing Co rates and mailing address listed
Daily and Sunday editions published with rates for in state Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere in the U S. The notice includes subscription prices by week and year and lists mailing address The Messenger Publishing Co Route 33 North at Johnson Road Athens Ohio 45701.
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D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens
The
Messenger Publishing Co
Johnson Road
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G. Kenner Bush
Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
New York City
Jerry Hulse
Los Angeles Times
L. A. Times
Washington Post
Johnny Carson
Charles Gillett
New York Convention and Visitors Bureau
Gillett
FBI
Washington, D. C
Manhattan
Regency
Park Avenue
Jim Shanahan
Jimmy Breslin
Toots Shor
Police Department
Central
9Th
10Th Aves
Yosemite
Yellowstone
New
Harlem
Penelope Raffin
Sugar Hill
Penny Sightseeing Co
W. 42Nd St
Midtown Manhattan
Penny
Her Husband
Claude
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Chick Webb
Ella Fitzgerald
Mother Horn
Pentecostal Church
Apollo Theater
Cotton Club
Savoy
Fats Waller
Art Tatum
J. P. Johnson
Claude Raffin
Gracie Mansion
Mayor Lindsay
James Kilpatrick
Small Society
Brickman
Joseph Kraft
House
Senate
al Ullman
Oregon
Wilbur Mills
Ways and Means
George Mahon
Appropriations
Russell Long
Finance
Hal Boyle
the Athens Messenger
Associated Press
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