Urban Affairs Council to coordinate Nixon urban policy
President Nixon issued an executive order creating the Urban Affairs Council to shape a coherent national urban policy. It includes seven cabinet officers, the vice president, and key advisers to coordinate across Labor Housing and Urban Development Health Education and Welfare Justice Transportation Agriculture Commerce and more. The group aims to reduce city ills through a unified approach, seeking time to develop plans and avoid riots while tackling manpower housing health education welfare law transportation and finance.
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Richard Nixon
Urban Affairs Council
National Security Council
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
America
George Schultz
George Romney
Robert Finch
John Mitchell
John Volpe
Clifford Hardin
Maurice Stans
Spiro T. Agnew
Robert Mayo
Arthur Burns
Election Reform Faces Senate Hurdles in 1972 Vote
Debate over direct popular election for president continues with Birch Bayh backing a majority plan to abolish the Electoral College. alternatives include district or proportional plans. Senator Dominick argues for compromise. Only one prior 40 percent result occurred in 1824.
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Senate
Birch Bayh
Electoral College
Peter Dominick
Colorado
House of Representatives
John Quincy Adams
Meaning Of Sufficiency In Nixon Defense Debate
In his first press conference President Nixon abandons nuclear superiority for sufficiency as a policy flag. He seeks Henry Jackson as defense secretary, warns of rising Soviet ICBM strength, and weighs hardening Minuteman silos against pursuing arms talks with Moscow.
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Washington
Nixon
Soviet Union
Sen
Henry Jackson
John Lindsay
Jackson
United States
Defense
Melvin Laird
U.S
Sen. Jackson
Air Force
Harold Brown
Robert McNamara
Minutemen Silos
Laird
Pentagon
Where Is Your Home James Kilpatrick
An essay on American mobility argues that city ties fade as people move across regions. It cites St Petersburg Tampa and Pittsburgh patterns, noting corporate changes and professional networks weaken local community. It warns of absentee ownership and distant city administration while urging defense of local belonging.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Mobil
The
Republic
Chicago
Florida
Tampa
St. Petersburg- Tampa
Akron
Albany
Boston
Detroit
Flint
Hartford
West Florida
Pittsburgh
Albuquerque
Chattanooga
Fresno
Salt Lake City
Rochester
Shreveport
Utah
Religion and Middle East Strain Interfaith Ties
The piece notes Jewish roots of Christianity and rising church tensions with Judaism amid Middle East conflicts. It highlights interfaith friction caused by political struggles that spill over globally, with a warning from Rev. Dr. Alford Carleton about slipping church sympathy for Israel.
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George W. Cornell
New York
Jesus
Middle East
Alford Carleton
United Church of Christ
Israel
Religious leaders wary as Arab–Israel tensions rise
Church voices increasingly publish Arab viewpoints stirring dismay among Jewish leaders. Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum warns it threatens Jewish Christian ties and fuels anti semitism while church figures say moral grounds by itself fails amid hardening impasse. Some clerics acknowledge Israel’s right to exist but oppose retaliatory escalation.
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Marc Tanenbaum
Interreligous Affairs
American Jewish Committee
Carleton
David M. Stowe
Overseas Ministries Division
National Council of Churches
Israel
Government Rail Control Debate 50 Years Ago
The Messenger recalls Walker D Hines urging either extending government railroad control for three years or shelving the policy. Athens City Schools opened the second semester with 1240 students in all, 300 in high school and 940 in other grades. Chevrolet Gear and Axle workers strike in Detroit 6500 employees across four plants despite a back-to-work order. Marine Sgt Martin Grogan 28 from Columbus dies of wounds in the South west Pacific, brother of Athens Police Chief Joseph B Grogan.
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Walker D. Hines
Athens
Chevrolet
General Motors
Detroit
Martin Grogan
Columbus
Joseph B. Grogan
Southwest Pacific
Delaware Governor Proposes Hand Up Welfare Reform
Governor Russell W. Peterson outlines a new term and approach for welfare as a hand up not a hand out. He envisions moving recipients from welfare checks to full employment amid rising support from officials and clients.
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Russell W. Peterson
Delaware
Apathy in Alexander Schools Cited After Levy
Letter to the Messenger urges continued public involvement after the November levy for the Alexander School District. The writer cites an Ohio Education Association study noting the 1969 budget only restores 1967-68 levels and omits capital, equipment, and emergency needs, calling for broader citizen action and PTA backing.
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the Messenger
Alexander
Ohio Education Association
Athens League lauds push for local Human Relations Commission
The League of Women Voters of Athens commends the Athens City Council Ordinance Committee for proposing a local Human Relations Commission. It cites long work against housing education and employment discrimination and the need to inform residents of rights under state and national laws. Mrs. Marvin W. McDaigh.
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League of Women Voters of
Athens
League
Marvin W. McDaigh
League of Women Voters
Lalo Schifrin Shapes Films with Prolific Score Work
Argentine born composer Lalo Schifrin, based on S Beverly Drive, dominates film music with scores for Mission Impossible themes generating two Grammies and a gold record. His credits include Cool Hand Luke Oscar nod and scores for The Fox The Brotherhood Bullitt Hell in the Pacific Coogan's Bluff, now working on Che. He also pursues TV pilots MGM projects and concert works while discussing music as an idiom like language.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
S. Beverly Drive
Lalo Schifrin
Schifrin
Recording Academy
the Fox
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Hollywood Bowl
Los Angeles County Museum
The Athens Messenger Publication Details
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday editions with Associated Press content. It outlines delivery options by carrier and mail for Ohio, West Virginia, and other U S locations, including rates and address for subscription and mailing.
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The
Associated Press
D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S
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