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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1975
Page
4
Gov James A Rhodes criticized the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for slow handling of rate increase requests. He urged decisions within 90 to 120 days, noting energy costs and jobs depend on faster action and announced a bill to update PUCO procedures.
Athens council paused a proposed five year water rate rise for two weeks after Ohio University and the Athens Bottling Co large users urged a detailed 10 year financial analysis. The debate centered on balancing fixed service costs with impacts on jobs and growth while planning long term viability.
AP reports on the difference between convenience and bank cards. Diners Club president R Newell Lusby argues convenience cards are not a credit facility, urging users to pay in full and avoid revolving debt. He notes convenience cards rely on merchant discounts and fees, while bank cards push revolving credit.
A reader asks editor why Jewish people have faced persecution across eras and nations. He notes anti Semitism prior to World War II and postwar guilt spurred Zionist state creation, and questions whether economic skills justify admiration. James Hill, Nelsonville box 82.
The small society We of the Salvation Army thanks the citizens of Athens and Athens County for generous support of the 1974 Christmas campaign. They note service clubs, scouts, groups and individuals who manned kettles donated food and clothing, and volunteers who processed applications. The drive served nearly 900 people.
An AP report from Columbus notes that teachers and principals support requiring school boards to adopt a corporal punishment policy. The Legislative Service Commission study cites court rulings on legality, with debate over malice and injury thresholds. Maryland and New Jersey ban it, while Ohio teachers show high usage rates.
Eighty six percent opposed any ban on corporal punishment and advocates argued its immediacy aids deterrence. Teachers and principals support requiring each school board to adopt a policy on corporal punishment under board guidelines.
The essay argues President Fordinflates his energy program through public relations rather than solid strategy. It criticizes the arbitrary 1 million barrel per day cut, inflationary petroleum taxes, and the lack of a coherent plan, urging compromise with Congress instead of leadership theater.
Washington opinion column critiques the FTC proposed Rule 438 governing vocational and correspondence schools. It notes 3.3 million students and $2.5 billion in annual fees, warns the regulation would curb legal marketing and data sharing, and argues existing state and federal oversight already protects against fraud.
Premier Chou En-lai told President Ford in a state of the nation address that China would like to see more American troops withdrawn from Taiwan. He said relations with the United States have improved but depend on honoring the Shanghai communique. He also cited the Japan United States alliance as aiding China’s Far East policy and cautioned about ideological conflict between the Chinese and Soviet parties.
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