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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1973
Page
4
The page lists the paper's leadership including Fred W. Weber as Circulation Director M W McDargh as Advertising Director G Kenner Bush as Publisher Charles W Reamer as Managing Editor and Richard R Paynter as Assistant To The Publisher for Monday February 5 1973.
President Nixon announced on January 23 that a cease fire has begun in Paris with Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho mediating. He praised the peace with honor for the United States and South Vietnam, urged restraint from other communist nations, and thanked veterans and families who supported the effort. Former President Johnson stood with him as the moment was described as the most poignant in American history.
The eight Ivy League schools and MIT along with Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth, and Pennsylvania indicate early acceptance cues five months before final notice. This allows applicants to provide extra information or pursue other options if rejected.
Revolution Iran marks ten years of social reform by Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. In 1963 land reform literacy programs and a health corps boosted development while workers profit sharing and election law changes enabled women to vote. The Shah has kept communism at bay near the Soviet Union as Iran modernizes.
Rafael Hernandez Colon outlines an expansion of Puerto Rico's industrial base in his inaugural address to create more jobs. He aims to deter emigration by offering opportunities at home and hopes returning migrants will help rebuild the economy. He emphasizes manpower as the key to the Commonwealth's construction and prosperity.
The article introduces the first in a five part series helping readers prepare 1972 tax returns. It notes an increased personal exemption from $675 to $750 and outlines who may benefit such as servicemen in Vietnam and working mothers. It also explains form choices short versus long and filing thresholds for various statuses and income levels.
James Kilpatrick attacks Dr. Charles C. Edwards and the January 19 FDA regulations labeling fortified foods and banning health claims. He accuses the FDA of turning opinions into facts, expanding criminal penalties, and wielding divine-like power over nutrition and consumer claims.
Washington insight argues Prime Minister Heath should push for a U S Europe Japan economic understanding at the summit. It warns against reigniting nuclear weapons talks and urges resisting the nuclear itch to avoid derailing moves toward free trade and monetary reform.
A broad coalition including the Ohio Education Association Retail Merchants Council Farm Bureau Federation and United Auto Workers rallied to pass Ohio's income tax in 1971. John Hall says the informal united front balanced diverse interests and may be used again on public employee bargaining reforms.
A reader defends welfare reform and argues all working mothers, not just welfare mothers, face early caregiving and income challenges. The letter condemns welfare as a lifestyle, stresses welfare should aid only the unable to work, and warns anyone could need aid someday.
The Messenger notes imminent conflict in the Near East with Turkish rejection of Lausanne terms. Greek forces and British troops prepare for potential battle as tensions mount. The paper also cites a rheumatism cure and mentions Truman self rationing amid meat shortages. The 50th anniversary of the Ohio State Elks Association was observed at the Athens lodge.
The Athens Messenger publishes daily except Saturdays with weekday and Sunday copies at set prices. Rates include daily and Sunday mail options, carrier delivery, and mail subscriptions across Ohio, West Virginia, and U.S. possessions, with post office classification and mailing address.
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