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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1976
Page
4
Obituary notice notes Gordon K Bush, publisher, served from 1929 to 1965. The entry records his leadership at the newspaper and his long tenure in the publishing role.
A 1976 U S News and World Report item highlights General Electric's battery operated Home Sentry smoke alarm claiming earliest fire detection before smoke or heat. The column muses on technology and wonders if the device senses oxygen decline, leading to a wry note that it would scream during heavy breathing.
Mayor Barrett pushed for widening East State Street with federal help from the Federal Highway Administration and ARC. Athens City Council postponed first reading of the widening ordinance, holding a public hearing February 16 to gain input while worrying over funding and rising costs. The project would span Strathmore Boulevard to Cook Drive with an estimated 522 500 dollar total, city share 156 750 dollars.
A column urges President Ford to replace Moynihan with William T. Coleman, then secretary of transportation, arguing Coleman cannot be trusted to handle diplomacy. It criticizes his approval of Concorde landings at JFK and Dulles as dangerous politically and environmentally, urging citizens to pressure Congress to rescind.
A 1950s era column discusses McCarthy era paranoia and CIA hearsay. The author denies links to Cronkite and Chancellor while recounting dinner visits, travel with Cronkite, and trips to Vladivostok and Tahiti, arguing against guilt by association. The piece satirically notes broad accusations of CIA ties.
The narrator suspects covert manipulation behind ordinary events and persons, noting underwater cameras and various media figures under scrutiny. References to CIA, Cosell, Walters, Cronkite, and Colby frame a tense climate where trust erodes and surveillance seems plausible. The piece ends with a warning that in a world of possibilities a husband must be vigilant.
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections reports 80 inmates released through January and 123 with reduced drug-related sentences under the new code. About 1,200 inmates were notified they might qualify for modification. courts must finalize any actual sentence changes. The retroactive provision targets casual drug users while harsher penalties remain for hard drug dealing.
An op ed argues the domino theory misread the Cold War by tying defense to symbolic realms. It claims Angola now stands as the next domino and criticizes Congress for avoiding further U.S. involvement while highlighting Franco-Canadian diplomacy and Castro's Africa policy in a broad antiwar critique.
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