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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1971

Page

4

Landmark Cancer Study Reassessed After One Year

A year after the ACS praised Auerbach and Hammond for showing lung cancer in beagle dogs from smoking non filter cigarettes the effect is being reassessed. The final published work lessened the claimed causality with only two dogs showing small early cancers and no stated goal of producing cancer.

Washington American Cancer Society Waldorf-Asptira Oscar Auerbach E. Cuyler Hammond Auerbach- Hammond The Cancer Society Congress Archives of Environmental Medicine Auerbach Katharine Boucot Nixon

Athens Messenger Front Page February 8 1971

Athens Ohio edition dated February 8 1971 lists staff and offices. Publication details include publishers Bush and Reamer, circulation and advertising directors, and editorial staff for the Athens Messenger newspaper.

Americans Loyal Fans Shift in Gallup Poll Standings

A two year Gallup Poll shows Nixon repeating as top choice, with Billy Graham second and Edward Kennedy rising to third. Spiro Agnew falls to fourth, Pope Paul VI advances to fifth, and Edmund Muskie climbs to sixth while Lyndon Johnson drops to seventh. Humphrey and Truman move to ninth and tenth.

Gallup George Wallace Alabama Ronald Reagan California Nixon Billy Graham Edward M. Kennedy Massachusetts Spiro Agnew Pope Paul VI Edmund Muskie Maine Lyndon B. Johnson Hubert H. Humphrey Harry S. Truman

Ohio groups urge dance ban and fair employment action

The Messenger notes the Ohio State Dancing Teachers Association asks the General Assembly to ban shimmy and jazz dancing in all halls. Athens police chief asks for hitching space for farmers’ teams downtown. Supporters of the fair employment practices bill acknowledge Southern filibuster blocking passage. Ohio University president John C. Baker to speak to the Cincinnati Schoolmaster Association on education objectives.

Ohio State Dancing Teachers Association Ohio General Assembly Athens Lewis Graham Ohio University John C. Baker Cincinnati Schoolmaster Association

Youth Speaks adds voice to Athens area youth

The Messenger introduces Youth Speaks, a new editorial page feature inviting under 25 writers to address public issues. Submissions should be 300 to 400 words, include name address phone school major and year, and be up to 800 words.

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Laos Trail Action Promise Delayed But Possibly Prevents War

Robert S. Elegant argues that South Vietnamese raids in Laos target the Ho Chi Minh Trail to curb North Vietnamese expansion. He notes public opinion limits a purely military fix, regrets earlier delays, and suggests containment while preserving credibility, as Hanoi’s moves have shaped the broader conflict.

Ho Chi Minh Trail Laos Indochina South Vietnam Cambodia Saigon America Vietnam Hanoi

Ground action and strategic shifts in Indochina

A strategic analysis argues political solutions fail without Hanoi terms while ground raids in Laos could disrupt the Ho Chi Minh Trail network. It envisions Allied and South Vietnamese efforts to seize the offensive, wear down communist facilities, and deter Hanoi with repeated strikes, stressing balance between audacity and restraint.

Indochina Asia South Vietnam Australia Hanoi Cambodia Laos

War across Phnom Penh escalates as Vietnam War widens

Communist forces press siege of Phnom Penh with renewed drive on the capital while Vietcong and North Vietnamese units push toward Route 4 toward the Gulf of Siam. Reports cite three battalions to two divisions as the fighting broadens amid fuel shortages and diplomatic denials in Saigon and Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh Cambodia Gulf of Siam Pak Teoroi U.S Mekong Do Cao Tri Washington Hotel Royale Pool Esok Esman Pentagon Saigon Cinepac Hawaii Nixon Laos

The Messenger Publishing Co Athens Ohio Ad Rates

Public notice of The Athens Messenger publishing terms lists daily and Sunday single copy prices 10 and 20 cents, delivery by carrier and tube route, and mail subscription rates for Ohio West Virginia and nationwide including weekly, monthly, and yearly options. It notes post office classification and mailing address 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.

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Nixon Kissinger view sees worsening Southeast Asia chaos

Washington insight argues Nixon and Kissinger lack a reliable exit plan for Vietnam. They push for transferring military burden to South Vietnam, avoid Vietnamization rhetoric, and consider threats of renewed bombing to deter communist moves. The piece warns of escalation as banners over Laos and Cambodia unfold.

Washington Nixon Southeast Asia Henry Kissinger Vietnam William Rogers Kissinger Melvin Laird White House Robert Thompson Alexander Haig Cambodia

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