Athens Officials Under Fire and Community Responses
Letters from Athens residents critique Mayor Shepard and the council over policing, hiring, and budget moves. The Messenger thanks donors to AAUW Fellowship Month and reports on the Athens County Board of Education actions including a controversial superintendent hire. The Ohio University International Students Association notes Pakistan cyclone relief efforts and calls for continued donations. Vinton County residents urge no five mill levy for schools citing consolidation failures and tax burdens.
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Harry Keim
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Pakistan
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Washington
East Pakistan
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Pakistan Cyclone Relief Fund
C O OU International Students Assn
Burson House
E. Union
Edward C. Shaw
Vinton County
State Department of Education
Athens Messenger February 9 1971 edition
The Athens Messenger issue from February 9 1971 covers local Athens Ohio news. It lists historic publisher details and the paper’s address in Athens with emphasis on community events.
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Athens
Ohio
Deep South governors pledge end to racial discrimination
Within a week, South Carolina Governor John C. West and Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter rejected racial discrimination. West vowed to eliminate any vestige of discrimination from state government while Carter said the time for racial discrimination is over. State Rep. Herbert A. Fielding of Charleston is noted in the report.
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Deep South
John C. West
South Carolina
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Herbert A. Fielding
Charleston
Youth Speaks A Column By Young People
The Messenger launches Youth Speaks a feature inviting under 25 writers to raise public interest issues. Submissions should be 300 400 words, include name address phone school and year, and be no more than 800 words. A recent quote recalls West pledges and Hollings praises West as governor leading his people.
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Athens
U. S
Ernest F. Hollings
South Carolina
West
Washington
Rumors of War Denied in Montreal Star Report
The Montreal Star said no truth to rumors of a war between the United States and Great Britain. A Glouster teacher faced a Justice of the Peace for allegedly beating a 10 year old pupil. Sol Rosenberg named publicity chair in Athens County Red Cross Fund Campaign.
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Canada
United States
Great Britain
Justice of the Peace
Helwig
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Russia
Sol Rosenberg
Red Cross Fund
Blaine R. Goldsberry
Athens County
American Red Cross
Historic bargain seen in revenue sharing plan
Washington insight reports a developing compromise on revenue sharing between the Nixon administration and House Ways and Means Chair Wilbur Mills. The piece outlines block grants as a middle path, funding six general areas while preserving congressional review, and hints at possible new tax-raising approaches for states.
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92Nd Congress
Nixon
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Congress
Chilean revolutions and Allende's fate in 1970s eyes
William F Buckley Jr reflects from Santiago on Chile's 1970s upheaval. He analyzes the Allende era, class structures, and political divisions, forecasting elections and the risks of populist policy. The piece contrasts revolutionary glamour with economic woes and potential military or church restraint.
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Allende
Mexico
Elizabeth
Mr. Allende
PRI
Gallup Poll Finds 26 Percent Read a Book Last Month
A mid January Gallup survey reports 26 percent of adults read any book last month, matching 1969, the highest since 1958. Among subgroups, 28 percent of college graduates, 28 percent of women, and higher rates among younger adults are noted, with biblical texts excluded from the count.
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Princeton
N.J
Missed Obituaries Highlight Strikes By Pittsburgh Readers
During a two week newspaper strike in Pittsburgh an advertising firm surveyed readers about what they missed. Obituary news ranked highest while comics lagged. Readers also missed national and local affairs business activity and social events and noted paying more attention to grocery ads then local and department store ads and classifieds.
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Pittsburgh
Red Bearded Tribe Found Deep in Amazon Jungle
Indian agents report about 500 men of a red bearded, white skinned tribe in Bray zil Amazon, with no women seen. The discovery prompts questions about the race origin and extent.
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Amazon Jungle
Brayzil
Yale plan lets student defer cost with earnings share
Pay Later Yale University approves a plan allowing a student to defer part of tuition and repay a small percentage of annual earnings for up to 35 years.
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Yale University
The Messenger rates and mailing details
Published daily except Saturdays. Associated Press member. Rates vary by delivery and by location. In Ohio and West Virginia daily and Sunday one week 60 cents, five weeks 2.50, ten weeks 5.00, three months 6.00, six months 11.00, one year 20.00. Elsewhere in U.S. and possessions daily and Sunday one week 60 cents, three months 6.50, six months 13.00, one year 26.06. Entered at Athens Ohio post office as second class matter.
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