Athens Messenger staff and details from 1976 page
The Athens Messenger roster lists Frederick W. Bush as publisher in earlier years with Gordon K. Bush and G. Kenner Bush, plus Richard R. Paynter as general manager and Karl W. Runser as managing editor. Fred W. Weber II heads circulation, Roy Cross as district editor, and J. William Coon oversees classified advertising. Page dates indicate Thursday February 12 1976.
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Johnson Rd
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Richard R. Paynter
Karl W. Runser
Fred W. Weber II
Roy Cross
Fred E. Bolles
Herb Amey
J. William Coon
Fred Whissel
Carl L. Weber
Call for federal probe into foreign bribery in business
The piece argues Watergate style scrutiny should extend to corporate bribery abroad. It cites Lockheed paying at least 22 million to grease aircraft sales and notes allied nations may launch investigations and contracts may be cancelled, warning of economic impact. The call endorses a broad federal inquiry including tax aspects and urges decisive action.
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Lockheed Aircraft
Sleep on silent America in Hap Malott's 1976 critique
Excerpted remarks by Hap Malott warning that 1976, the nation’s bicentennial year, demands vigilance rather than complacency. He urges public disengagement from voting, education funding, law enforcement, and civic duties, urging Americans to sleep on and avoid involvement until freedom and history are preserved.
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H.R. “Hap” Malott
Better Roads
Silent America
FBI
Law
America
Business
Nader
Federal study probes nuclear plant disaster theory
The federal NRC funds a Sandia Laboratories project in Albuquerque to test a theory that molten core and water mixing could trigger a dangerous steam explosion. Critics warn such an event could breach containment and release radioactive material. The idea, from Stirling Colgate, cites a chain reaction of high pressure steam and potential core meltdown.
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San Francisco
Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Sandia Laboratories
Albuquerque
N.M
Henry Kendall
Massachussetts Institute of Technology
The
Union of Concerned Scientists
Stirling Colgate
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Nature Magazine
Colgate
Sunshine Law Open Meetings Spark Media Fees In Ohio
Ohio news outlets face unexpected costs under the Sunshine Law as bodies charge reporters for meeting notices. Some districts bill up to 52 dollars yearly, while agencies levy about 10 dollars. PUCO offers regular notices at 20 dollars but few take it. The attorney general calls charges contrary to the law’s spirit.
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Columbus, Ohio
van Meter
Ohio Legislative Correspondents Association
Paul Richards
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
Sirree
Richardson Decides to Stay On as Commerce Secretary
Washington reports that Elliott Richardson will remain secretary of commerce through February. He cites personal reasons and family input, thanking President Nixon for fair treatment and indicating continued willingness to advise the administration while staying in his post.
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Washington
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Elliot Richardson
Commerce
Richardson
Health, Education and Welfare
Defense
Court of St. James
Richardson and Ford Exchange Warm Farewell Notes
Elliot Richardson thanks President Ford and Mrs. Ford for support during his first week as secretary of commerce. Ford praises Richardson for turning a risky start into solid work, noting the department avoided a shambles and calling him a team player with future duties ahead.
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Mrs. Ford
Anne
Elliot Richardson
Elliot
Commerce
Commerce Department
Betty
Secretary of Commerce
Wisconsin AG Warns Employers On Discriminatory Interview Questions
A Wisconsin attorney general communication lists 21 questions deemed discriminatory in hiring practices, highlighting age, arrest records, religion, family status, and race implications. The piece notes the Civil Rights Act and critiques sexist and racist framing while urging lawful employment inquiries.
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Art Buchwald
Buchwald
Bill
WFB
Wisconsin
Barry Goldwater
Attorney Generals Office
Stolen dog Cindy and puppies seek return and reward
A Albany family reports a break in between Jan 18 and Jan 20 stealing their four year old terrier Cindy and her three puppies from their house trailer on Factory Rd. They describe Cindy as playful with kids and a watchdog and offer a reward for return. Also notes family heartbreak and plans not to leave pets alone again.
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the Messenger
Albany
Cindy
Reader disputes Punkin Vine line trestle and name
A reader from Guysville challenges George Lovell's Jan 25 Punkin Vine Railroad account. He says no trestle existed on the Beebe Farm and argues the line ran from Stewart to Cyril Arnold’s farm, up Federal Creek valley toward Tablertown and Broadwell, with Beebe Farm located a mile away.
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Hocking River
Beebe
Beebe Farm
B&o-Sw
Punkin Vine
Federal Creek
Marietta
Cincinnati
Northern
Columbus
M.c.&n
the Messenger
George Lovell
K.E. Quinn
Guysville
Owen Beebe
Waldo Beebe
Stewart
Cyril Arnold
Creek
Tablertown
Broadwell
New York Philharmonic Concert Broadcast on WOUB-FM
Listener praises hearing the New York Philharmonic concert on WOUB-FM and notes reading about the event in The Messenger of February 9. The writer expresses pleasure in enjoying the radio broadcast last evening.
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the Messenger
New York Philharmonic
Woub-Fm
Ford Support Declines Reagan Level in GOP race
A Gallup poll shows Ford at 44 percent and Reagan at 43 percent among Republican voters with 13 percent undecided. Independents favor Ford 45 percent to Reagan 41 percent. the gap narrows since December as undecided remains high.
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George Gallup
Princeton
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Reagan
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the Athens Messenger
Federal Project
Mike Silverman
Associated Press
Sen
Robert Freeman
Canton
Thomas van Meter
R-19
Ashland
William J. Oertel
Ohio Newspaper Association
Aes Agalculture
William
Brickman
Lincoln
William J. Buckley
Small Society
Bes Pater
Gallup Poll
Ford Reagan
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