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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1976
Page
4
The Athens AM chronicle lists its founding route and address at Route 33 N and Johnson Rd in Athens Ohio. It details longstanding leadership from Frederick W Bush to Gordon K Bush and others including Richard R Paynter and Karl Runser. The note is dated Friday February 13 1976.
The essay cites a 2.9 percent rise in total arrests from 1973 to 1974, with under 18s up 8.7 percent and under 15s up 8.9 percent. It reports Athens County's juvenile bureau forfeiting $26,722 in federal funds and $1,483 in state funds plus matching local money after a weak grant record and poor documentation. The Ohio Criminal Justice Supervisory Commission blamed delays, weak reporting, and insufficient justification for continued funding, leaving the bureau unable to operate without new funds. The piece condemns mismanagement and warns local and state authorities to pursue alternative support.
General public letters to the editor are welcomed and must be signed with the sender's address and telephone number. The Messenger may condense letters for space, readability, and reader interest.
The Ohio Energy Emergency Commission issued a 550 page guide Ohio Energy Profiles with 59 terms such as Anthracite and BTU to clarify energy jargon. The glossary serves to aid understanding amid a crisis, noting Ohio consumes more energy than it produces. Consumers can order the $10 guide from ERDA in Columbus as the agency builds a computerized Energy Information System.
The writer credits Transportation Secretary Coleman with a reasoned stance on Concorde landing rights, noting a change from opposition to approval based on merits. He argues for reciprocity with allied nations, limited flights at Dulles and Kennedy, environmental monitoring, and public interest safeguards while stressing friendship as a two way street.
Reagan visited Florida to bolster his bid for the GOP nomination, drawing crowds in Miami and Daytona. He faced tough questions on Social Security and abortion, shifted on issues, and defended free enterprise while attracting strong turnout and a Daytona straw poll where he led with 36.3 percent. Ford lagged in the poll, and observers noted his age and sincerity as key traits.
In a letter to The Messenger, a Southeastern Ohio Development Co. representative defends the West Bypass and Co Rd 23 project, argues for a developed site before industry, cites past funding and road work, rebuts critics, and reflects on public disagreement and forgiveness.
The piece suggests real estate of home ventures such as cooking classes, meal services for the elderly, babysitting registries for hotels, birthday party planning, secretarial mailing services, and seedling production. It also cites USDA cost estimates for feeding a family and notes personal savings from careful shopping and home gardening.
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