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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1976
Page
4
The piece argues Congress should subsidize American Olympic athletes, criticizing private funding as insufficient and calling for a national endowment to cover wages lost during training. It urges better organization, less sectarian strife, and parity with government-supported foreign athletes.
Con Ed proposes using solid waste as a substitute fuel in steam plants to cut oil costs and curb fossil fuel use. Luce argues garbage could be burned without air pollution in designed plants, offering a practical disposal outlet for millions of tons of waste. Athens may gain from potential utility uptake and waste monetization.
Ohio's Fire Marshal Terry E. Drake warns state funding shortfalls will keep the fire marshal's office under strength limits. He says eight inspectors and two arson investigators were laid off amid budget fights, with only minimal staff restored by a pending bill. Drake cites rising demand for arson work in major cities and notes 23 inspector requirement but current staffing remains lower.
A journalist visits Hush Hush Ltd. outside Washington and interviews founder Arnold Zankel about the boom in private secret manufacturing. He notes 24 hour production and ongoing federal demand as agencies seek new secrets after public disclosures.
An undercover tour reveals a business producing confidential papers and leaking secrets for Congress. Workers bind volumes and inject leakable secrets, including energy, banking, and agricultural export material, while executives claim 80 percent of federal confidential papers origin from their operation.
The article recounts Paul Robeson’s life as athlete lawyer singer and actor and notes his civil rights advocacy in the 1940s and 1950s. It covers his time in the Soviet Union, McCarthy era condemnation, a later decline, and a 1947 income of 104000 dollars as his popularity waned beginning in 1948.
The piece surveys 1948 as a pivotal year with Stalinist purges spreading fear, Soviet atom secrets emerging, and Robeson labeled a Communist fellow traveler. It contrasts McCarthy’s later notoriety with his then unknown status and notes Robeson’s complex civil rights stance and passport denial episodes.
President Ford’s popularity remains mixed after his State of the Union address. A Gallup survey shows Americans evenly split in opinion about his performance in office, reflecting a consistent pattern from the past 14 months.
Gallup finds 45 percent approve and 45 percent disapprove of Ford, mirror to January. Since Mayaguez, his rating has fluctuated 48 to 37 percent, with 63 percent of Republicans approving but only 25 percent strongly. Across parties, strong approval is 14 percent nationwide.
The Messenger letters call for justification of rising gas bills from 1975 to 1976 and criticize the February price hike. They urge residents to support the Athens Recycling Center and recycling efforts in Athens and Columbus. Names include Mr and Mrs H D McDonald and John Perovsek along with Will Liphart Brett Altieri Thomas Knapp.
A letter from Herschel McNabb criticizes Athens wasteful disposal and urges larger scale recycling to avoid running out of space at the landfill. The writer urges self sufficiency in waste reclamation and notes ecological concerns and financial strains. A separate spoof proposes the SFSS Club to "slay splashers" with humorous tone.
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