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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1970
Page
6
The Labor Department reports 1969 civilian population 16 plus at 134.6 million with a 52.5 million nonworking nonseekers. Of these 4.4 million want a job, including 3.3 million women and 1.1 million men, highlighting a new measure of people able to work but not actively seeking employment.
The Ohio Information Committee warns that thousands will miss the May primary due to a March 25 registration cutoff. The piece argues for easier voter qualification, urges nonpartisan efforts to mobilize business and labor voters, and questions a 40 day gap before elections that hinders timely registration.
The William Raspberry column questions the rush to label a “Black Mafia” controlling Washington narcotics. He warns the public to wary of no knock raids and state actions, comparing it to the Panthers scare tactic and urging scrutiny over unnamed suspects and potential civil rights harm.
The AP notes on correcting a 1969 income tax return after April 15 using Form 1040X or marking amended returns. It explains time limits, possible penalties for negligence or fraud, and how computers score returns for potential errors.
In Paris Le Figaro reports violent demonstrations following contempt sentencing in Chicago. Berkeley reacts to the political framing, while the courtroom descends into chaos and lawyers align with clients in a charged, political show.
The piece weighs how defendants taunt the judiciary and seek to derail proceedings, asking what judges should do when lawyers and defendants collaborate to render jurisprudence impossible. It argues for a division between those opposing the 1968 act and those defending the defendants while urging commentators to defend order under pressure.
The Messenger editor condemns Senator Corts and Ohio University's POST for politicizing campus journalism. The writer accuses Corts of seeking notoriety to win votes, calls democracy a myth, and labels the legislative scene a circus while the POST becomes a scapegoat.
The piece contends marijuana legalization is ill advised citing health risks and existing harms from alcohol and tobacco. It argues laws should deter all non medical drug use and questions the maturity of medical knowledge on marijuana.
The Athens Messenger notes daily publication with Sundays, pricing for single copies and carrier delivery. It lists subscription and mail rates by region including Ohio West Virginia and other U S possessions with weekly and yearly options.
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