The Messenger Publisher Roles and Athens Office Details
The Athens Messenger listing names Frederick W. Bush Gordon K. Bush G Kenner Bush as publishers and M W McDargh Fred W Weber Charles W Reamer as editor and staff. It notes The Messenger Publishing Company located at 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio 45701 and its establishment in 1823 with a date of Friday January 3 1969.
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Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
M. W. McDargh
Fred W. Weber
Charles W. Reamer
the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Public unions blamed as New Yorkers threaten action
Deputy Mayor Timothy Costello warns that people nationally are near breaking point over union excesses this year. Refusals by rank and file to approve contracts extend strikes, disrupt schools and hospitals, slow police and fire services, and threaten water supply. Cooling-off periods proposed to halt public service interruptions during negotiations.
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Timothy Costello
New York
91st Congress faces test of influence and aims
The piece weighs the 91st Congress amid a Nixon administration, noting Democratic control and debate over military vs humanistic leadership. It highlights forecasts of power shifts, continuity in leadership, and calls for pragmatic use of funds to strengthen defense and society.
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Nixon
Congress
Johnson
91St
United States
Free World
One Third Of The Way Through A Flu Epidemic
The piece notes a persistent Hong Kong flu affecting Johnson Humphrey and Nixon with health authorities saying the nation is a third of the way through the outbreak. It estimates peak in mid January and end by late January with risks to public functions during inauguration.
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Hong Kong
Johnson
Humphrey
Nixon
Money and spending in national campaigns divide outcomes
A report shows Republicans outspent Democrats three to one in the national race yet yielded a White House win while Democrats held Congress. Only interstate committees file with the House clerk. intrastate groups and primary spending are exempt, leaving many loopholes and incomplete figures.
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White House
Congress
House
Senate
Joseph Alsop on Nixon Priorities and Education
The columnist critiques the Nixon administration's early cabinet as white middle class and urges clear priorities. He notes stark racial and educational gaps, critiques urban policy and farm subsidies, and argues for equal education and better urban conditions, urging bold leadership.
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United States
Nixon
Apollo 8 and the Establishment in American life
A columnist argues Apollo 8 proves the Establishment’s value through disciplined work by the military, industry, and academia. It cautions billion-dollar space aims may outpace urgent domestic needs and urges trimming space budgets while preserving exploration.
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Borman
Anders
United States Air Force
Lovell
United States Navy
Apollo
President Wilson welcomed in Rome amid pomp in 1918
The Messenger Said 50 YEARS AGO reports President Wilson was greeted by thousands in Rome, Italy. In Athens County, preparations continued for the second annual Teachers Institute. A US destroyer sank in Lower New York Bay after an explosion of unknown origin. Timken Roller Bearing Co Canton offered two days seniority for every day service to all employees on military leave.
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Richard Nixon
William Rogers
United States
Nixon
Outer Space
Wilson
Rome
Italy
Athens County Teachers Institute
New York Bay
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Canton
Londoners cut cards for seasonal greetings via ads
Many Londoners replace Christmas and New Year cards with newspaper want ads to send season's greetings. Public figures led by New York Mayor John V Lindsay also eliminated cards for speed and cost.
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John V. Lindsay
New York
Gallup Poll Shows Decline in Adult Church Attendance
The survey finds attendance at 43 percent or 50 million weekly, with Roman Catholics closest to double other groups. Young adults in their twenties show the sharpest drop, though overall attendance remains higher than in ten Western nations.
Bonita Granville Finds Life After Child Stardom
Bonita Granville, once a child film star known for bratty roles, is now married to Jack Wrather, an oilman and rancher, and works as an assistant producer on Lassie. Born in New York City, she began acting at seven and appeared in 55 films, later transitioning to more mature roles. She recalls a strict upbringing and a lucrative early career, meeting Wrather on a blind date and accepting his proposal after ten months.
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Bonita Granville
Jack Wrather
Bonita
New York City
Bernard Granville
Rosina Timpani Granville
Hollywood
Ann Harding
Laurence Olivier
H.M. Putnam
Stanford University
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
Wrather
Coed Ivy Plan Lets Men and Women Share Colleges
The traditional Ivy League schools in New England are moving toward exchanging students and housing. Men would attend women's colleges and women would attend men's colleges, an experiment in learning and living that coed Ivy schools have long endured in practice.
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New England
Radcliffe
Harvard
Pembroke
Brown
Housewife’s death valued at damages in London suit
A London court awarded the husband $14,388 for the loss of his wife after wrong blood group therapy caused her death. The obituary notes she left four children aged four to eleven and implies she was relatively young, with an annual value far above the monetary amount for domestic labor and affection.
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London
Richard Caulfield
Burns Named to Coordinate Nixon Administration Legislation
Dr. Arthur Burns was appointed chairman of a committee to coordinate developing legislation. The group will sift ideas from 21 study committees to shape the legislative program Nixon will propose to Congress.
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90Th Congress
Congress
National Committee For
91St
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Niava
Arthur Burns
Prayer for Our Son in Service Across the Night
A Letters Editor plea from The Messenger asks the Lord to protect and guide their son wherever he serves. The brief petition asks for bravery, health, steadfast faith, and comfort during long nights and hopeful victories, praying he remains cherished and faithful.
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the Messenger
Messenger Publishing Co. subscription rates and address
Daily and Sunday editions offered with varying rates by delivery method. Prices include weekly, monthly, and yearly options for carriers and mail delivery in Ohio, West Virginia, and elsewhere. Mail address: The Messenger Publishing Co. 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.
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West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
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