Year 1974 Predictions From William F Rickenbacker
A satirical forecast lists wild prophecies for 1974 from William F Rickenbacker including global weather quirks, a court case over a cow, 16 000 new laws on energy, and conferences by Kissinger. It mentions Oswald Mayer appealing malice rulings, Brussels talks on Atlantic cooperation, and a July adjournment for barbecued cow in a pawpaw grove.
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William F. Rickenbacker
William
Soviet Union
Oswald Mayer
United Nations
Ahmed
Camel Driver
Byron Harding
U.S. Congress
Washington
National Review
Brussels
Geneva
Congress
Henry Kissinger
State Department
Ensin
Perpetua
Royal Insurance Society
Mayers
Hardings
Pawpaw Grove
Paradise
WM. F. Rickenbacker
Ohioans Say Public Schools Improve Over a Decade
A December Ohio Poll survey shows 53 percent of voting age residents believe public schools educate students better now than ten years ago, while 29 percent say worse. Education level and gender influence views, with blacks expressing stronger discipline concerns and finances seen as less pressing by most whites.
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Ohio
Pune
Liberal School
Bureau of the Census
Ohio strip mine crisis may lower reclamation costs says lawmaker
Rep. Sam Speck says energy shortages push coal prices higher and may reduce the share of operating costs spent on reclamation for strip mine operators. He questions pleas for more time to reclaim and notes current law already allows about two and a half years before vegetation is planted. Speck may push bonding reforms this year.
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Robert E. Miller
Associated Press
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Sam Speck
New Concord
Speck
Concord
Athens County Draft and Uniforms Through the Years
The Messenger recalls 50 years ago operators wore skirts two inches above the ankle while the floor-length 1877 style remained. Twenty five years ago the first three Athens County draftees under the new selective service were Clyde E. Conant Phillip D Bateman and Delbert L Mayles.
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Athens County
Army
Clyde E. Conant
Phillip D. Bateman
Delbert L. Mayles
Open Letters and Ads Urge Fuel for Electric Goods While Citing National Need
A satirical roundup shows trade groups and consumer advocates pleading for fuel to preserve industry. Letters from Electric Pencil Sharpener Companies of America and Electric Knife Association of America warn energy cuts would threaten schools and cooking, while Heated Swimming Pool Association argues heated pools save energy and keep families home.
Flow Of Oil From America Is Questioned
The fifth article in a series explains why the United States exports about 242 000 barrels daily despite a widening energy shortage and Middle East embargo. Exports are mainly lubricants and coke with limited gasoline and distillate shipments. critics urge curbs while industry argues exports do not worsen domestic supply. The U S also ships oil to South Vietnam Cambodia and Thailand from Pacific reserves.
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United States
Electric
America
Electric Knife Assn. of
Peter Arnett
Middle East
American Petroleum Institute
Les Aspin
D-Wis
California
U.S
Department of Commerce
Aspin
Brazil
Britain
Netherlands
Mexico
Canada
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Thailand
Readers' Letters Shape Public Discourse
The newspaper invites letters from readers on issues of public interest and explains this page is a forum for opinions. It notes that personal announcements or thanks are inappropriate here and that letters must include name, address, and telephone number, with preference for single page or shorter submissions.
The Athens Messenger Publication Terms and Rates
The Athens Messenger prints daily except Saturdays with weekend prices and mailed subscription rates. It is a member of the Associated Press and delivers by carrier or tube route, listing prices for daily and Sunday editions, weekly and monthly mail subscriptions, and foreign mail options.
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Associated Press
D&s
ONO
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S
Possessions
Athens
The
Messenger Publishing Co
Johnson Road
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Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
William F. Buckley
Small Society
Bric Kmaw
Art Buchwald
Mr. President
National Trade Organization
Energy Council
Nixon
San Clemente
U.S. Pacific Ocean
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