Athens Messenger front matter and masthead from 1970
The Athens Messenger issue date January 7 1970 features the newspaper’s masthead listing staff roles. It includes publisher Frederick W Bush editor M W McDargh advertising director Richard R Paynter and others at 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio 45701.
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Athens Messenger Rhe Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W Bush
Ordon K B . Pohl
Hye
Kennedy Half Dollars Fueled by Kennedy Myth
Treasury issued 26 million 50 cent Kennedy coins in March 1964 after Kennedy’s death, featuring his portrait and the Presidential seal. Since, 1.25 billion coins with 40 percent silver have circulated, but hoarding and demand keep them scarce, as Kennedys mystique drives global interest.
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John F. Kennedy
Treasury Department
Treasury
Kennedy
Nixon trims Vietnam stance amid shifting antiwar views
The Nixon administration signals a scaled back war effort as troop withdrawals proceed and draft calls fall. The public shifts from militant opposition to a wait and see stance, while South Vietnam bears more frontline fighting. Civil dissent cools but remains. Johnson’s heavy escalation sparked homefront anger.
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Nixon
Vietnam
National Moratorium Committee
United States
No Patience with Second Class Medical Care
Sheltered arms administrator Charles M Sanders vows a first class community hospital. He targets basic services including medicine surgery obstetrics gynecology pediatrics geriatrics and a strong diagnostic and therapeutic center.
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Charles M. Sanders
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Shape of the Seventies in Kraftian Washington
An essay by Joseph Kraft anticipates the 1970s as a period needing reform of governance and a redraw of power structures. It argues for balancing growth with inflation control, expanding participation by graduates, redefining urban finances, and using technology to address global and domestic challenges while avoiding frontal leadership.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Japan
Britain
France
Germany
Canada
Congress
Inflation and Recession Threats In Nixon Era Economy
Hobart Bowen argues the upcoming State of the Union and economic reports will reveal a likely recession in 1970 despite inflation fight by Paul McCracken and budget director Robert Mayo. He warns of tax package distortions, potential value added tax, and delayed surcharges eroding revenue while inflationary pressures mount into the early 1970s.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Nation
Robert Mayo
Paul W. McCracken
Council of Economic Advisers
Mayo
Lyndon Johnson
Paul McCracken
McCracken
George Meany and Co
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Milton Friedman
Wharton School of Finance
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Eisenhower Economic Council
Raymond J. Saulnier
Southeast Asia
Uncle Sam
Harvard
Otto Eckstein
Commerce Department
Louis Paradiso
Philosophy On Baseball and Interstate Commerce
James Kilpatrick surveys cases that test if professional baseball lies in interstate commerce. He cites 1922 and 1953 Supreme Court rulings that baseball is a state matter, while noting NLRB and antitrust implications for umpires and Curt Flood. He urges legislative action on Capitol Hill to resolve the issue.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Curtis L. Flood
St. Louis Cardinals
NLRB
Flood
Phillies
Birmingham
U. S. Supreme Court
Holmes
U.S
Baltimore
George Earl Toolson
Yankees
Toolson
Newark
Yanks
Binghamton
Walter J. Kowalski
Brooklyn
High Court
Burton
Reed
Congress
Marshall Madison
Jefferson
Executive Branch
Men In
Blue
Capitol Hill
Predictions for the 1970s by Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle foresees the 1970s bringing accelerated change, crowded highways, and new safety gear. He jokes about a roller coast ride through a tougher era, with studies on welfare thresholds, a dog leash law, a noise pill, and a placidity capsule to curb teen tantrums.
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New York
George Jesse
George
Frank Sinatra
Clean Up America
Congress
Athens Messenger Rates and Mail Details
The Athens Messenger lists prices for daily and Sunday editions, carriers and tube delivery, and mail rates by region. It notes publication as a daily paper with Sunday edition, and provides subscription costs for Ohio, West Virginia, and other U.S. addresses, plus postal details and office address in Athens, Ohio.
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Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
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Hal Boyle
Che Athens Messenger
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Athens Post Office
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