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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1977
Page
4
Washington AP article outlines 1976 tax changes including higher standard deductions, a larger per person credit, and new tax tables. It explains how the 35 dollar per person or 2 percent of taxable income credit interacts with deductions, and notes 90 percent of Americans will use a simplified table. It also previews who should itemize.
The Athens St Messenger lists its staff from Frederick W. Bush to Carl L. Weber with roles including publisher general manager managing editor district editor and editors. The date is Monday January 10 1977 and the paper’s Athens Ohio address and contact are noted.
President elect Jimmy Carter pitches a two year program spending 25 to 31 billion dollars on public works and services to cut unemployment and offer rebates and tax cuts. The plan features tax rebates for low and middle income taxpayers permanent tax cuts and a job program sized at about two billion in 1977 and five to eight billion in 1978 with a one billion 1977 and two billion 1978 business tax cut, all pending congressional review.
AP reports Blumenthal's lucrative lifelong consulting contract with Bendix Corp. raises a potential conflict as he becomes Treasury secretary designate. The piece outlines how corporate chiefs sometimes receive for life income after leaving office and the issue this poses for public service ethics.
Gov. James A. Rhodes says Ohio’s gas shortages leave his options narrow. He will await an energy impact study and notes federal control over interstate lines limits state action. Columbia Gas of Ohio seeks to cut deliveries to large users, as officials assess statewide severity.
The author rejects sweeping amnesty for draft evaders and deserters, arguing it would undermine military discipline and precedent. The piece defends Ford's measured clemency actions, cites 14,500 cases reviewed with 6,000 pardons granted, and warns against political pressure for blanket pardons before Carter's presidency.
Kilpatrick critiques war policies and pardons while contrasting principled resisters with deserters and thieves. He mocks Washington planners, suggesting sententious plans originate in Russia as a caution against overreliance on schemes.
The article explains how Theodore Sorensen was nominated as CIA director by President Carter after being backed by Richard Neustadt and Jack Watson. Sorensen initially declined, was persuaded by Carter, and said he would not preemptively shape the intelligence system, signaling a cautious, political choice for the role.
The record discusses Joseph Kraft and Sorensen in Carter’s circle. It notes Sorensen is intelligent experienced and honest with the president’s confidence but also suggests room for debate about his suitability for the role. The piece condemns no sensational stories about a tainted post or a battered man.
Letter to The Messenger questions why public schools are treated as commercial and face closures due to fuel shortages. Writer argues education should take priority, suggests energy-saving measures, and urges readers to contact congressmen and the utilities commission.
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