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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1975
Page
4
The piece lauds President Ford’s direct energy and economic address and calls his candor a needed shift. It notes Congress’ tentative return to duty, freshmen reforms, and potential clashes over spending and vetoes as Ford asserts leadership to steady a nation in crisis.
A IU Institute study funded by the U S Department of Transportation finds over 80 percent of crashes due to human factors. Of 1305 cases reviewed, 832 percent blamed on human factors versus 16 4 percent on environmental slick roads and 4 2 percent on vehicle defects. The report cites improper lookout excessive speed inattention and improper evasive actions as the four main human failings and urges driver conditioning and extensive information programs to reduce crashes.
Opinion by Anthony Harrigan argues against federal land use controls citing California Proposition 20. He warns such laws threaten private property rights, noting limited compensation and restrictive coastal zone rules from Oregon to the Mexican border.
Rep Clarence Miller notes population figures show rural areas growing faster than metropolitan centers. Manufacturing trends enable the shift and 11 of 13 counties in the district have unemployment below the national rate. Experts urge caution despite encouraging signs for balanced growth and urge making nonmetropolitan areas more attractive for industry.
Harry V. Jump of Willard becomes Ohio insurance director under Gov Rhodes, with a long agent background urging consumer focus. He previously served as deputy director and briefly as a senator, facing ethics rules that bar managing his agency while in office. Jump considers placing the agency in a trust or selling it to avoid conflicts.
The article notes Jump’s 1971 to last week service as clerk of the Ohio Senate ending with a party shift in control. It traces his public life to 1948 when he became Huron County commissioner and previews a letters to the editor policy for the Messenger requiring signature, address, and phone number.
Kellerman contemplates giving his foreclosed house to American Indian groups after a bank forecloses. He jokes that the Indians would get a bargain similar to Marlon Brando giving land with a mortgage, while noting his own $46,000 mortgage. The exchange centers on deed transfer and mortgage concerns.
A conversation reveals a plan to donate land to Native Americans to gain TV exposure, while bank Riggs holds a $318,000 mortgage. Characters discuss using Jane Fonda and media power, noting no free Brando lunch and wary networks after the Brando episode.
Ronald Reagan remains a public political voice after leaving California governorship. He pursues media work and a newspaper column while communicating his views to the public. Hobbs notes California prospered during his eight years, with lower welfare needs, strong energy and water systems, environmental standards, taxes and surplus, though Reagan faced university pushback and trusted subordinates.
President Ford backs a 12 percent income tax rebate and energy policy shifts to spur domestic coal use and curb oil imports. The plan weighs on utilities, industry costs, and the budget, with potential price impacts across sectors. Reagan rises in college circles as Nixon fallout and party loyalty shape GOP regrouping.
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