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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1974
Page
6
The Athens Messenger reprints a Buckley reflection from January 17 1974 contemplating whether Richard Nixon will resign. The piece envisions distributing a short message to notable figures, noting the era's urgency and public curiosity about Nixon's fate.
A critical essay outlines four Nixons. Nixon One clings to office and glory, defying quit. Nixon Two is a political realist who could resign if reality dictates. Nixon Three is moody and introspective, Nixon Four is the humane, private man. Together they foretell Nixon's possible resignation with mixed motives.
AP reports Asia faces a bleak 1974 with inflation hit in Japan and South Korea, while China appears spared. The oil crisis strains governments in the region as Korea's President Chung Hee Park makes concessions to students amid rising opposition.
A statewide December survey by The Ohio Poll finds the energy crisis dominates concerns among Ohio adults, with 43 percent naming fuel shortages as the nation's biggest problem and a willingness to accept more pollution for heating fuel.
A December statewide survey shows only 10 percent of Ohio adults rank inflation as the top national problem, while over four times as many focus on fuel shortages. News of shortages, not visible impact, appears to drive the attitude change, with 20 percent now naming Watergate as a leading issue and pollution tolerance debated for fuel availability.
Washington quietly ends Operation Candor as Watergate questions vanish after two white papers on ITT and milk fund. White House staff cope with shutdown. Herman Diogenes says the operation proved the President no crook and hints at a return to selling used cars.
A mid December public poll puts Japan's Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka at 22 percent amid inflation discontent. Takeo Fukuda gains influence after Kiichi Aichi's death and shifts in fiscal policy. Regional inflation, political infighting in China, and cross border tensions frame Asia through 1973.
The writer laments rising shrimp prices at 5.60 per pound and about 28 cents per shrimp, noting a near 70 percent year to year rise. He muses on economic impact, fisherman wages, and the public’s shrinking shrimp purchases amid the cost spike.
A downtown Cincinnati fish market charged $3.70 per pound for shrimp less than a year ago, a price seen as inflated yet economically reasonable at the time.
Ten years ago U S Attorney General RFK met in Tokyo with Indonesian President Sukarno to prevent warfare between Indonesia and Malaysia. Five years ago Henry Cabot Lodge arrived in Paris to lead US negotiating team in Vietnam peace talks. One year ago Britain announced curbs on wages prices and profits to curb inflation. Birthdays include Nicholas Katzenbach age 52 and Admiral John McCain age 63.
The Messenger recalls banker and builder Henry O Bleness a leading Athens citizen who died after a long illness at age 81. The report highlights his fifty years of local prominence and his funeral plans.
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