Too Nice A Guy To Win In Miami
Exeter New Hampshire report on George McGovern campaigning one year after announcing his bid. He draws top campaign staff, travels four speeches daily, spends a million dollars, but faces a tough New Hampshire reception. Conservative critics say he is too nice to win, with Florida and Miami looming as decisive tests.
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The Athens Messenger Advertises Historical Records
The Athens Messenger Publishing Company lists its long history with founders and publishers from 1825 to 1965. The reference notes Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush and G Ke Fred W Weber as leaders and M W McDargh as circulation director with Charles W Reamer and Richard R Paynter in editorial roles.
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Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
Mothers' March for the March of Dimes heads to Athens
The Messenger urges support as Athens and The Plains host Mothers' March for the March of Dimes this week. The note cites 14 000 Ohio births affected by birth defects yearly and praises prevention.
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State Promises in Plea Deals Must Be Kept, Burger Rules
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, held that a prosecutor must honor any promises made to a suspect in exchange for a guilty plea. It reversed Rudolph Santobello's one year sentence after he alleged New York state reneged on a leniency bargain, warning that false plea promises are a pernicious practice.
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Congress Targeting Think Tanks Ties to Military Research
Brig. Gen. L. A. Marshall notes Congress cuts threaten Rand and allied think tanks essential to military research. He argues funds support decades of science military cooperation but may end with in-house service reliance and job losses for scientists.
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Think Tanks and Defense Waste in National Security
A veteran observer critiques think tanks and the Pentagon for wasteful, overstaffed projects and meaningless field work. He argues two thirds lack value while about one third are highly productive, shaping overall defense value and taxpayer cost. Congress may rush disclosures increasing waste beyond think tank failures.
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Clergymen Protest POW Families at State of the Union
Rev Thomas Niccolls reports in Hiram Ohio on a Washington vigil with about 300 clergy and laity in protest of the Vietnam War and a lack of Senate support. He notes limits on Capitol steps, ongoing bombing, rising deaths, and calls for peace while criticizing President Nixon and Congress.
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State Department ends US role in Big Three for peace efforts
The State Department announced withdrawal from the Big Three alliance signaling reduced hope for Chinese peace talks between the Central Government and the Communist forces. Nelsonville's Commerce Board weighed Mayor Daugherty’s plan to lure industry by issuing bonds for a modern factory building. A 50 year old snowstorm hit the East as cars were abandoned and a Senate delay on foreign debt funding occurred. A Wellston city block burned, leaving eight families homeless after fires consumed ten stores and the Lincoln Hotel.
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United States
Nelsonville Commerce Board
Oral Daugherty
Senate
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Lincoln
Moon Child Predicted Birth On Moon by 2000
Werder von Braun of NASA predicts the first child will be born on the moon before the year 2000. The deputy associate administrator cites future space settlement as the context for the milestone.
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Werder von Braun
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Athens Messenger billing and distribution details
The notice lists pricing and delivery options for The Messenger Publishing Co. at 43 W. Union St Athens Ohio 45701. Rates cover daily and Sunday issues by carrier tube or mail with short and long term subscriptions for Ohio West Virginia other U S Possessions and worldwide.
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Washington Insight Joseph Kraft: spending too little in public interest
The piece argues that deficits are not the issue but spending too little on public needs under the Nixon administration. It cites poverty, underutilized capacity, unemployment, and tax levels, urging higher public outlays, tax reform, and curb loopholes to fund a broader social safety and national improvements.
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