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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1975
Page
6
About 50 people attended Saturday’s IWY brunch in Baker Center despite heavy rain. A trio of foreign women residing in Athens spoke on life in their countries, highlighting differences in freedom and property rights.
In a study for International Women's Year 1975, women from Nigeria Chile and the United States share views on marriage, independence, and work. Daya Shankar notes American female leadership facing male insecurity while Hadiza Ali Bin describes polygamy in northern Nigeria and educated women's freedom in the south. Sylvia Avila highlights Chilean class differences and voting rights gained in 1945, with education access and no job discrimination for qualified women. The IWY movement began in 1972 and official symbolism includes a dove and equality sign.
A collection of Dear Abby exchanges covers whether Damon and Pythias were gay, Christmas dinner battles between in laws, party timing goofs, and a question from an 84 year old mother about celebrating her daughter's golden wedding. The writer invites readers to send personal replies to Abby.
Mansfield naturalist Roger Trautman of Kingwood Center notes higher sunflower seed prices push bird owners toward cheaper mixes that fail to feed many species. He cites state and county figures for bird feeding costs and argues for habitat creation over heavy feeding while noting only a fraction of winter birds visit feeders.
In Illinois markets shoppers may find beef tenderized by needle-like machines to improve tenderness. The process, used by Jewel Food Stores in the Midwest, can cut prices by 10 to 30 cents per pound versus USDA choice cuts, while meat texture remains visually unchanged.
Washington AP reports that soaring middleman costs accounted for more than four fifths of last year's retail grocery price rise. Agriculture Department figures show a market basket averaging $33.65 weekly in 1974, up $4.09 from the prior year.
VNA Arrivals report the birth of Jenny Dawn Shank in San Diego on Jan 25 with connections to Athens and Jacksonville. Sgt. Ted Covert’s daughter Jennifer Maria born Jan 10 near Nelsonville, listing Luci Rivera as mother. Separate dairy shows 1974 food basket cost at 1,750, with farmers 33 and middlemen 180 of the rise, reflecting a shift from 1973.
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