Pro Ball In Washington Power Tug of War
A columnist says Nixon’s plans to share revenue and reorganize government push a power shift from states to federal control. The piece notes Congress must approve funding and warns opponents will resisted any broad rewrites. It frames the debate as a political draw play in a Washington game.
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Washington
Congress
Union
Ringside
Nixon
White House
National Association of Counties
Atlanta
Kansas City
San Francisco
Cleveland
Capitol Hill
Pennsylvania
Newark
Athens Messenger 1971 Athens Ohio Friday January 29
The Athens Messenger issue from January 29 1971 reports local Athens Ohio news and notices. It lists staff roles and publishing details for the newspaper and covers regional events, public notices, and community notices of interest.
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Athens
Ohio
Democrats Mobilize Money Men Behind Expanding Nomination Field
Early Democratic candidates rely on wealthy financiers and seed money networks. The piece notes numerous fundraising offices and prominent money men backing undeclared hopefuls, signaling broad organizational groundwork for the nomination race.
Reparations figure and political fundraising noted in brief
The Allied Supreme Council set German WWI reparations at 58 billion dollars. Athens police arrested three high school students for auto thefts in Athens and Laurelville. A Bishop predicted a third world war within twenty years but urged steps to halt a future global conflict. In Athens, Dr. Blaine R. Goldsberry warned socialized medicine would burden physicians. Separately, political fund raising details showed several candidates relying on prominent backers and named donors, highlighting campaign finance dynamics.
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Allied Supreme Council
Germany
Athens
Lewis Graham
Laurelville
G. Bromley Oxman
Athens Kiwanis Club
Blaine R. Goldsberry
Undercover Agents on Campus Stir Fear at U C and UCLA
The piece argues campus fears of police posing as students and informants, noting UCLA 13 faculty and students sue to bar undercover LAPD presence. It recalls past incidents at Chicago and Berkeley, discusses legal limits and civil liberties, and warns of a future clash between citizens and law.
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L.A. Times-Washington Post
Northwestern University
University of Chicago
Berkeley
University of California At
Los Angeles
Justice Department
FBI
UCLA
U. S. District Court
Los Angeles Police Department
Edward M. Davis
Dan Cook
Davis
Cambodia
Chicago
Seattle
Army
United States
Pole line plans spark zoning and visual pollution concerns
A letter to The Messenger from a resident objects to 75 foot high poles along Columbia Avenue for a 69,000 volt transmission line from Stroud's Run substation to Athens west side. The writer cites visual intrusion on a scenic entry to Dow Lake, safety risks, radio and TV interference, and questions why a route through residential areas was chosen, urging underground lines if possible.
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Columbia Avenue
Stroud’s Run
Athens West Side
Dow Lake
Athens
Birth Control Critique of Ohio University Births Case
Mrs Mary McCollister of Nelsonville questions Ohio University births and prosecutions. She asks why one coed was charged with first degree murder for a death while the other involved girl was freed, and urges adoption and birth-control responsibility.
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Ohio University
Mary McCollister
Canal St
Nelsonville
The Athens Messenger Postal Rates and Address Notice
The Athens Messenger published daily with Sunday edition. Rates list 10 cents daily and 20 cents Sunday for single copies, delivery and tube routes with prices. Mail rates from Ohio, West Virginia, and other U S destinations include weekly and yearly options. office address is 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.
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the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
The
Associated Press
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
California Democrats reborn with new leadership at state convention
In Sacramento the California Democratic Party elected a new chairman Charles Manett from Van Nuys as old leaders Brown and Unruh faded. Bob Moretti and John Tunney emerged as key figures while Birch Bayh drew enthusiastic applause signaling a potential shift. Muskie and McGovern impressed, Bayh energized delegates, and the party eyed a flexible path to 1972.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
Democratic Party
Pat Brown
Assembly
Jess Unruh
George Brown
Bob Moretti
van Nuys
United States
John Tunney
Riverside
Charles Manett
Edmund Muskie
Maine
George McGovern
South Dakota
Muskie
Kosygin
Moscow
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Golden State
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Wilbur Mills
the Athens Messenger
G.ke
Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
Mer Bush
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
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Iowa
Joseph Rosenfield
Des Moines
Robert S. Pirie
Boston
Rosenfield
Edmund S. Muskie
Milton P. Semer
Auburn
Arnold Picker
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George S. McGovern
D.J.R. Bruckner
Small Society
Brickman
Battle
Briekmaw
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McGovern
Bayh
New Boys
China
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Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
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