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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1974
Page
4
Local notice presents the 1974 edition details of The Messenger newspaper in Athens Ohio with staff roles including Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush G Kenner Bush Fred W Weber M W McDargh Charles W Reamer and Richard R Paynter.
William F Buckley critiques Iran's oil pricing and the global impact of rising costs. He argues price controls hurt audiences of The Godfather and questions subsidizing cinema for the poor while oil profits swell. Buckley envisions a rebalanced economy via coordinated price actions and warns of long term dependence on Middle East energy.
Charles Dividend, president of Windfall Oil Co. of New Jersey, visits a psychiatrist after facing attacks of profiteer and price gouger labels. He recalls testimony before a Senate committee, a $100,000 Nixon donation, and anger over oil sales during the Arab embargo. The doctor notes amnesia about profits and taxes. A session is set for Tuesday at 3. The price: $40.
Ford leads with 24 percent of Republican voters followed by Reagan at 20 percent and Rockefeller at 18 percent in the first 1976 GOP preference poll. Rockefeller, Reagan, Ford, Connelly.
The second in a five part series explains changes to the 1973 income tax checkoff for campaign funding. It notes the on form 1040 placement of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund designation for 1973 and 1972, the equal sharing rule for 1976 candidates, and the political tax credit. It also discusses uncertainties, IRS concerns, and the incentive shift from earmarking to credits.
One Week Published daily except Saturdays. Member of the Associated Press. Weekdays single copy 15 cents. Sunday single copy 25 cents. Delivered by Carrier Daily Sunday de scene 50 25 75 Delivered by Tube Route Driver beak 75 25 $1.00 By Mail in Ohio and West Virginia Daily & Sunday, one week 75, 4 weeks $2.50, 8 weeks $5.00, 3 months $8.00, 6 months $15.50, 1 year $30.00. By Mail Elsewhere in U.S. & Possessions: Daily & Sunday, 3 months $9.00, 6 months $18.00, 1 year $36.00. Entered at Athens Post Office as Second Class Matter under Act of 1918. Address all mail to The Messenger Publishing Co., Route 33 North and Johnson Road, Athens, Ohio 45701
Clarence Gruber of Morrow County uses OSU computer analysis to manage cash flow and plan herd expansion. The tool costs $15 and guides decisions on cows and feed, helping him repay debt and raise profits within months. OSU extension notes 550 analyses last year and a 10 day turnaround.
Gallup survey shows Ford as a potential GOP nominee if he runs, with Reagan and Rockefeller leading the field otherwise. Respondents split Ford’s support between Reagan and Rockefeller when Ford’s name is removed, and a historical table compares early year top nomination choices to eventual nominees.
The Messenger recalls a 50 year old appeal urging vaccination for all Athens County school children as only 11 percent had received shots. A 25 year old piece recalls Sam Meek lighting a match to test his car radiator, a blue flame appearing briefly before firefighters arrived.
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