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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1969
Page
6
The Athens Messenger from Athens Ohio dated Thursday July 3 1969 presents short local notices and briefs. It includes community updates and civic items featuring local institutions and residents.
President Nixon lauds Chief Justice Earl Warren as he steps down, praising Warren’s 52 years of public service from Alameda County to the U S Supreme Court. Nixon notes debates and change but emphasizes Warren’s fairness integrity and dignity, marking the end of an era and a rivalry in California politics.
The Department of Health Education and Welfare cites 100000 to 150000 yearly power tool injuries with drills high on the list. Five million consumers buy tools annually for $500 million. An independent safety engineer says tools present unnecessary hazards from worn parts and poor grounding. Double insulation is rare here but common in Europe. An American firm charges 60 cents more for insulated drills, another five times as much. The commission urges legislation requiring shock proof tools at reasonable prices.
Opinion essay arguing liberalism weakened by the Nixon era civil rights policy debates. It cites Judge Mitchell, Title Six school desegregation, federal funding cuts, and backlash in cities like Minneapolis and Los Angeles. It critiques liberal complacency, Johnson's rule, and the collapse of compensatory education and ghetto schooling initiatives.
A Boston distiller sends a public relations writer to a New York bartenders school where she is one of about nine men in a class of 8 to 15. Director John Cameron cites patience and diplomacy as why few women enter the trade, though he emphasizes presentation and knowledge of drink history.
The piece notes opposition mobilization against President Nixon, citing James Reston and Col. Tom Wicker. It highlights their criticisms of Nixon’s appointments and policies, including Annenberg, Knowles, Rockefeller trips, and a planned disarmament move with the Soviet Union.
Athens resident John Spofforth argues for a re-evolved ethical framework balancing compassion with firm standards. He questions public spending on Nixon Agnew’s official house, Greek regime support, and police harassment of counterculture figures, urging a local dress code debate and principled governance.
Georges Pompidou names Jacques Chaban-Delmas Premier. Chaban-Delmas, a WWII Resistance hero and former National Assembly president and Bordeaux mayor, is 54 and has yet to prove himself in international affairs.
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