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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1972

Page

6

Has Honor Become No More Than A Word

Conservative View laments erosion of word of honor as four cases unfold. Daniel Ellsberg, a White House security figure, Gen. John Lavelle, and Victor Marchetti challenge pledged word by citing higher values. Marchetti faces injunction. Lavelle may face court martial. Elisberg and others contend with legal actions.

James Kilpatrick Daniel Ellsberg Pentagon White House India-Pakistan John Lavelle Anderson Lavelle Marchetti CIA Central Intelligence Agency Nation Magazine Alfred A. Knopf

The Athens Messenger staff and staff roles list

The Athens Messenger staff directory lists key roles including publisher Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush, publishers 1896 to 1965, editor and management team, circulation and advertising directors, and the managing editor. The document documents the newspaper’s leadership lineage and office assignments at 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio.

the Messenger Publishing Company West Union Street Athens Ohio Frederick W. Bush Gordon K. Bush

Land Speculation Boom Prompts HUD Warnings on Florida Deals

In a July 5 1972 Washington report, HUD warns that more than 3 000 land promoters are registered and as many as 10 000 unregistered promoters sell land illegally. Buyers urged to verify registration and request a property report detailing liens improvements and building feasibility. Hearings listed in Denver Chicago Columbus Detroit Seattle Los Angeles Phoenix Houston Little Rock Miami and Tampa.

Florida Interstate Land Sales Administration Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD George K. Bernstein Interstate Land Bernstein Denver Chicago Columbus Detroit Seattle Los Angeles Phoenix Houston Little Rock Miami Tampa

Legal Challenge Seeks Medicare Parity for Mentally Ill

Dr Morton Birnbaum files suit seeking halt of Medicare and Medicaid until mentally ill patients in public institutions receive the same benefits as those with physical injuries. Plaintiffs described as the most disabled and defenseless, arguing constitutional rights are violated by exclusion. Birnbaum cites Alabama ruling recognizing due process in involuntary civil commitment.

John Legion Lillian Host Morton Birnbaum Brooklyn United States Alabama Birnbaum

Rethinking Mental Hospitals by Bruce J Ennis

Bruce J Ennis argues that state mental hospitals function more as social isolation devices than treatment centers. He cites aging, poverty, and racial disparities, dares that many staff are unlicensed, foreign-trained, or inadequately prepared, and notes the vast workload undermining care.

Florida State Mental Hospital New York Ohio West Virginia America Freud Jung Adler U.S

Alabama Ruling Pushes Toward Right to Treatment in Mental Hospitals

A federal ruling in Wyatt v. Stickney mandates minimal staff and standards for involuntarily confined psychiatric patients. It requires unit directors, psychiatrists, physicians, psychologists, and nurses, plus enforced patient rights and humane conditions, potentially forcing far fewer long term custodial hospitalizations.

New York Florida Alabama Wyatt

Things a columnist might never know from mail mailbag

HAL BOYLE reviews reader mail and shares quick insights from studies on sleep among executives, doctors’ finances at death, risky driver stats by age, earthquakes in North Dakota, and an Asmat widow’s ritual mud mourning, highlighting human behavior and health facts.

New York Life Extension Institute North Dakota New Guinea

Exports Hit All-Time Food Aid Record 25 Years Ago

The Messenger notes President Truman reported US food exports to the hungry reached an all time yearly high and pledged ongoing aid. Local builders said material shortages slowed housing, while Athens lumber firms blamed tight supplies for delays.

Truman United States Athens

The Messenger Publishing Co Athens Ohio notices

Daily newspaper pricing and mailing options listed by The Messenger Publishing Co of 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio 45701. Publication details include Associated Press service and subscription rates by carrier tube and mail for Ohio West Virginia and other U S possessions.

Associated Press D&s Ohio West Virginia U.S Possessions Athens The Messenger Publishing Co W. Union St

Price Rise in May for Market Basket Items

The Department of Agriculture reports a four tenths of one percent rise in the market basket in May after two months of decline. Pork and several fresh fruits and vegetables led the gain while beef declined and eggs frying chickens and other items fell.

Department of Agriculture

Much To Question Nixon on Arms Treaty and Laird

William Buckley questions the Nixon administration and Melvin Laird over the SALT treaty linking it to new bomber and submarine programs. He warns Congress may not back ABM expansion and urges clear defense priorities amid Cold War risks and pacifist sentiment.

Nixon Melvin Laird Congress Sen William Fulbright Fulbright Kremlin Secretary of Defense Laird Senate Committee Senate Soviet Union

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Washington Falstaff Director of Central Intelligence National Intelligence Agency the Athens Messenger G. Kenner Fred W. Weber M.W. McDargh Charles W. Reamer Richard R. Paynter DR. Kissinger Bruce J. Ennis LOS Angeles Times Washington Post Small Society Brickman Hal Boyle Free State Sackville St Dublin W. State St William F. Buckley McGovern Richard Nixon Red China Helsinki Donald Brennan
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