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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1973
Page
4
Fragments of a newspaper page dated Friday July 6 1973 from The Athens Messenger. It lists publishing staff and offices located at Rt 33 N and Johnson Road Athens Ohio and notes editors and management history.
The May foreign trade deficit of 157.9 million followed April's surplus as speculators drove a dollar drop on nervous exchange markets. Imports rose faster than exports though three months showed near balance, with Treasury official Paul Volcker signaling an encouraging trend and urging more exports and fewer imports to sustain the balance.
Gallup survey shows Nixon at 53 percent to McGovern 47 percent in a 1972 rerun, with Nixon’s overall approval at 44 percent. Brezhnev visit possibly boosted Nixon, while Dean’s charges and Senate testimony frame public sentiment. If election held today Nixon favored by voters in the Republican versus Democrat matchup.
Kent B. McGough, Lima insurance man, earns early praise as Ohio Republican chairman, with disciplined leadership and a unified party behind him. In the House, Kurfess clashes with procedural rules, while Speaker Lancione and Vernal Riffe quelled the clerk dispute. A June 22–25 poll surveys presidential approval from 1,451 adults across 300 localities.
Millions watch Watergate unfold as a new Gallup poll asks if Nixon should be impeached and forced from the presidency. The survey will be published Sunday in The Messenger.
The Athens Messenger lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions with 15 to 25 cents per copy, tube route and mail rates for Ohio, West Virginia, and other U.S. locations, plus its post office classification and mailing address in Athens Ohio. The piece notes publication days, pricing for subscriptions by mail, and the mailing route details.
June hearing before EPA features GM Chrysler and Ford executives pleading for delays in 1976 clean air standards. Kilpatrick argues the overhead valve engine is the idol, hindering progress, while Honda and others prove alternatives exist. calls for iconoclasts to abandon old engines and pursue real emission solutions.
Washington insight notes Ted Kennedy's Alabama visit aims at Wallace voters as the 1968 and 1976 shift reshapes party balance. It highlights Wallace's third party impact, the race issue, and the struggle to unite blacks with Wallace followers amid Watergate.
Readers urge caution on spraying along county roads citing health risks from 2 4 5 T and 2 4 D. They call for independent review by the health department, propose alternatives to curb roadside litter, and suggest local funding ideas to cover mower damage while urging safer water and environmental measures.
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