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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1974
Page
4
A brief notice lists The Messenger Publishing Co figures with Route 33 N and Johnson Road Athens Ohio and staff roles including Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush Fred W Weber M W McDargh G Kenner Bush Charles W Reamer and Richard R Paynter dated Tuesday July 9 1974.
William F. Buckley argues that the St Clair doctrine holds a president can be removed only for a crime. He contends Congress must judge gross abuses, warning the rule risks paralysis if presidents act within law but harm the republic. He cites Rodino Committee as the body to consider this approach.
A Paris baggage mishap unfolds as a husband faces lost luggage for his wife. A pilot customs officer and a sympathetic clerk offer evasive replies while the couple navigates delays, hotel plans, and a regrettable joke about a nightie.
The piece surveys congressional digs into funded research titles from the NIH and NSF, noting bizarre projects such as studies on Australian sweat and Polish frogs. It quotes Rep. Gross and Rep. Scherle while underscoring the need for scrutiny amid inflation and voter skepticism. It also recounts lifesaving NIH findings from seemingly odd projects and explains why some programs prove valuable despite odd labels.
Events include Argentina's 1816 independence from Spain, Washington reading the Declaration in 1776, President Taylor’s death in 1850, Duke of Windsor as Bahama governor in 1940, Elizabeth and Mountbatten engagement in 1947, and FBI director Kelley sworn in last year. Birthdays noted for King Hassan II and Donald Rumsfeld. Thought by Daniel Webster cited.
George Gallup reports Nixon shows little change in overall job approval at 26 percent after a five nation Middle East tour. Domestic concerns such as high prices and Watergate overshadow foreign policy, with 18 percent approving domestic handling and 54 percent approving foreign policy. The survey analyzed 1,509 adults in 300 localities during June 21 24.
Brickman outlines a strategy to secure retirement savings as markets shift. The plan emphasizes steady contributions, diversification, and long term growth to weather volatility and ensure financial security in later years.
Ohio lawmakers enacted Weyandt's measure allowing sheriffs or police chiefs to dispose of unclaimed motor vehicles left with garages or storage lots beyond an agreed period without title transfer. An affidavit replaces title procedures, with notice to owners or lienholders still required, and the plan aims to cut removal time by about 50 percent.
Readers are invited to send letters on current issues. Authors must include name address and telephone number. Only signed letters publishable. preference for one page or less. We edit and condense letters to fit space and reader interest.
Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday single copy prices and delivery options. It also provides postal rates by mail within Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere in the United States and notes postal matter status and mailing address.
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