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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1973
Page
4
Historical notice lists The Messenger Publishing Co with addresses and staff roles including publisher Gordon K. Bush and editor Charles W. Reamer. Dated Wednesday July 11 1973.
American war exiles flee to Canada and face tighter immigration rules as Prime Minister Trudeau's government weighs amnesty. Dave Summerfield settles in Carberry Manitoba with his wife Nancy while Steve Grossman remains in Toronto hoping for status.
A conservative column lauds Oregon’s 1971 anti litter law banning pull tabs and mandating refunds on cans. Six month results show litter down 69 percent from 25 775 to 7 933 pieces including declines in beer and soft drink containers. The piece notes job losses in canning, possible new bottling jobs, court challenges, and nationwide bills for recycling and wider adoption.
Ohio wildlife chief Dale Roach reports the state collected about 30 000 dollars this year from fines on fish kills. He explains pricing by species and size, notes the largest bill reached 60 000 dollars against Champion Paper Co in 1970, and cites pollution as the main cause with sewage plants being the leading source.
In Columbus the 110th Ohio General Assembly lists Aborton abortion regulation as pending in the House Rules Committee after House Judiciary recommended passage. Sponsors expect a floor vote Thursday. A workmen's and unemployment compensation bill, raising payments, was recommended for passage by the House Agriculture Commerce and Labor Committee while it also reviews the Senate passed unemployment bill.
HAL BOYLE reports that about six percent of Americans with divorces have been married three times or more, while over seventy percent were married once and about twenty percent twice. Walking burns few calories per mile, suggesting 35 miles per pound lost. a daily extra mile could shed ten pounds yearly. Santayana warned prayer as effort beyond ability, not laziness, and scientists test the white amur fish to combat weed-choked lakes, a voracious vegetarian carp variety used in Russia, India and China.
Frogs sing underwater by closing mouth and nostrils while frogs perform aquatic songs. The piece notes a rise in working wives, with about 49 percent of Japan’s female labor force being married women, reflecting changing social norms from the West to Nippon.
A reader argues Watergate reveals a partisan presidency and a split between Executive and Legislative branches. The piece laments executive secrecy, big money, and corporate dominance, noting a contrast with founders aims and urging reform rather than blame.
The Athens Messenger publishes daily except Saturdays with single copies priced at 15 cents on weekdays and 25 cents on Sundays. Delivery by carrier and by tube route. mail rates listed for Ohio West Virginia and nationwide. Postal details include second class matter and address for The Messenger Publishing Co. in Athens Ohio.
Kisther Buhla of Glouster argues that Burr Oak strikers are women seeking a fair living, claiming they toil to clean ten rooms or five cottages daily for 1.00 dollar an hour with a yearly 15 cent raise. She defends park rangers and attacks the Ohio Inns for duties.
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