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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1973
Page
8
The Athens Messenger issue lists staff roles and dates of publication history for The Messenger with publishers Frederick W. Bush Gordon K. Bush and G Kenner Bush. The date Friday July 13 1973 is shown along with circulation and advertising positions.
President Nixon will not appear before the Senate committee or testify to the grand jury nor provide a written statement. He plans to respond after the initial phase ends, likely in September, and will await all witness testimony before replying. The saga echoes Jefferson’s Burr trial stance.
The piece profiles James MacGregor Burns as a reform-minded intellectual shaping the Democratic Party before 1972. It cites his five group blueprint the poor and blacks among others, his push for a strong presidential role via regional task forces, and his belief that reform requires urgency beyond gradualism. It notes Burns’ stance against conservative inclusion and warns of potential GOP resurgence if Democrats polarize as a liberal radical faction.
A bipartisan Ohio General Assembly bill aims to standardize layoff procedures for state and local public employees, expand the Personnel Board of Review, and curb political harassment. Provisional hires and a point-based seniority system determine layoffs with a 10 percent efficiency limit. sponsor Sen. Ban Meter and co-sponsors from both parties back the measure, supported by the Department of Personnel and the Civil Service Employees Association.
A late June Gallup poll shows only 23 percent of adults would like a son to pursue politics as a career, with women far less favorable than men. Education and skepticism about corruption shape views, while many see politics as costly and corrupt.
The Athens Messenger announces daily editions with Sunday editions and carrier delivery. Rates list 15 cents daily, 25 cents Sunday, with mail and route delivery options and multiple subscription terms. addresses and post office details provided.
London reports a sagging morale among Heath supporters as a sinking pound and rising prices strain public life. Scandals, union threats, and perceived corruption erode confidence while Watergate fallout and payola allegations compound the political climate.
Editor recalls Ed and Mattie Berry who built the Berry Ice Cream Parlor in 1880 and later the Berry Hotel on N Court and N College streets. The piece praises their dining service and staff while warning about proposed razing of the Berry property to expand parking and urging preservation of Athens historic buildings.
Newspapers aligned with the Conservative party accuse the government of inaction as prices rise 2.5 percent since 1970 and inflation nears 10 percent. The pound weakens 18 percent since 1971, with Heath citing world shortages and critics like Enoch Powell blaming over spending and over inflation. Laborites attribute woes to joining the European Common Market and its farm policy. Heath aides list reasons for failing to curb inflation.
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