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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1973
Page
7
Fred W. Weber serves as Circulation Director and M. W. McDargh holds the role of Advertising Director, according to the newspaper’s leadership list.
A 1973 report warns that even with a record winter wheat harvest and farm exports, cheaper food is unlikely. Weather remains decisive for corn and soybean yields, with uneven regional outcomes. Delays in rail transport threaten grain spoilage and market prices stay driven by present conditions and policy decisions.
The Ohio EPA handles more than 2 200 complaints since 1973 from citizens governments and industry. Reports describe fish kills from septic runoff spills in Lorain and Urbana color changes in Dugan Run and water contamination from inks and chemicals. Officials stress cooperation with local authorities and note limits in state regulatory reach and enforcement.
HAL BOYLE presents a lighthearted quiz comparing self perception to others in a satirical look at mental health. The piece questions cluttered living spaces and fears, ending by suggesting self doubt may reflect more about the reader than the world.
William F Buckley criticizes a Henry Schwarzschild amnesty pamphlet urging universal amnesty for Vietnam era Vietnam War draftees He disputes the idea as a moral overwhelm and argues amnesty should not erase accountability while supporting some ex POWs for compassionate relief.
Ohio Attorney General William J Brown vows tougher anti trust enforcement expanding staff from one to twenty two and naming C Raymond Marvin to head the unit He cites price fixing examples in supermarkets and price parity in essentials as evidence of violations while noting a $200000 budget cut may hinder plans He also prioritizes expansion of the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation with multiple labs added across the state
The Athens Chapter of The Right to Life endorses criminal action for fetal life loss under House Bill 989 and urges Athens citizens to support this position.
In a Washington scene set before the 1972 election, Charles Colson recalls telling his grandmother he would run over her to ensure Nixon's re election. The grandmother, on crutches, reappears in a tense exchange about loyalty, Watergate, and the President's fate.
The Messenger reports an alleged illegal $55,000 corporate donation from American Airlines to the Committee to Re-Elect the President. Readers are urged to contact 10th District Congressman Clarence Miller to co sponsor H.R. 7612, the Clean Elections Act, for independent election oversight.
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The Athens Messenger announces daily publication except Saturdays with AP membership and weekday single copies at 15 cents or 25 cents on Sundays. Delivery options include carrier and tube house delivery with various weekly and yearly mail rates for Ohio, West Virginia, and other US locations.
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