Athens Messenger Publisher and staff list from 1896 to 1965
The Athens Messenger lists historic leadership and staff roles including Frederick W. Bush as publisher followed by Gordon K. Bush and G. Kenner Bush, with Richard R. Paynter as general manager and Karl W. Runser as managing editor. Other key positions include Fred W Weber II circulation manager Roy Cross district editor Fred E. Bolles and city editor J. William Coon.
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Johnson Rd
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
Army ROTC Returns at Ohio University with Two Year Extension
Ohio University resumes Army ROTC after a Pentagon reversal, enabling Ohio National Guardsmen to enroll and be commissioned as officers upon graduation. The plan, backed by OU President Charles J. Ping Gen. James Abraham Gov. James Rhodes and lawmakers, includes tuition grants and potential national pilot status for state guard units.
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Army
Dent Charles J. Ping
Athens
James Abraham
James Rhodes
Pentagon
Ohio University
Tenth
Clarence E. Miller
Robert A. Taft
Ohio National Guardsmen
National Guard
ROTC
Army Rotc
Stokes
Carl Stokes
Board of Education
Ohio
Democratic National Committee
Kissinger Approval Solid as Ford Aide Across Parties
A George Gallup nationwide survey finds 50 percent approve of Henry Kissinger as Secretary of State, 36 percent disapprove, with 14 percent undecided. Seventy percent say he should remain in office, 22 percent want him gone, 8 percent undecided. Ford may keep Kissinger if re elected. Reagan would not retain him.
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George Gallup
Princeton
N.J
Henry Kissinger
Ford
Kissinger
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Sensational claims on unnecessary surgery examined
The House subcommittee report led by John E. Moss charged 2.4 million unnecessary surgeries in 1974 costing nearly 4 billion dollars and 11,900 deaths, but the AMA disputed the figures as flawed and overstated the scope, noting misuses of terms and flawed methodology.
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Chicago
House
John E. Moss
California
United States
Subcommittee
Page One
American Medical Association
AMA
McCarthy
New York
Eight Ohio ballot proposals fade behind campaigns
Ohio voters face eight primary issues from the Constitutional Revision Commission. Topics include a tandem governor lieutenant governor ballot, rail aid for ConRail or Amtrak, energy bonds for gas wells, age and residency changes, governor vacancy rules, local debt limits, debt service funding, and tax law refinements removing a $20,000 estate tax exemption.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
General Assembly
Constitutional Revision Commission
First Commission
ConRail
Amtrak
Stokes Challenges Carter Over Commitments in Cleveland
Rep. Louis Stokes from Cleveland’s East Side denounces Carter’s reach as part of the stop Carter movement. He cites Carter’s alleged egotism and tendency to run over people, arguing to secure commitments for his district, notably in the 21st District, seen as a key example.
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Cleveland
Jimmy Carter
Louis Stokes
Georgia
Carter
Stokes allies and Udall clash in Ohio primary scene
The piece outlines black leaders in Ohio aligned with the Stokes slate and the Carter challenge. It notes Udall’s campaign, UAW backing, and attack ads portraying Carter as opportunistic. It discusses primary dynamics, party splits, and potential fall implications as Carter seeks the nomination.
Reader letter challenges tobacco advertising critique
The Messenger letters page contests the FTC critique of tobacco ads arguing advertising boosts sales and that bans are tokenistic. The writer decries government control of private minds while noting youths imitate smoking and that health warnings come too late for many. He urges replacing tobacco ad revenue with Cancer Society funds.
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Itor
the Messenger
Federal Trade Commission
America
Athens Messenger
FTC
Cancer Society
Damper Device Sparks Trade Barriers in Energy Save Talk
Bruce Humphrey discusses a $10 thermal damper that could cut gas and oil bills by 16 to 30 percent, yet is blocked by the American Gas Association and oil and gas interests. The piece cites Charles and Bill Diehl of Little Rock as inventors and notes damper safety disputes, European use, and the push to break energy monopolies.
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Bruce Humphrey
The
American Gas Association
Robert Sherrill
the Nation
Jack Anderson
Sherrill
Charles
Bill Diehl
Little Rock
Ark
U.S
AGA
Canadian Gas Association
Memphis Gas, Light and Water
Germany
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the Athens Messenger
Gallup Poll
James Kilpatrick
Eugene G. McCarthy
New York Union
Orangejuiceville
Texas
Aunt Jemimas
21St
Morris Udall
Bill Casstevens
United Auto Workers
Casstevens
General Motors
Weneey
UAW
Detroit
Michigan
Rep
Udall
Arizona
Hubert Humphrey
Edward Kennedy
South Dakota
Frank Church
Idaho
Joseph Kraft
Nonsmoker
Bogota
Columbia
Bellows International
Exchange St
Akron
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