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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1969

Page

19

Appalachia Report Set For Showing Monday

The CINE Gaia award winning Appalachia: Rich Land, Poor People airs Monday at 9 p.m. on Channel 20. Emmy nominated, it contrasts coalrich regions with welfare struggles of families like the Colas while noting corporate coal withdrawals by Bethlehem U.S. and Republic Steel counties amid poverty. It surveys Kentucky and West Virginia counties and the war on poverty initiatives.

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Repeat Performance in Courts and Media Reactions

A prisoner convicted of assault turned violent in the Pigg's Peak Nations Court stabbing a guard and a peliceman before escaping. He was later recaptured on a stationary bus. Coverage and reviews by Jack Gould, Dean Gysel, and Mary Ann Lee describe the program as a stark, compelling portrayal of human desolation and distress.

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States Claim Half Population Under 233 Years Old

An unusual claim asserts that half of the population is younger than 233 years, a figure that appears inconsistent with established demographics and raises questions about the data source and methodology used.

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