Athens Messenger staff and publisher history listed
The Athens Messenger located at Route 33 N and Johnson Road in Athens Ohio lists its publishers from 1825 to 1965 including Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush and G Kenner Bush. The staff roles show Richard R Paynter as general manager Karl Runser as managing editor and Fred Weber II as circulation manager among others.
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Johnson Rd
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Richard R. Paynter
Karl W. Runser
Fred W. Weber II
Roy Cross
Fred E. Bolles
Herb Amey
J. William Coon
Fred Whissel
Carl L. Weber
There Comes a Time for Strong Action at Ohio University
Editorial reacting to weekend riots in Athens condemns vandalism tear gas and attacks on OU. Calls for immediate dismissal of identified instigators and support for university leadership to restore confidence and enrollment.
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Ohio University
Messenger
Court Street
Athens
Ohio
Ted Jones
Columbus
Chief Jones
Agony of Defeat in de Groin in American Sports
A syndicated interview with Dr. Heinrich Applebaum argues Americans crave on screen violence in sports. He chuckles at penalties and praising unguarded altercations while predicting fans will switch teams if blood and brawls vanish. The dialogue targets football hockey basketball and baseball with mockery of rule adherence.
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Washington
Heinrich Applebaum
The
Society For the Advancement of Violence In Sports
Balderdash
Kennedy Responds to Buckley on Federal Spending Myth
Senator Kennedy argues that the rise in the federal spending to GNP ratio from the early 1950s onward reflects war and defense shifts, not a growing myth. He claims defense cuts between 1952 and 1972 explain the stabilizing period, while domestic spending surged. He notes rising nondefense outlays and population growth outpacing earnings, challenging Buckley’s critique with cited figures and a defense of his analysis.
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Senator Kennedy
Joint Economic Committee
Buckley
Kennedy
Reversing the Order of Nations
An essay by Anthony Harrigan argues Third World nations seek to overturn the global economic order. Barraclough’s piece in The New York Review of Books is cited to show calls for capital transfers, loans, control of monetary institutions, and global price fixing. The author warns against capitulating to these pressures and urges reforms within market mechanisms and freedom.
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Anthony Harrigan
Latin America
United States
Japan
West Europe
Geoffrey Barraclough
Brandeis University
New York Review of Books
Barraclough
Prof. Barraclough
UN Charter of Economic Rights
What Happens After the Polls Close in Ohio
Ohio voters cast 2.55 million ballots across 13 000 polling places in 88 counties. About 140 000 people will count ballots in 24 hours after polls close as officials tally paper and machine ballots and report county and state totals to the secretary of state for broadcast by News Election Service and networks.
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Columbus
Ohio
Fred C. Lentz
Secretary of State's Office
James Marsh
Secretary of State
Supreme Court
Congress
General Assembly
News Election Service
Lentz
Marsh
Letters on AAA license checks and strip mining in Athens County
Readers discuss a June 2 item about AAA membership affecting car license payments, with one writer calling the practice a rip-off. Another letter warns zoning could let Long Run be strip mined and predicts a domino effect across the county, urging awareness of long term mining impacts.
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the Messenger
William Huntsman
AAA
Motor Vehicle Office
Plains
Athens
Dr. W.D. Witham
Long Run Proposal Triggers Canaan Township Strip Mine Debate
The JRC Coal Co. plans 63 acres of strip mining in Canaan Township with a tentative reclamation permit. The issue is framed as a test case weighing profitability against environmental constraints and community impact, with residents questioning water, taxes, and long term land use. The debate may move to Athens County and Columbus to shape reclamation bonds and oversight.
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Long Run
Canaan Township
Alexander Township
Dover Township
Peach Ridge Road
Athens County
the Messenger
JRC Coal Co
Ohio Epa
JRC
Athens
Coalville Ridge
Columbus
Ohio
Rutland Memorial Honors War Dead As Local Legion Leader Weighs Seattle Convention
The Rutland community dedicated a memorial honoring fallen service members with Eli Dennison Post No 467 unable to be represented by its commander due to heart trouble. Samuel A Archie McKinney, noted for securing the memorial, was cited by the national commander as an all time high post leader and could attend the 1976 Seattle convention as a guest among 25 Legion leaders.
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McKinney
the Messenger
Rutland
America
Eli Dennison
American Legion
Samuel A
Archie
Commander McKinney
Seattle
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Che Athens Messenger
Rt Oe
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Wayne Hays
Hays
William J. Buckley
Order of Nations
By Henry Heilbrunn
Associated Press
Rogers
Small Society
Syrdeate
Brickman
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