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A Saturday bookstore visit shows inflation impact with a volume titled Six Dime Novels priced at 3.50 dollars plus tax, reproducing classic early 20th century dime fiction.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1975
Page
4
A Saturday bookstore visit shows inflation impact with a volume titled Six Dime Novels priced at 3.50 dollars plus tax, reproducing classic early 20th century dime fiction.
The American Security Council, a veteran general driven group, uses its Washington Report to defend military build up. A May issue rebukes antiwar voices and tools red baiting, questioning coverage by The New York Times and leftist journals, and warns against equating dissent with disloyalty.
An inmate aided by a planned helicopter escape lands near a plate plant at 11 05 a m while guards stand by. Three days after inmates watched a Charles Bronson film the breakout is thwarted. authorities say the incident raises questions about showing prisoners how to plan escapes.
A digest of major bills pending in Ohio’s 111th General Assembly. Highlights include approvals for Appropriations Finances state operations, Energy Research and Development Agency, and Open Meetings. Other items cover nursing home sprinkler deadlines, collective bargaining, school aid, medical malpractice coverage, no fault insurance, a permanent 55 mph speed limit, unemployment benefits, and related hearings or floor votes.
A federally funded one year pilot in Franklin County Ohio evaluates nonviolent first offenses to avoid criminal records. The program requires consent of police and victim and limits entries to a specific nonviolent crime list while excluding drugs homicide assault kidnapping and similar offenses.
Durfey proposes a Franklin County pilot that would handle about 200 to 300 cases yearly. It envisions turning offenders back to society with stipulations such as employment and education requirements. The plan, funded by an $83,000 federal grant, would target roughly 10 percent of last year's county caseload.
Three scholars led by James Coleman say racial-balance busing harms more than it helps and should be abandoned. They argue busing fuels segregation, limits white and black progress, and undermines equal protection while courts push ineffective desegregation.
The article portrays ongoing step by step diplomacy solidifying Sadat's standing in the Arab world and Rabin in Israel amid competing Geneva package deal efforts by Russia and the United States. It notes Kissinger’s central role and Sadat's preference for incremental progress despite Arab pressure.
The piece describes Hafez Assad extending a UN buffer, Egypt gains leverage with Sadat at Salzburg, and Sadat's rising Arab prestige after Egypt’s canal openings. It notes Israel’s Rabin moving toward independent, step-by-step talks, appointing Ariel Sharon to bolster hawkish stance, and Soviet stance softening on Geneva versus incremental negotiations.
Surveys of 3,108 households show 44 percent own guns with 18 percent pistol ownership. A large majority favor registration and stricter handgun restrictions amid rising handgun crimes, while calls to restrict imports and reform the Saturday night special law gain momentum.
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