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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1977
Page
4
An Ohio Public Expenditure Council critique shows Ohioans paid $7 billion more in taxes to support federal aid than they received in return, receiving $1.33 back for every $1.00 in aid. The piece urges officials to secure more grants, highlighting unemployment and urban needs.
In Columbus the 51 year old House speaker James A. Riffe leads a 62 member bloc blending labor, teachers, lawyers and others to override Rhodes vetoes and push a controversial bill. Riffe stresses candid leadership and discipline while facing questions about a future gubernatorial bid.
Terrance F. Shay argues Athens relies on Ohio University for its existence and urges balanced growth. He questions blaming the university for fiscal woes, calls for beautification and smarter downtown planning, and suggests community pride and rebalanced priorities to sustain the city’s core strengths.
Ralph Graves argues that political freedom and personal freedom are distinct and argues the United States should balance democracy with stability. He cites views from Nam Duck Woo and Lee Kuan Yew and notes Marcos in the Philippines and Videla in Argentina as cautionary references.
AP Special Correspondent reviews the clash over United States troop withdrawals from South Korea. Maj. Gen. Singlaub publicly faulted policy, was relieved of his Korea post, then reassigned. The piece notes congressional debate, cost concerns, and how the controversy might aid clarifying policy.
Will Rogers argues that welfare should be tied to work and that a nation cannot justify simply paying people to sit idle. He says no country would give money to those able to work without requiring effort in return and stresses the need to provide meaningful work for the relief funds.
The Plains thanks Athens Middle School for Career Week and Rev. James Grooms for speaking with a student who aims to be a preacher. Mr. and Mrs. William Foster, Sr. PMID: The Plains
Washington correspondent visits the American Booksellers Convention in San Francisco noting a flood of fall titles. He highlights provocative self help and sensational guides including How to Perform Your Own Heart Transplant Operation and How to Make a Million Dollars in Real Estate and Have Sex at the Same Time.
The piece notes a controversial plot where a child drinks Florida orange juice and becomes a Wimbledon champion after a transsexual operation. It mentions Roots success pushing imitative works like Leaves about WASP roots, and a South Orange founder story. The author sues his publisher for 5 million over missing Leaves editions.
The author reflects on aging past the 1960s and reviews Sara Davidson's Loose Change, a personal chronicle of three women in the era. The piece contrasts the immediacy of the sixties with seventies reintegration and notes critics who find the book too intense and unfocused.
The passage argues the seventies reflect ongoing flaws and life in a centrifuge, linking them to the sixties as part of our roots. It notes the impulse to forget recent pasts and suggests only classroom history keeps objectivity about mistakes and excesses.
Readers are invited to send letters on general interest topics and to sign them with name address and telephone number. The Messenger may shorten letters to fit space and improve readability while preserving the author’s identity.
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