State Street Vibes Stir Residents Over Bricks and Traffic
East State Street residents along Madison to Home report increasing vibration from heavy traffic causing glass and plaster cracks. City plans to reroute Route 50 off East State face cost concerns and delays as a brick road debate pits asphalt versus brick on a limited budget.
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East State Street
Madison Avenue
Home Street
Athens
East State
Service Safety
Phil Goldsberry
Department of Transportation
Richland Avenue
Stimson Avenue
Stimson
Porpoise Tuna Clash Tests U.S. Policy and Jobs
Congress faces a conflict between Marine Mammal Protection Act goals and the $1.5 billion annual tuna market. Federal observers may monitor tuna boats after Oct 1, costing about $5 million, with penalties for porpoise kills and a quota system that sparked industry opposition and job losses in Puerto Rico.
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Washington
Congress
Charles R. Richey
House
Senate
U.S
Bock
United States
Pacific
Ponce
Puerto Rico
Mayaguez
Will Rogers on disarmament and warnings from delegates
Will Rogers comments on the upcoming disarmament conference and debates whether banning airplanes could prevent war, noting practical limits. He recalls a 1930 remark on the conference and a 1933Treasury bond sale anecdote, contrasting optimism with financial realities.
Rhodes teases British antipollution deal with Babcock Wilcox man
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes announced a contract with a British firm to introduce a fluidized bed coal cleansing method. Andrew Grant of Babcock Wilcox plays host as Rhodes flirts with the idea of Saxbe as a possible lieutenant governor successor in 1978 amid GOP maneuvering.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
All Smiles
Andrew Grant
Babcock and Wilcox Ltd
London
Scotland
Grant
Andy Grant
Pittsburgh
Capitol
William B. Saxbe
Saxbe
U.S
Letters to the Editor and moral debate excerpts
The Athens Messenger prints corrected letters arguing Beacon School’s description, then discusses abortion morality post Roe era. It cites religious groups opposing abortion and names politicians and figures linked to the Human Life Amendment. Respondents defend church independence and tax status, urging respect for individual worship choices.
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Senator Garn
Barrett
Curtis
Danforth
Hatch
Hatfield
Helms
Eastland
Lugar
Proxmire
Zorinsky
Garn
Planned Parenthood
Rockefellers
Percy
Pell
Packwood
Bayh
Brooke
Frank J. Melvin C.M
the Messenger
Spofforth
America
Thelma Stover
State Street
Athens
Letter to the Editor on Public Space Use
A reader urges clearer rules for shared public areas and replies to recent city decisions. The writer requests space to share views on access, safety, and community benefits, and signs the letter with full contact details for verification.
A Small Act of Strangulation and Carter Policy
James Kilpatrick laments U.S. actions at the United Nations over Rhodesia, arguing President Carter and Ambassador Young suppressed Rhodesian Information Service funding and free press. The piece praises Towsey’s quiet work and criticizes the May 27 resolution as silencing dissent. Towsey may retire. Carter’s stance draws further controversy.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Rhodesian Information Service
U.N. Security Council
Carter
Andrew Young
Young
Security Council
Southern
Rhodesia
What Manner of Man Is Carter
Washington profile of University of Tennessee professor T McN Simpson III, a Carter admirer and scholar of former Georgia governor Jimmy Carter. Simpson argues Carter has grown more skilled, accepts Congress power, but pursues initiatives in diplomacy, bureaucracy, and press battles to offset possible defeats. He sees Carter ultimately expanding influence by leveraging outside initiatives and guiding public perception.
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Notre Dame University
Carter
Notre Dame
Washington
T. McN. Simpson III
Georgia Political Science Association
Jimmy Carter
Simpson
University of Tennessee
Georgia
Congress
Capital Hill
Legislative
Capitol Hill
Carter aims to align with bureaucracy against Congress says Simpson
Carter seeks to run the administration with senior bureaucrats using iron and zero-base budgeting to show the public that he values professional input. Simpson argues this would win favorable responses from capable bureaucrats while reporters may remain polite and occasionally provoke feuds to spotlight ties.
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Walter R. Mears
Will Rogers
U.S. Treasury
Wall Street
Sora
Athens Messenger
Beacon School
Mary Thomas
Blackmun
James Kilpatrick
Ian Smith
Salisbury
Ambassador Young
The
McGill Terrace
Kenneth Towsey
John Hooper
Towsey
Virginia
Harvard University
Harvard
Harvard Law School Forum
Jimmy Caesar
Press
Small Society
Ster Synacete Inc
Brickman
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