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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1969
Page
10
The Athens Ohio newspaper lists Charles W. Reamer as Managing Editor Richard R Paynter as Assistant To The Publisher Fred W Weber as Circulation Director and M W McDargh as Advertising Director with the publication dated Wednesday June 11 1969 in Athens Ohio 45701.
Michigan Republican Rep. Donald Riegle aims for the White House by age 46 and eyes the Senate as a stepping stone. He pursued early power, serving on the House Appropriations Committee and the foreign aid subcommittee, while earning recognition as a rising leader. He envisions the Cabinet or Presidency, with a path to college presidentship after public service.
Prof Raymond M Bell, head of physics at Washington and Jefferson College, maps Nixon family lines back to 18th century Ireland and England. He estimates about 50 first cousins and 200 second cousins among President Nixon's relatives, with thousands more distant kin across North America. He notes all ancestors were Quakers and links families to Whittier, California, where Nixon parents met at a Quaker meeting.
The piece argues Nixon’s recent shift to appease hard right supporters is tactical amid a fluid political scene. It notes gains for conservatives and then losses in Wisconsin, Tennessee, Pittsburgh, and New Jersey, while liberals rise in other contests. It emphasizes education and moderation trends among new voters and cites potential staff changes and ongoing option flexibility on issues like ABM and Vietnam.
James Kilpatrick delivers a conservative evaluation of Congress in spring session. He notes long hours with few bills passed, salaries unchanged, and rising debt while Senate and House clash on issues from government pay to nuclear nonproliferation and education funding. He criticizes White House initiative gaps and ongoing tax policy debates. The column anticipates electoral reform debates fading as fiscal year nears and mentions Soviet demographic trends.
City council cuts taxi driving age from 21 to 19 to ease a daily fleet shortfall of about 1,000 cabs in New York. Drivers need only completed training, which the industry has pledged to supply.
New York lawmakers enacted a statute holding parents liable for their children's school property damage up to 500 dollars per incident, aiming to curb vandalism and recover costs.
A children's fable set in ancient Athens warns that selecting officials from beasts leads to stubbornness and folly. A jackass and two parrots mismanage treasure, ignore advice, and fail to prevent a landslide that destroys the treasure house, prompting removal and a return to wiser self-rule.
Charles Larson of Syracuse condemns LSD use and the hippie movement, arguing it risks a population explosion, erodes intellect, prompts suicide or homicide, and undermines traditional values. He cites Timothy Leary and warns of a decadent, drug-driven society losing its principals.
The Athens County Children's Home hosts a new library of 605 volumes with 333 fiction 180 non fiction and 92 reference as a continuing AAUW AAUW project. Donors include First United Methodist Church WSCS Pi Beta Phi Dr Elizabeth Stanton and many others who donated funds and books. Ohio University students staffed the library this past quarter and the committee invites public recognition of all supporters.
The Athens Messenger lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions with per copy, carrier and mail delivery options. Rates include weekly, monthly and yearly terms for Ohio West Virginia and other U S locations with post office registration details.
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