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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1974
Page
6
Fred W. Weber is identified as Circulation Director and M. W. McDargh as Advertising Director in the newspaper leadership roster.
William F Buckley argues Democrats push a non-polemical path to Nixon’s downfall while Republicans lack a clear strategy. He suggests Nixon publicly request Republican lawmakers to vote for impeachment to unify the party and placate constituents. He warns a veto‑proof Congress could reorient the nation toward McGovernism.
Carl Madden of the Chamber of Commerce says the public greatly overestimates corporate profits. A poll shows people think manufacturers earn 28 percent after taxes, vs last year’s actual 4.7 percent. Madden cites inflation and misperceptions about profits and dividends.
Madden told The Conference Board that profit reports can mislead audiences. He warned that journalists and the public often view business as harmful, while noting firms create wages and security even when quarterly results show losses. He cited Fortune Magazine figures showing 21 of the 500 largest industrials posted net losses.
Directory style listing of U S senators representatives and state officials with office locations in Washington Columbus Lancaster Athens Ironton and phone numbers for Senate and House districts in Ohio and national offices.
A spoof column depicts Henry Kissinger trading favors with Arab leaders at a Nixon administration reception. It parodies quid pro quo exchanges involving Rhode Island, the Ford Motor Co, Phantom jets, submarine ouput, Las Vegas deeds, and Standard Oil New Jersey as concessions to secure Middle East settlements.
Ohio ends the tax on goods sold at auction except for motor vehicles and house trailers. The law, signed 90 days ago with four other enactments, was sponsored by Sen. Gene Slagle an auctioneer. The measure has little revenue impact but may aid a declining auction business.
Ohio tax officials estimate the new law costs about 50 000 dollars yearly against 500 million in sales tax revenue. The bill broadens casual sales definitions to include items at auctions not at the seller’s main business. It also removes the 3 000 personal exemption cap, increasing relief for large families as the state shifts 1974 income tax filings. Counties must publish building regulation changes in a general circulation newspaper within 10 days.
Readers opinions on issues of public interest fuel this page and letters to the editor are welcomed. The forum is not for personal notices or thank yous and is open for civic debate and general interest commentary.
The Messenger letters from Sam Spofforth and Charles Klimko argue non-smokers deserve clean air and oppose smokers’ secondhand smoke. They state they prefer hurt feelings over lung harm and demand respect for non-smoking rights.
Citizens protest the sudden firing of James T. Wooddell from the Athens City Police, urging support for his rights and questioning the justification while defending the department and other officers hidden from proper defense. Names Minnie Johnson and Emeline Mullins appear as signatories at 54 May Avenue in Athens.
In a public appeal Eugene Ore resident Mrs Lucilla McCluskey questions Rep Wayne L Hayes D Ohio on an amendment to bar publishing Congressmen junkets in the Congressional Record. She urges Ohio voters to pressure Hayes to stop backroom politics and demand full accountability.
A driver from Athens reports a crash on Route 33 and a concussion at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. A state patrolman cited excessive speed at 40 mph and ordered Municipal Court, prompting questions about equal treatment for repeat offenders. The writer warns of age near 83.
On this date in history many events occurred including Britain surrendering the Suez Canal to Egypt in 1956 after 74 years of operation, Columbus discovering Martinique in 1502, Ottawa’s first Canadian Parliament in 1841, Pershing in Paris in 1917, and wartime notes from 1942. Birthdays include Red Grange and Luis Alvarez. Thought by Diogenes shared.
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday single-copy prices and mail rates for Ohio West Virginia and other regions. It notes delivery by carrier and tube route with driver details and provides the Athens Ohio postal information and office address.
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