Athens News Staff and Call Sign in 1976 Paper
Athens daily paper listing staff roles including publishers editors and managers as of June 16 1976. Names include Frederick W. Bush Gordon K. Bush G Kenner Bush Richard R. Paynter Roy Cross Herb Amey Karl Runser and others. Contact details show Route 33 N Athens Ohio and June date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Johnson Rd
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Richard R. Paynter
Fred W. Weber II
Fred E. Bolles
J. William Coon
Carl L. Weber
Karl W. Runser
Roy Cross
Herb Amey
Fred Whissel
Calling for Reform in Ohio Motorcycle Licensing Ends in Athens
The Ohio General Assembly requires a separate motorcycle license endorsement with a formal exam. In Athens County the test appears lax and easily gamed, risking public safety and undermining the program’s credibility and revenue purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio General Assembly
Athens County
Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Department of Highway Safety
Teamsters Reject 25 Percent Pay Cut for Top Officials
National convention in Las Vegas delegates vote down a dissident plan to cut pay for President Frank Fitzsimmons and other leaders. Fitzsimmons gains a $156,000 plus salary and benefits as dues rise for rank and file to fund the raises. Labor Secretary William Usery aided in negotiations behind a record contract tied to the cost of living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teamsters Union
Las Vegas
Frank Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Teamsters
William J. Usery
Usery
Fellows
Californians Propose Nuclear Power Referendum Debated
In San Francisco a diverse public argued over Proposition 15, with Californians voting no to halting nuclear plants. Proponents warned of disaster while opponents cited safety advances and comparisons to coal and oil pollution. International trends show rising nuclear adoption.
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California
Union
San Francisco
Ralph Nader
Big Business
Labor
Sacramento
Mr. Nader
Edison Institute
Germany
France
Japan
Ohio Reports Fewer Child Diseases Despite Rise in Venereal Illness
Ohio health officials report record lows in measles polio and diphtheria with two tetanus cases and no polio or diphtheria in 1975. Gonorrhea up about 20 percent to 21 400 cases and primary and secondary syphilis up 55 percent to 516. An encephalitis outbreak caused 28 deaths prompting mosquito control efforts.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Ackerman
State
Public Health Department
Health Department
Ackerman
Department
Bureau of Preventive Medicine
Louis
Regions of Presidential Timber and Regional Shifts
The piece argues regional political shifts after the primaries, noting stagnation in the Northeast and Middle West, growth in the South and West, and a new regional balance influenced by global economic change. It highlights Carter as a key Southern hopeful and questions Washington influence, with Ford's mixed performance and the West rising in stature.
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Northeast
Middle West
West
South
Washington
Ford
Michigan
Ronald Reagan
California
Edmund Brown
Henry Jackson
Frank Church
Idaho
Morris Udall
Arizona
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Carter
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Ohio
Kennedy
Washington Briefs on Debt Ceiling and Circulating Notions
A Washington report notes the House Ways and Means Committee voted to raise the federal debt ceiling to 700 billion dollars. The piece then surveys consumer tone and includes items on Glasshouse contest entries, Ringling Brothers educational outreach, and a DIY redecorating guide from Johnson Wax, with recipes and furniture refinishing tips.
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Bruce Humphrey
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
America
Glasshouse
Jamestown
Glass Container Manufacturers Institute
Ringling-Barnum Educational Services
18Th St. NW
Washington, D.C
Ringling-Barnum
Johnson Wax
Golden Rondell
Howe St
Racine
Wis
Rosalie
Letters to the Editor Coal Trucks Rolling On Or Rolling Over
A reader in The Messenger laments coal trucks from Vinton County returning on Radford Road. They critique the fleet owner for conflicting statements about overloads and driver responsibility, urge inspection of plant records, and accuse authorities of tolerating unsafe, overloaded loads for private profit.
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the Messenger
Vinton County
Radford Road
Route 56
In the Messenger
Ohio
Letters to the Messenger Readers Sign and Return
Brief letters to the editor welcome must be signed with sender address and telephone number. The Messenger reserves right to condense letters for space readability and reader interest.
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The
Small Society
Brickman
Sanity
James Kilpatrick
Presidential Timber
Great Lakes
New York
Lord
Texas
Smith
Roosevelt
Harriman
Muskie
Coolidge
Dewey
Eisenhower
Rockefeller
Will Rogerses
Joseph Kraft
GCMI
Third Ave
Suite
N.Y
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Carcuses
Philadelphia
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