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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1973
Page
4
The item lists key newspaper officials including Fred W. Weber as Circulation Director and M. W. McDargh as Advertising Director, with G. Kenner Bush as Publisher and Charles W. Reamer as Managing Editor alongside Richard R. Paynter as Assistant to the Publisher.
Six state attorneys general told a Senate Antitrust Subcommittee the fuel shortage appears phony and caused by international oil company collusion. New York’s Charles A. La Torella Jr cited U S reserves at 202.5 million barrels on June 1, far above last year, challenging crisis claims.
Page Smith argues Watergate embodies two long trends: public private life moral dissociation and erosion of presidential authority. He traces faith in science replacing values and notes the CIA’s can do ethic shaped the burglars. The piece frames Watergate as a dramatic purge revealing a split between old ideals and modern power.
William F Buckley notes a Temple University seminar where Tad Szulc calls U S Latin American coverage bad. The talk questions Chilean reports under Allende, cites inflation, rising imports, and land reform as signs of crisis, while praising liberal civil liberties claims and state propaganda.
The Ohio Public Utilities Commission faces requests by Columbia Gas of Ohio for Ford Motor Co to use public pipelines to move gas from Morgan County to Avon Lake for drying paint on Econoline Vans, and by Micro Mineral Development Inc to allow five years of emergency gas exploration for regional industries. Each plan could divert gas from residential and small businesses amid a broader fuel shortage.
A letter challenges a May 27 1973 article noting timber truss protection purpose and earliest bridges in Ohio. It identifies the 1809 Columbiana County and 1867 Scioto County structures as historic but notes both are no longer in use, while Roberts Bridge near Eaton 1829 remains active as the state’s last two lane covered bridge.
Washington led coverage notes Nixon refused to recognize Clark Mollenhoff at a presidential press conference. Mollenhoff pressed with blunt questions, while Nixon shifted conversation toward the St. Louis Post-Dispatch amid ongoing Watergate-era tensions.
The piece tracks Clark Mollenhoff's career pivot to a presidential ombudsman in 1969, his clashes with Haldeman, and his influence on Magruder's cooperation. It notes a credibility gap after his White House tenure and his ongoing role shaping Watergate disclosures through sharp reporting and legal instincts.
The Athens Ohio Messenger details daily and Sunday single copy prices, delivery options by carrier or tube route, and mail rates by region and time period. It notes publication days, pricing tiers, and the paper's second class mailing status with the Athens address for mail.
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