Farm Aid Overhaul Receives Senate Backing 78 to 9
The Senate voted 78 to 9 for a farm program overhaul introducing a target price system to set income payments and a limited $20 000 subsidy per farmer for wheat cotton and feed grains. Analysts estimate 1973 outlays at 2.7 billion with costs rising to 3.8 billion under the new bill. Senator Birch Bayh argues the reform will curb large corporate farm payments while savings depend on implementation.
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Agricultural Department
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Bayh
Readers' Letters Welcome Public Opinion on Daily Issues
This page invites letters from readers on matters of broad public interest. Submissions should aim for concise one page or shorter pieces and will be selected to fit the publication’s space and editorial standards.
Virginia bar meeting in historic Fredericksburg
James Kilpatrick describes Fredericksburg Virginia as a historic city where the Virginia State Bar held its meeting. He notes the town’s Revolutionary War and Civil War significance and recalls the boots of patriots and rebels seen on its old brick sidewalks.
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Fredericksburg
Virginia State Bar
Antigone to Ellsberg on disobedience to law
Essay discusses when civil disobedience can be morally justified, tracing lines from Antigone and Socrates to modern figures like Ellsberg. It lists guidelines: last resort, pursue lawful remedies, relate to the grievance, act openly, and avoid harming innocents, ending with a call to accept punishment.
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Daniel Ellsberg
Fredericksburg
Washington
House of Thebes
Antigone
Carrie Nation
Socrates
Greece
Scopes
Tennessee
Jefferson
Birmingham
Georgetown
Vietnam
Creon
King
Ohio Budget Showdown Strains Gilligan Calabrese Clash
Governor Gilligan and Senate Minority Leader Calabrese clash over the budget for two years as Calabrese votes with Republicans to pass the GOP version. The 3-3 conference split and Dems’ 58-41 House edge shape a tense stalemate amid talks of compromise.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Senate
Anthony O. Calabrese
Cleveland
Gilligan
Calabrese
Oliver Ocasek
Akron
Environmental Protection Agency
House
Letter to the Messenger on police and city enforcement
A reader rails at an acting police chief, arguing law does not apply to him and citing Chicago layoffs for housing outside the city. The writer recounts driveway parking disputes, a blocked hose incident, a dispatcher’s inaction, and a $10 ticket, all framing a taxpayer's frustration with enforcement.
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the Messenger
Nixon
Chicago
USA
Jones
How They Voted on Debt and Spending Measures in U S House
June votes show passage of a five month extension to the 465 billion debt ceiling and related actions. Clarence E. Miller (R) opposed the debt bill while other roll calls covered arts funding subsidies and labor trust funds.
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Clarence E. Miller
Lancaster
Senate
Office of Management and Budget
Nixon
Miller
U.S
Vienna
National Foundation On the Arts and Humanities
House Agriculture Committee
National Labor Relations Board
The Athens Messenger Publishing Co. Rates and Address
The Athens Messenger lists delivery options and prices including daily and Sunday singles at 15 and 25 cents, periodicals via tube route, and mail subscriptions varying by region and duration. It notes Second Class Matter status and provides the publisher’s routing address in Athens Ohio 45701.
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Associated Press
D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens
The
Messenger Publishing Co
Johnson Road
Connally Leaves White House Post Amid Power Tension
Washington insight notes John Connally is stepping down as special adviser to the President. The move is linked to perceived limits on big figures in the Nixon administration, signaling broader unease about leadership and governance. The column begins with a portrait of Connally and his role.
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John Connally
Gov. Connally
Nixon White House
Connally
White House
Defense
Melvin Laird
Laird
Oval Office
Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
Ziegler
Connally Disputes White House Watergate Tangle
The piece argues Connally, a towering yet flawed figure, clashed with Nixon over truth telling and Watergate strategy. It notes his belief in advisory equality, his critique of Zeigler, and his view that Nixon avoids accountability, forecasting a troubling morale and policy path ahead.
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U.S. House
Washington News Service
Congress
Robert H. Morris
Federal Power Commission
Morris
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FPC
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Robert Taft Jr
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Cambodia
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Joseph Kraft
Small Society
Brickman
Treasury
George Shultz
Shultz
Mr. Nixon
Ron Zeigler
Mr. Ziegler
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