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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1974
Page
6
G Kenner Bush publisher Fred W Weber circulation director M W McDargh advertising director Charles W Reamer managing editor Richard R Paynter assistant to publisher June 24 1974 listed for the edition.
The essay argues the world tolerates nuclear weapons, urging tighter institutional controls on sharing and disarmament. It cites India’s test, repeated protests, and a perceptible shift in public attitude, urging Congress scrutiny of Nixon pacts with Israel and Egypt and stronger arms control institutions.
Patty Hearst, age 16, attended Crystal Springs where she did not fit the strict mold and joined Asian studies trips to Japan. She pursued ballet but kept private, then dated 22-year-old Steven Weed, a mathematics teacher, while later moving to Menlo College. Friends say she sought stimulation and privacy, with a distant, mature demeanor and a nonconformist path during the Vietnam era.
A House subcommittee harshly criticizes security spending for presidents from Nixon to Kennedy and Johnson. It cites $575 in Florida and $701 in California for Nixon property, plus $2,000 for a shuffleboard court and $130,000 for a Secret Service post at Key Biscayne. The GAO and architects are blamed for lax controls, urging stronger oversight while preserving legitimate protections.
The Ohio General Assembly approved a Bill of Rights for mentally retarded citizens, establishing due process, wages, privacy, and protection from exploitation. The companion measure to aid the mentally ill stalled in the House. Dr. Kenneth Gaver applauded the new rights while noting the missed opportunity for broader coverage.
Special correspondent William L. Ryan reports the third annual Soviet American summit in Moscow opens with a cautious outlook. The detente process may show only cosmetic gains as leaders seek to ease nuclear arms burdens and avoid sharp breakthroughs.
Amid talks in Moscow and Washington, Nixon and Brezhnev face entrenched distrust despite aims to limit nuclear arms and ease tensions. SALT II stalled, troops in Central Europe stalled, and European talks drift. Emigration, China’s nuclear test, and Kissinger’s cautions frame a cautious, cosmetic summit backdrop.
The day marks the start of the Berlin blockade by the Communists halting Allied land traffic to West Germany. Also noted is 1942 exiled Dutch royal family arrival in the United States. Jack Dempsey born 1895. Shakespeare quote included in thought for today.
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday single-copy prices and mail rates. Delivery by carrier or tube route with weekly and yearly plans shown. Subscriptions priced for Ohio West Virginia and nationwide, with post office entry as second class.
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