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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1973
Page
4
The piece lists key staff at the newspaper including publisher G Kenner Bush editor Fred W Weber circulation director M W McDargh advertising director Charles W Reamer managing editor Richard R Paynter and assistant to the publisher for Wednesday June 27 1973.
The piece traces the Soyuz 1 crash that killed Vladimir Komarov and a string of Soviet space mishaps. It notes spin and fuel issues, failed Salyut missions, and the 1961 Vostok dominance contrast with ground-controlled, underpowered Soviet launches. It cites alleged engine failures and a doomed 10 million pound thrust design, underscoring systemic hard limits in crewed Soviet space efforts.
The Athens Messenger lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions with carrier delivery and tube route service. Subscriptions vary by duration and location with Ohio West Virginia and domestic rates, plus post office filing and mailing address in Athens Ohio.
The piece argues Watergate reduces to whether Nixon knew of the plan to burglarize the DNC. It contrasts past presidents’ scandals with Nixon, rejects distractions about other figures, and concludes the president must have known or be inept. It urges sticking to the central question.
In Columbus lawmakers show signs of restlessness as summer session begins. Rep. Thomas Gilmartin of Youngstown says voters tire of lengthy sessions and supports speedier action on Gov Gilligan's 9.9 billion appropriation bill. Other Democrats eye concurrence with Republican changes, while a caucus weighs the move. The governor's staff reveals a relocated work area behind the rotunda near the west steps, near the Mike DiSalle and Jim Rhodes portraits.
Sen. Robert T. Secrest questioned a budget amendment at a committee hearing about a $1.7 million attorney general claims fund. He clarified the witness wanted the fund transferred rather than cut, quipping a simplified analogy that drew light chuckles.
A sympathy letter thanks friends and students for support after the loss of Jack and Mike. It mentions Mike's homeroom Miss Hooper and Miss Graham seventh grade class Morrison School staff PTA fifth grade and Mr Heffken's homeroom along with Athens Middle School faculty staff students and drill team.
The letters page invites public views on current matters and prioritizes concise submissions. Readers are encouraged to send opinions on issues of general interest for publication, with one-page or shorter letters favored.
The piece argues the Nixon Brezhnev summit failed to secure major Soviet concessions. It links emigration pressure for Soviet Jews to broader detente goals and notes Congress may attach the Jackson amendment to trade legislation. It criticizes anchoring policy on a peripheral issue and warns of missing core aims in U.S. Russian relations.
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