A CONSERVATIVE VIEW JAMES KILPATRICK CO TRUSTEES OF THE TABLETS
The Courier Journal and Louisville Times mark ten years of Newspaper in the Classroom linking teaching and journalism. They warn print faces threats from TV and shifting reading habits while praise for print endures as a trusted source of knowledge and instruction.
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Athens Messenger June 28 1972 Athens Ohio
The Athens Messenger issue dated Wednesday June 28 1972 from Athens Ohio offers local news briefs and community notices. It covers city events politics and society items unique to Athens and surrounding Franklin County readers.
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New Jersey Adopts No-Fault Auto Insurance Plan
New Jersey becomes the fourth state to adopt no fault auto insurance as Gov. Cahill signs a program praised as the most progressive. The plan sets a 500 threshold for lawsuits, caps claim costs, limits policy cancellations without state approval, and guarantees 100 weekly income when injured. Massachusetts Florida and Connecticut followed earlier.
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William T. Cahill
Massachusetts
Florida
Connecticut
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Burr Oak Dam Bill Signed Ends Six-Year Struggle
The Messenger recalls Governor Thomas J. Herbert signing the Additions and Betterments Bill ending a six-year Burr Oak Dam fight. The Athens State Hospital received $1,353,186 for major new buildings. Also notes Ireland's civil war and a Kiwanis Club membership drive plan.
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Soviet to Build World’s Largest Observatory With 29 Foot Mirror
The Soviet Union plans a giant astronomical observatory featuring a telescopic mirror nearly 29 feet across. It aims to observe objects whose light travels 10 billion years to reach Earth, far beyond the distance to the nearest star at over four light years. The project promises to reveal outer margins of the universe never seen by humanity.
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Three FBI Officials Resign After Hoover Death
Three ranking FBI officers have resigned since J. Edgar Hoover’s death on May 2. All were retirement age, averaging over 40 years of service, and reportedly left as their former chief no longer required them to remain on duty.
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J. Edgar Hoover
McGovern campaign viewed as real event not just media
The piece argues the McGovern campaign is a historic political moment, not a media show. It notes Humphrey appeals to vote against McGovern, potential vice presidential moves, and how internal battles and external pressures shape the race. It references Muskie, Wallace, Kennedy, Daley, and Nixon, plus issues like ITT and Vietnam.
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Democratic
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White House
Letters Speed Trap Editor The Messenger
James Hill from Nelsonville criticizes speed traps on Route 33 from Athens to Columbus calling them harassment and opposes breathalyzer use with mandatory BAC testing. He urges qualified operators and questions suspension of driving privileges for refusal.
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Closed Road at Bethel Cemetery Sparks Rights Debate
A resident laments a gate blocking Bethel Cemetery road, arguing a signed deed granted right of way decades ago. She notes the farm owner now gates the road, questioning enforcement of laws and the protection of travel rights to visit graves. Florence Gillilan Coolville Route
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The Messenger Publishing Co. publication details
Published daily except Saturdays. Rates for daily and Sunday editions listed by delivery by carrier and by mail. Entered at Athens Post Office as Second Class Matter under Act of 1918. Address: 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.
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Watergate climate of disbelief taints Nixon era politics
Washington opinion piece argues that while top Republicans may not be directly implicated, the Nixon Mitchell leadership creates a culture that tolerates dirty methods. It notes past smear tactics, questions the aloof posture for 1972, and warns of accountability as suspicions deepen.
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