Athens Messenger historical masthead and staff list
A page from the Athens Messenger dated Tuesday June 29 1976 presents the masthead and staff roles. It lists Frederick W Bush as publisher 1896 1929 Gordon K Bush 1929 1965 G Kenner Bush Richard R Paynter as general manager Karl W Runser as managing editor Fred W Weber II as circulation manager Roy Cross as district editor Fred E Bolles as retail advertising manager Herb Amey city editor J William Coon as classified advertising manager Fred Whissel editorial page editor Carl L Weber production manager.
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Johnson Rd
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Richard R. Paynter
Karl W. Runser
Fred W. Weber II
Roy Cross
Fred E. Bolles
Herb Amey
J. William Coon
Fred Whissel
Carl L. Weber
Miller Amendment aims to force votes on federal spending
Rep. Clarence E. Miller launches a plan to cut the federal budget by 5 percent via an amendment attached to spending bills. He says the move will reveal which congressmen vote to curb inflation and bridge the credibility gap between rhetoric and action. The measure has been rejected seven times, but Miller vows to continue offering it.
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Congress
Clarence E. Miller
Miller
House
America
Custer
the Messenger
Messenger
George A. Custer
7Th
U.S. Cavalry
the Little Big Horn
Montana
Gettysburg
Alamo
Sitting Bull
Terry
Little Big Horn
American History Illustrated
Figures show federal revisions overstated 1975 recovery
New York dispatch details how late 1975 economic indicators were repeatedly revised, sometimes upward then downward, altering views of the recovery. GNP deflator revisions raised inflation to 7.1 percent in January 1976, while later tweaks tempered gains.
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New York
Commerce Department
Ford Strategy to Keep Ford in Washington Faces Critics
A former campaign plan suggests delaying President Ford’s campaign by creating a national crisis strong enough to require his leadership. The outline cites past delegate results in Missouri and Iowa and discusses staged events and a Beirut evacuation as potential catalysts.
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Washington
Gerald Ford
Ford
Missouri
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Iowa
Republican Caucus
Middle East
Beirut
Ford Brain Trust
Kansas City
White House
Kissinger
Henry
Roger Mor
Crisis plot to stage Panama crisis for Ford nomination
A dialogue outlines a plan for a controlled Panama crisis in August to influence the presidential nomination. Betty Ford and Susan would attend the convention to explain the need to prioritize the country, with Ford safe at the White House for a televised address from the situation room. The scheme hinges on managing Reagan and the convention dynamics.
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Panama
Betty Ford
Susan
White House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Reagan
Ford
Betty
Kansas City
Michigan
Court ruling may alter city growth patterns in suburbs
The Supreme Court ruling upholding a voter controlled zoning ordinance in Eastlake could shift growth away from suburbs toward cities like Cleveland. Planners fear antigrowth policies may displace poorer residents while central cities welcome new development, though ward power remains uncertain.
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Cleveland
U.S. Supreme Court
Eastlake
Ohio
Norman Krumholz
Gale Cincotta
National Peoples Action
Chicago
UN Debate Over South Africa Surfaces as Violence Rises
The piece notes disproportionate black casualties in South Africa amid protests over Afrikaans schooling. It reports two white deaths and 138 total, with blacks suffering extensive damage to enterprises and facilities, and UN Security Council voting unanimously to deplore force used in the country.
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South Africa
United Nations
Security Council
Will Rogers 4 Sass on South Africa and Watts Riots
Opinion piece arguing denouncing South Africa without hypocrisy harms the UN and noting race violence in Watts and Chicago. It references Leo Anderson's tunnel incident and calls for personalized wisdom over official judgments.
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Security Council
South Africa
Watts
Chicago
Leo Anderson
United Nations
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