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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1973
Page
4
The Messenger Publishing Co at Route 33 N and Johnson Road Athens Ohio lists publishers Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush and G Kenner Bush with staff including Fred W Weber M W McDargh Charles W Reamer and Richard R Paynter. The page is dated Monday March 5 1973.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy cites 90 million firearms in civilian hands as a factor behind high U.S. homicide and accidental death rates, notes U.S. gun fatalities exceed 200,000 annually with 65 percent of murders tied to guns, and backs the Personal Safety Firearms Act of 1973 proposing registration of all civilian-owned guns. The NRA opposes registration as a constraint on gun rights.
The piece argues gun registration helps defend homes and that banning imports will not stop criminals from obtaining weapons. It says legal owners can register and that registration will hinder others, concluding it is worth trying and should be passed.
The Messenger recalls 50 years ago the attempt on the Martinique Hotel wall in New York by The Human Fly believed to be Harry F Young, ending in a death. Westcott Roach of Athens won $25 in Moore investment contest. Twenty tugboat crewmembers perish or are missing as their ship sinks in the Mississippi River.
A Gallup poll shows seven in ten Americans oppose unconditional amnesty for draft evaders who left the United States. Most favor either military or nonmilitary service, with nuanced views on punishment and motives for leaving, based on 1,446 adults interviewed Feb 15–19.
The piece notes a stern prewar attitude toward COs with many supporting jail for draft refusers in 1940. By 1947 surveys show most Americans favored freeing COs jailed for refusing Army service as wartime peace returned.
Kilpatrick argues the Supreme Court under Burger is gradually rolling back Warren era rulings. He highlights the Virginia redistricting decision as an example of prioritizing substance and effective representation over rigid form. He notes four Nixon appointees align with justices White and Stewart to trim Warren precedents.
Ohio plans a record 45 million visitors to its 61 state parks in 1973 boosted by new beaches campgrounds and boating facilities at Barkcamp Tinkers Creek Buck Creek Paint Creek Malibar Shawnee Lodge Deer Creek Beavercreek Findley Kiser Lake Loramie and Lake White. The plan includes People to the Parks bus service and added naturalists to 30 parks to ensure enjoyable future visits.
Kraft argues the Vietnam exit shifts focus to internal issues. Governors conference highlights law enforcement reform, school funding equity, and transit congestion. California plans a 1.1 billion tax push for education. Illinois eyes statewide crime strike forces under Gov Walker.
The piece outlines governors pushing for state led remedies in health care costs and price controls, Georgia’s support for urban transit, and calls for national energy policy with limits on profits. It notes improvements after Vietnam era and a hopeful national effort.
Hal Boyle lists simple joys from a full moon on ice coated branches to finishing a New Year’s resolution. The column crafts a reflective catalog of small triumphs and pleasures that define everyday living.
Daily and Sunday newspaper rates listed for delivery by carrier or mail. Details include daily and Sunday single copies, various weekly and yearly mail subscriptions, and zone prices for Ohio, West Virginia, and U S possessions. Published in Athens Ohio by The Messenger Publishing Co.
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