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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1972
Page
14
James Kilpatrick reports from Rome on Italy's chaotic politics as Premier Giulio Andreotti loses power, elections loom in May, and divorce law fuels division. The piece notes the rising neo-Fascists MSI, steady Communists vote, and broader government instability with a wry, ironic tone.
The record lists the Messenger Publishing Company located at 43 West Union Street in Athens Ohio with establishment dates from 1825 and publishing leadership spanning Frederick W Bush 1896 1929 Gordon K Bush 1929 1965.
Kenner Bush is listed with publisher Fred W. Weber circulation director Charles W Reamer and managing editor M W McDargh. Advertising director Richard RK Paynter serves as assistant to the publisher.
James Reston, vice president of The New York Times, argues Nixon's visit to China will be seen by historians as his finest hour despite criticism over Taiwan and diplomacy with Japan and the Soviet Union. He suggests the broader historical view will praise the outcome.
The Messenger publish Co lists daily and Sunday single copy prices, carrier routes and mail rates for Ohio, West Virginia and all U.S. areas. Rates include weekly, monthly and yearly options with varying postal charges and a post office entry as Second Class Matter.
The Army calculates twenty thousand voluntary enlistments per month are needed to end Selective Service and establish an all volunteer force. An January surge of 15000 volunteers surprised observers as Vietnam troop returns shaped the target, while Reston notes U S policy toward China and upcoming talks in Moscow and Tokyo could shift international climate by year’s end.
The bill, sponsored by Maryland's J. Glenn Beall and Charles McC. Mathias Jr., would acquire and restore a classical Georgian mansion overlooking the Potomac at a cost of 1.5 million dollars for use as the vice president 's official residence. Senator Hubert H Humphrey supports the measure, noting his own modest VP home limited entertaining space.
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) S L A Marshall notes improvement across services with Army volunteering 15 450 recruits and high school graduates 86 percent. Navy 7 300 Air Force 6 200 Marine Corps 4 500. Army shifts toward better-qualified personnel despite earlier high dropout rates.
The Army notes limited success in enlisting youth with troubled backgrounds and credits a 1970 shift toward unit driven campaigns. Recruiters now target “unit of choice” units and seek better candidates, while a new law allows discharge of problem youths. March to May remains slow for recruiting.
The Messenger lauds two points from its Sunday editorial on strip mine reform. House Bill 928 passed the Ohio House unanimously and now awaits Senate action with a subcommittee handling amendments. The League of Women Voters urges quick Senate passage and calls for strong protections.
The Athens area sees multiple obstetrics nurse resignations at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. Hospital Director James Boyce says there are more nurses than needed and many applications, citing a broader regional job shortage. He argues the hospital should be run for the community, noting staff are part of the local community.
Lawrence Cottrill argues the United States seeks peace honorably at Paris with Red China and Russia pressuring North Vietnam to end the war, insisting Washington has not crawled but walked tall. Curt Carter of Starr Washington High School signs the letter.
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The piece notes diplomats see Shanghai communique as signaling a possible withdrawal of U S combat role within a year if Russia refrains from interference. It highlights ongoing Mekong Delta fighting, continued U S bombing in Indochina, and openings for North Vietnamese contacts amid cautious optimism that a gradual end to American involvement may begin.
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