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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1977

Page

4

Faster completion urged for Appalachian Highway to aid economics

A Southeastern Ohio meeting urged rapid Appalachian Highway construction citing federal state funding shifts and higher future costs. The call references 70 30 and 90 10 funding debates, Goodyear Atomic Plant at Piketon, and the need to advance coal and energy growth with quicker highway links.

Southeastern Ohio Chamber of Commerce Ives Athens General Assembly Ohio Highway Ohio Walter Cronkite CBS News Jimmy Carter Carter Gilligan Administra Clarence E. Miller William Harsha Batavia Congress Cincinnati Piketon Goodyear Atomic Plant Chamber

Letters to the Editor Morals and Money in Athens County

A reader letters page questions moral choices and religious influence in public life. Dissatisfaction with tax allocations and program funding sparks call for closer scrutiny of county spending and juvenile delinquency prevention programs. Names and addresses of local residents sign the appeal.

the Messenger Nelsonville Athens County Johan D. Law Myrtle E. Law Millfield Phyllis Duckler Athens Carolyn M. Koker Richard A. Koker Lorria Kreider Elmwood Parklane Anne Samaan M. J. Jaffe Jennifer Jaffe Columbia Ave A. P. Smith Catharine C. DeWitt N. Congress St Philip E. McNairy University Terrace

Seniors Press for Wider Relief in Ohio Legislature

Ohio senior citizens emerge as a key bloc as lawmakers debate drug and utility relief. Rep. Edward J. Orlett files a measure allowing pharmacists to substitute costlier prescriptions for cheaper options with doctor approval, potentially saving Ohio $1 million to $5 million yearly. Separate bills seek state aid covering 25 percent of heating bills for seniors 65 plus, contingent on a $40 million to $60 million subsidy. Legislation also advances to raise the homestead tax exemption income limit from $10,000 to $15,000.

Columbus Ohio House Edward J. Orlett Dayton Judiciary Committee Legislative Service Commission Freeman Welfare Department Stark County Dennis E. Eckart D-18 Euclid Orleans Eckart

Ohio lawmakers contact details and district offices

A list of legislative contact information for U S Senate offices and Ohio state representatives. Includes addresses in Washington D C Cleveland Columbus Ironton Lancaster Athens and Lancaster with phone numbers for Senators Metzenbaum Collins and Representatives Ball James and others.

Ohio Oakley C. Collins State House Kemp Lane Columbus Ironton

Who Begat Whom and Roots Reflections on Ancestry

A fragmented family recollects conflicting memories of origins from Austria Poland and Hungary amid debates over forebears and legitimacy. The narrator notes Alex Haley’s Roots as a model of handling lineage without stirring immediate family disputes.

Washington Alex Haley Gambia Austria Poland Czechoslovakia Galicia Pop A $S Anne One Vienna Molly Oscar Hungary Arthur Harold David Michael Eric

Rogers Says Goats When Hungry Man Seeks Quick Results

A 1931 item notes a saying about immediacy over future conditions. The line quotes a “Rogers says” remark tied to a September 6 date reference and a hungry man seeking instant results. No identifiable people or organizations beyond the quoted maxim.

Nixon Cover-Up Taped? Buckley Responds to Hughes Scandal

Washington fragment recounts Alfred Friendly disputing ties to Paul Hughes amid McCarthy era intrigue. The piece traces Hughes as a con man who fed false information to liberal editors, detailing alleged plots, payoffs, and a Post inquiry that found the episode was a fabrication.

Washington Paul Hughes McCarthy Alfred Friendly Washington Post Hughes Nixon San Clemente Friendly Richard Revere Joe McCarthy National Review Revere Rauh John Birchers Gouzenko Canada White House Alea Speen Gale Democratic Party Louisville Courier-Journal New York Post Senate Oen Huston Paul

Ray Marshall Open Minded Yet Firm On Economic Policy

Carter aide Ray Marshall voices support for the Humphrey Hawkins bill and warns against wage price controls while advocating an incomes policy only if broad party support exists. He clashes with Schultze and Blumenthal over inflation, stresses collective bargaining, and rejects compulsory union membership amid rising labor militancy.

Washington Carter Ray Marshall Marshall Humphrey-Hawkins Ine Shivida University of Texas OS Tanita Economic Council Charles L. Schultze Treasury W. Michael Blumenthal Schultze Blumenthal Frances Perkins F.D.R Labor Strau Coco Satarta

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