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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1977
Page
4
A local woman received a call from a man posing as a bank examiner asking her to help trap a teller. She reported it to police and the plot was foiled. Authorities urge caution and verification in bank matters to prevent similar con artist attempts.
The piece argues newspapers offer large savings through coupons, noting 74 percent of cost-cutting coupons appeared in papers last year and up to 70 billion may be offered this year. It cites Mon day Messenger page 2 as coupon heavy and estimates Athens shoppers can couponize much in a month.
Dr. Heinrich Applebaum warns that TV creates a false reality for children by showing instant parking spots and seamless driving. He argues this leads to real life disappointment when no such spots exist after years of watching endless television parking.
Major bills include a 14.5 billion two year state budget. Lifeline utility subsidies for elderly and disabled. a pilot Jobs Corps program. coal cost pass through restrictions. mechanics' lien rules. and school income tax measures. Several items await committee hearings or assignments. An unrelated TV critique quotes commentator remarks on taxi depictions and hospital waits.
Readers thank friends neighbors church groups and volunteers including Vore Ridge Church Seventh Day Adventist Athens Logan Free Will Baptist Mineral Holiness Mission and Vore Ridge Community Church for the rock-a-thon and prayers. The Ohio Nursing Home Commission criticism follows urging reform and transparency.
Ohio officials report cigarette bootlegging thrives, mainly in northern cities, as untaxed imports cross state lines. Gov Rhodes backs new law to allow seizure of vehicles carrying over 5 000 cigarettes, stiffen penalties, and raise informer rewards.
Brief letters to the editor on general topics are welcome. Please sign your name and include your address and telephone number. The Messenger may shorten letters to fit space and maintain readability and reader interest.
Boston readers are introduced to Dawson Wallace, a fictional figure in Playboy magazine's $400,000 advertising push. The piece casts him as a self focused maturing 1970s man chasing experiences, collecting rather than committing, with critics noting the personas’ indulgent, nomadic lifestyle and avoidance of lasting involvement.
A critique of President Carter's approach to human rights and Soviet relations. The piece argues Western rhetoric often equals action and notes Fernando Amalrik and Bukovsky as examples, questioning sanctions, military balance, and the cost of pressuring the USSR to reform.
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