New South rising in Georgia under Carter governance
A 1971 view of Georgia under Governor Jimmy Carter portrays a shifting South with desegregation advancing, rising employment, and political reform. Carter’s cabinet postings to Black aides and a Pardon and Parole board member reflect a changing era, while the General Assembly pushes tax reform and modernization amid lingering racial tensions.
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Ezekial
South
New South
George Wallace
Dixie
Georgia
Old Confederacy
Jimmy Carter
Grand
Opry
Johnny Cash
Carter
Tom Jenkins
Pardon and Parole Board
General Assembly
Lester Maddox
Assembly
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia Senate
Athens Messenger Friday March 19 1971 front notices
Athens Ohio edition dated March 19 1971 carries local notices and brief items from the Athens Messenger Publishing Company. The page lists staff roles and city details with typical newspaper short notices and notices to readers.
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Athens
Ohio
Early screening can spot amblyopia in children
Parents often miss early eye problems like amblyopia a condition that lowers vision in one eye even with glasses. Preschool and school vision screenings help detect issues and a professional exam before age four can correct problems and support learning.
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Ohio Optometric Association
Land slips in Athens prompt questions of who pays
In a letter to The Messenger, Mrs. William Conrad laments repeated Athens land slips from Columbia Avenue to Hastings Addition and along Route 682. She argues surveys and engineering plans fail to prevent slides, urging practical caution over more projects.
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Athens
Columbia Avenue
Joneswood
Columbus Road
Briarwood
E. State St
Pleasantview
Hastings Addition
The Cold War Thaw and Lingering Conflicts in Europe
Brussels reports the Cold War thaw in Europe with reduced ice in East West relations yet persistent core conflicts. West Germany Soviet Poland agreements hint at detente while West Berlin remains a sticking point. Moscow resists broad concessions. NATO seeks comprehensive accords and troops reductions amid a still tense East West balance.
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Europe
Soviet Union
Poland
Moscow
West Berlin
West Germany
East Germany
Western Europe
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Eastern Europe
Warsaw Pact
Western
America
West
Berlin
NATO
Atlantic
East Europe
The
Urals
Phosphate Substitutes Spark Detector of Non-Phosphate Detergents
In the March 7 Messenger Gail Schnitzer argues non-phosphate detergents harm the environment. Bestline’s B-70, reformulated to remove NTA after cancer findings in mice, avoids salt and caustic content, cleans well, and costs little. House Bestline Distributors promotes B-70 as an eco friendly option.
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the Messenger
Messenger
Gail Schnitzer
Joel L. House
Bestline
Albany
Athens Messenger publication and subscription rates notice
Daily records show publication by The Messenger Publishing Co in Athens Ohio with carrier and mail rates for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include 10 cents daily single copy 20 cents Sunday. by mail within Ohio West Virginia weekly and yearly figures. elsewhere 1 week 60 cents and yearly rates up to 26.06 dollars. paper entered as Second Class Matter.
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The
Associated Press
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Athens
When The Real Nixon Stands Up Brings Risks For Policy
Washington insight examines President Nixon’s personal approach to governance. It highlights clashes with advisers over export limits with Japan, wage policy, and the Davis Bacon Act suspension, noting shifts in defense budgeting and the Sixth Fleet visit. The piece argues personal style may undercut core policy goals.
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Shultz
Kissinger
Melvin Laird
Treasury
Nixon
Sixth Fleet
Laird
Congress
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C. E. Norris
Studebaker
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Jacksonville
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Small Society
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Washington
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Richard Nixon
Wilbur Mills
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Henry Kissinger
Tokyo
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Arthur Burns
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