Athens Messenger Publisher Lineage and Staff History
The Athens Messenger listing shows the Messenger Publishing Co at Route 33 N and Johnson Road Athens Ohio established 1825 with listed publishers Frederick W Bush 1896 1929 Gordon K Bush 1929 1965 and G Kenner Bush. It also notes Fred W Weber circulation director M W McDargh advertising director and Charles W Reamer managing editor and Richard R Paynter assistant to the publisher.
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Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
Half Million New Jobs Reported in February
February brought 81.8 million employed and a 1.9 million rise in the labor force. Household surveys show a job gain of 570,000 and payroll employment up 440,000. Unemployment totals 4.85 million, with veterans and non veterans alike seeing no material rate difference for six months.
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Herbert Stein
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Tax Action Day sets date for April 16 rallies
A new Tax Action Campaign led by ex Senator Fred R Harris plans nationwide rallies the day after the tax filing deadline to protest the Federal income tax. It cites Alcoa as a tax avoider of the week claiming $50 million in 1971 paid no federal income tax.
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House
Ways and Means Committee On Tax Reform
Oklahoma
Fred R. Harris
Tax Action Campaign
Aluminum Company of America
Harris
Alcoa
Voters Split Over Impounding Funds and Tax Levels
Gallup finds 45 percent support Nixon on impounding funds versus 38 percent against. A 65 percent view taxes as too high, with 60 percent deeming balancing the federal budget very important. 1,517 adults surveyed February 16–19 across 300+ localities.
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George Gallup
Princeton
N.J
Congress
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Nixon
Wong Doorn
Rogers
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Washington Insight Joseph Kraft No Quick Solution
The first round of a tense trade clash with Russia ends in a Mills Alkhimov meeting. The Jackson amendment linking MFN status to Soviet emigration policy faces strong opposition, with White House pressure and House backing mounting before a potential cooling pause.
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Russia
Wilbur Mills
V. S. Alkhimov
Jackson
White House
Congress
Washington
Moscow
Jerusalem
Nixon
Sen
Henry Jackson
Israel
Golda Meir
Sen. Jackson
House
Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Alkhimov
Tracing The World Violence Network Across Continents
Washington a survey links terrorist acts and groups across Israel Bahrain Rhodesia Bermuda and Europe. The piece notes ties among Palestinian groups the Baader-Meinhof gang IRA Tupamaros and Red Brigade with incidents in Lod Airport Khartoum Bermuda and Rhodesia plus hijackings and kidnappings worldwide.
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Washington
Tel Aviv
Lod
Belfast
Khartoum
Bermuda
Government House
Uruguay
Tupamaro
People's
Canaday
Quebec
Israel
Lebanon
West Germany
Popular Front
Ulrike Meinhof
Baader-Meinhof
Turkish People’s Liberation Army
Irish Republican Army
Tupamaros
Italy
Red Brigade
Milan
IRA
Dublin
Badder-Meinhof
Rhodesia
Zambia
Soviet Union
China
Tanzania
Russia
Richard Sharples
Europe
Middle East
Nicosia
Cyprus
Rome
Frankfort
James Kilpatrick
Ohio Perspective Registration Plan Fails To Impress
Ohio's first attempt to register drug treatment programs yielded only 58 responses out of about 240 known organizations. BUDA plans a June follow up while preparing standards and a statewide anti drug plan to assess program effectiveness and provide a directory for counselors and law enforcement.
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Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly
Bureau of Drug Abuse
BUDA
Mel Zwissler
Zwissler
Bureau
John J. Gilligan
Mailbag items mix humor health and science notes
U S women increasingly go without stockings and makeup in public per a survey. Dorze carpenters in Ethiopia are pampered with meals to ensure sturdy bamboo homes. Slang origin doghouse refers to marital disgrace. Dreams help mental stability with episodes every 45 to 90 minutes. Lunar rainbows occur at night. A 1933 Los Angeles windstorm left gold and silver dust strewn across the city. The Amazon widens from one mile to 150 miles at the Brazil ocean entry.
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New York
U. S
Ethiopia
Los Angeles
Amazon
Brazil
Letters Draft Dodgers Editor
A World War II veteran defends service and condemns draft dodgers. He states he served overseas and in the U.S., was disabled in service, and would not regret his sacrifice. He argues draft dodgers should stay away and, if they return, pay the cost.
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The Athens Messenger Publication and Delivery Rates
The notice lists publication days as daily except Saturdays with AP credit. Newsstand prices: weekdays ten cents, Sundays twenty cents, delivery by carrier or tube with added rates. Mail rates shown for Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere with weekly, monthly, and yearly options. Entry as second class matter at Athens Post Office and mailing address given.
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Hans Walder
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