Credibility gap roils U S public over Vietnam war
The piece details a shift in American attitudes as words like lie and treason enter discourse about the Vietnam War. It notes reader letters reacting to Arthur Hoppe’s columns and a growing sense of national unity against perceived government deceit and war policy.
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L.A. Times
Washington Post News Service
White House
Arthur Hoppe
San Francisco Chronicle
Laos
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Hoppe
America
Republic
Athens Messenger March 25 1971 edition header
The Athens Messenger issue date is Thursday March 25 1971 with staff listings including Publisher Bush Reamer Weber Paynter and editors. The front matter notes the publishing history and office in Athens Ohio.
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Ner Bush
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
Athens
Ohio
Blue Collar Blues and Wallace Vote Patterns Analyzed
A study by Harold L. Sheppard finds about a third of blue collar workers in the industrial Northeast feel the blues from dead end jobs and low fulfillment. They voted for George Wallace in 1968 and may not commit to him in 1972, seeking automation that frees their skills.
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George Wallace
Harold L. Sheppard
W. E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research
Sheppard
Wallace
Changing Rules Change Outcome In SST Vote
The House used teller with clerk rules to force a roll call on funds for the SST transport. The 217 204 vote cut off federal financing, showing how procedural reform can reshape policy and open the chamber to public scrutiny.
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House
Transportation Department
Bying
Senate
Poor Township Roads Draw Reader Chiding The Messenger
Dana L. Hunter of New Plymouth criticizes Oak Grove Spicelick and Hamley Run roads in southeastern Ohio. He argues funds flow to better maintained routes when public pressure and votes influence budgets, noting no improvement in two decades.
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Oak Grove
Spicelick
Hamley Run
Ohio
Dana L. Hunter
New Plymouth
Nader’s Raiders Praised For Environmental Impact
A fragment from a student society lauds Ralph Nader and his Raiders for pressuring corporations toward positive action. They commend his smarts, relentless conviction, and hard work as effective, nonviolent protest.
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Ralph Nader
Raiders
Debs Pardoned Consideration by U S Attorney General
The U S Attorney General Daughtery was expected to recommend to President Harding a pardon for Socialist leader Eugene V. Debs. Beta Theta Pi defeated Sigma Pi 36 to 28 to win Ohio University intramural basketball. Maj Gen Donovan urged immediate opening of doors to Palestine, saying Jews cannot remain in Europe due to anti semitism. Middleport's Feeney Bennett American Legion Post 128 to present an all male Womanless Wedding.
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U.S
Daughtery
Harding
Eugene V. Debs
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Ohio University
Sigma Pi’s
Palestine
William Donovan
Europe
Middleport
Feeney-Bennett American Legion Post 128
Lord Keynes
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
Nixon
Athens Messenger Publication Rates and Address
The Athens Messenger details daily and Sunday single-copy prices and delivery options. It lists subscription rates by mail for Ohio, West Virginia, and other U.S. locations, and provides the publisher address at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.
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Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Deficit Debate Echoes From Stein Remarks to Galbraith
The piece discusses Herbert Stein's repeated assertion of ongoing deficits from 1970 to 1972 and questions whether deficit spending is sound policy. It contrasts Stein and Galbraith with Nixon era economics, noting Keynesian cautions and the limits of deficit justification.
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John Kenneth Galbraith
Herbert Stein
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Financial Outlook
New York City
Galbraith
Voice of America
Stein
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Hoover
Nixon
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