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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1973
Page
4
Fred W. Weber is named in the circulation notes of the paper. M. W. McDargh serves as Advertising Director and Charles W. Reamer as Advertising Director. Richard R. Paynter is listed as Managing Editor with assistant to the publisher noted.
At a New York medical meeting Dr Sanford Cohen and Dr Kurt Hirschhorn advised that pregnant women and their partners should refrain from nonessential drugs. They warned that even common medicines and cigarettes may harm the fetus and stressed avoiding drugs unless essential for health.
Senators Hollings Cannon and Eagleton visited Dr Ana Asian in Bucharest to inspect a youth pill claim of delaying aging by enzyme blocking. FDA tests and AMA skepticism loom while European clinics push aging hacks. The drug’s promise is debated as travel funds are questioned.
President Nixon surprised guests at a White House tea for 384 Foreign Service Wives, praising them as unsung heroines of American diplomacy. He cited the dangers their husbands face, recalled the Noel Moore tragedy, and welcomed release of North Vietnam prisoner Philip Manhard. He called wives key in peacebuilding and noted First Lady Pat’s patience.
Senate Democrats led by Mike Mansfield push for substantial 18 month troop reductions with a focus on Europe. Nixon White House opposes unilateral cuts arguing they fail to pressure the Soviet Union and could worsen inflation and the dollar.
Buckley argues Patrick Gray diverges from J Edgar Hoover and critiques Nixon and Dean. He says Democrats should push for an independent investigation to test Gray before confirming him as FBI chief, warning that blocking such inquiry risks concealing White House involvement.
Historians in a WWII era building begin a large effort to chronicle the U S Army in Vietnam. The plan foresees about 15 volumes over ten years detailing operations under four presidents, with acknowledged limits on controversial topics and the My Lai inquiry. Col. John F. Jessup Jr. stresses factual framing and avoidance of sensationalism.
Historians face difficult reconstruction of Vietnam war events due to dispersed engagements and top secret records. Interviews with participants like General Westmoreland supplement official files as Pentagon Papers provide leads for ongoing Southeast Asia history while WWII volumes near completion in 1977.
Ohio highway patrol findings show 35 percent of 38 690 vehicles inspected in February had defects. In 1971 towed 1 573 as immediate dangers. 1972 improved to 172. Brakes topped tow causes. tires exhausts and headlights also flagged. Patrol operates 27 three man teams and logged 575 000 inspections last year.
Hal Boyle lists a string of annoyances from inflation fears to stubborn New Year resolutions and social snubs. He cites narrow buses, awkward rest rooms, health foods that fool the eye, and party etiquette tedium, ending with a light final plea for deliverance from mind and spirit afflictions.
The Messenger recalls the passing of Sarah Bernhardt the Divine Sarah at her Paris residence. Ohio University advances its $295000 gymnasium project despite steel shortages delaying construction. Yugoslav free zone Trieste refugees report British troop invasion claims.
The Athens Messenger lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions with carrier and mail options. Rates include weekly, monthly, and yearly prices, with separate figures for Ohio and West Virginia and for other U S locations. It notes delivery by carrier and tube route and provides address for The Messenger Publishing Co. in Athens Ohio.
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