Athens II Messenger Staff Credits
The Athens II Messenger lists Fred W. Weber as Circulation Director and M. W. McDargh as Advertising Director.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1974
Page
4
The Athens II Messenger lists Fred W. Weber as Circulation Director and M. W. McDargh as Advertising Director.
The May 7 1974 edition of The Messenger published by The Messenger Publishing Co lists Route 33 N and Johnson Road Athens Ohio with Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush G Kenner Bush as publishers and Charles W Reamer as managing editor along with Richard R Paynter as assistant publisher. The newspaper dates back to 1825 and is tied to origin and staff roles across decades.
William F Buckley outlines two resignation paths for Richard Nixon in a lecture. One favors voluntary departure to serve the nation, the other depicts a forced exit amid media pressure, Congress and judiciary scrutiny. The speaker contrasts loyalty and bitterness as the country faces a fragile political moment.
A nationwide telephone poll finds 2 to 1 support for the House Judiciary Committee rejecting edited transcripts as a substitute for the Watergate tapes. About half saw Nixon Monday night, 63 percent read transcripts, and 5 to 4 oppose removal by the Senate amid divided views on Nixon Dean truthfulness and impeachment prospects.
Summary of major legislation in Congress this week with statuses across chambers. Budget Control by Congress awaits House Senate compromise. Election Campaign Reform in House committee. Elementary and Secondary Education Act Extension passed House in Senate committee. Emergency Energy Legislation vetoed. Energy Windfall Profits Tax awaiting House action. Impeachment Inquiry in House committee. Legal Services Corporation passed. Minimum Wage Increase enacted. Newsmen's Sources Protection passed House and Senate committees. No-Fault Insurance passed Senate in House committee. Pension Plans Regulation passed Senate and House awaiting compromise. Tax Law Reform in House committee. Trade Negotiating Authority passed House in Senate committee.
A new Ohio measure targets junkers on private property with up to 100 dollar fines per offense. After removal deadlines and 72 hour notices, repeat offenses rise to 250 and 500 dollars with 60 days jail. Representative Ball notes exemptions for existing junkyards and bona fide commercial operations.
Elmer F Jones of Athens writes to defend Elmer Jones Realty from slanderous charges about land ownership near Armitage and a proposed west bypass. He details land sales profits, pledges land donations, asserts environmental and tax responsibilities, and criticizes opponents for misinformation while urging progress without delay.
Washington interview with Stanley Streaker, a university sophomore who started streaking, reveals the craze fizzled as Americans grew desensitized and Cronkite endorsement failed to revive it. He laments the failed revival attempt at the Academy Awards and notes the movement ended as he decided to hang up his socks.
On May 7 1945 Germany signed unconditional surrender terms ending WWII in Europe at Eisenhower's Reims HQ. Brahms was born on this date in 1833. Lusitania sinking occurred in 1915 off Ireland with 1100+ dead. Archibald MacLeish and Anne Baxter have birthdays.
Public forum invites letters on issues of general interest but not personal notices. Letters must include writer name address and telephone number and only signed letters are published. Preference given to one page or less. editors may condense to fit space.
The notice lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions with carrier and tube delivery options. It shows weekly, monthly and yearly rates for Ohio West Virginia and nationwide deliveries and states second class matter status. It provides mailing address in Athens Ohio for the newspaper.
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