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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1969
Page
8
The Athens Messenger issue from Athens Ohio dated Thursday May 8 1969 lists editors and publishers from the long running paper. It presents the staff names Frederick Wief Gordon K Bush Charles W Reamer and Richard R Paynter with titles and roles. The page is a masthead style summary of the newspaper's leadership.
Backers urge direct popular election of the President with a constitutional amendment. House Judiciary Committee passed a bipartisan 28 to 6 vote. two-thirds in both houses and ratifying states needed. If approved, the one year after ratification timing could allow use in the 1972 election, potentially the first direct vote in 184 years.
Eight cities send representatives to New York to study the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council's programs. The council led by Mayor Lindsay uses innovations to cut court delays speed justice and boost police patrols.
Joseph Alsop argues liberalism and the black movement in peril from internal extremism and public backlash. He cites campus hostilities, anti intellectual bills, and Harvard scholars like George Wald as symbols of a drift against national defense and truth.
Gallup poll shows three in four Americans favor laws to stop disruption of speeches citing free speech as a core right. The survey of 1,525 adults in mid-April finds 79 percent agree disrupting a speaker violates free speech. differences exist by age and education.
William F Buckley Jr criticizes John Lindsay for embracing Photographs with Ronald Reagan while courting students at Yale. He accuses Lindsay of weak reasoning and pleads that appeasing radicals undermines civil society and ignore reality in New York City.
A reader defends Governor Rhodes against opposition's attacks and dirty politics. The writer argues the opposing party harms Ohio by smearing leaders, praises Rhodes for education highways and safety reforms, and claims the press masks political propaganda while admitting uncertainty about facts.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 5.1 percent year over year rise in living costs in March. Relief is not seen until midyear when inflation may ease with lower food prices, though overall improvement depends on progress against inflation.
Publication details list delivery options and prices for daily and Sunday editions, including in person and mail delivery across Ohio and West Virginia. Rates show weekly and multi week packages, with mailing to the US and possessions and official post office filing as second class matter at Athens.
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