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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1973
Page
4
The Athens Messenger records its publishing lineage listing key figures including Frederick W. Bush Gordon K. Bush and Fred W. Weber. It notes Rout3 33 N and Johnson Road Athens Ohio and the paper's establishment in 1825 with later leadership changes.
The piece traces how Indian treaties shifted from protection of lands to government control, noting historic claims of sovereignty, the 1789 treaty revisions, and later legal twists. It highlights how evolving U.S. policy eroded Indian independence and how broken promises continue to affect tribes today while inviting public input on the issue.
Buckley argues that New York teenagers earning $1.85 an hour reveal how Teamsters monopoly power inflates wages and harms markets. He cites a 20-year-old with $321 weekly pay in unskilled work and warns that unions and minimum wage distort youth employment and pricing in trucking and allied trades.
Ohio Representative Patrick J. Sweeney proposes a licensed midlevel professional between nurses and physicians to lower costs and expand access. The bill creates an interceptor license for assistants under physician supervision, requires 21 age and good character, and establishes a Health Manpower Advisory Commission to examine qualifications.
Rep. Jim Wright pushes to open House Senate highway bill conference to press and public. Differences between bills include trust fund use for mass transit, funding methods, and highway safety spending. Administration warns a veto if the conference report busts the budget. lawmakers seek compromise on transit funds and operating subsidies.
In a series of remarks relayed by Hal Boyle an apartment cleaner consoles a widower Joe about aging, lost love, and loneliness. The notes touch on companionship, marriage, alimony, and small domestic frictions as the widower navigates absence and memory.
The Messenger letter writer condemns changing the Athens hospital name from Sheltering Arms. They suggest honoring founders Breinig Sprague or donor Dr. Morgan rather than a memorial title, praising Dr. Morgan for his life and care to patients and the city. Sheltering Arms is praised as a beautiful name.
Publication details note daily edition with Sunday insert. Carrier routes and mail rates listed for Ohio West Virginia and nationwide, including weekly and yearly pricing. Addresses and post office classifications provided for mailing submissions and subscriptions.
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