A Conservative View on Hoover's Critics and FBI Powers
The piece argues Hoover should not be sanctified and that the FBI requires tough measures in a dangerous world. It defends surveillance and strong police methods as realities, noting Earth Day rallies and the need for capable leadership beyond Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Hoover
Bureau
Edmund S. Muskie
Senate
Muskie
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Maine
Moosehead Lake
Athens area paper directors listed in 1971 note
Circulation Director Fred W. Weber and Advertising Director M. W. McDargh are named in a May 17 1971 entry from Athens Ohio. The notice centralizes local paper leadership details for Pa area operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Kenner
Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
Athens
Ohio
Cause Of Rural Decline Inflow Lacking Capital Cited
Gov Richard Kneip of South Dakota cited lack of capital as the main reason for population loss in certain states. He testified before the Senate rural development subcommittee at the University of South Dakota, arguing capital gaps keep rural areas from sharing national opportunities and reversing out-migration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard F. Kneip
South Dakota
Senate Rural Development Subcommittee
University of South Dakota
Kneip
Congress
Fifty Years Ago and More Stressed in Local Notes
The column recalls smoldering ruins in southern Ireland from a 50 year perspective and memorials of violence that killed 36. It mentions Athens Messenger publisher F. W. Bush becoming Athens Country Club president and notes 25 years ago Attlee proposed a federal union plan in Britain. The piece also covers Athens City School Supt Pendry seeking a two mill levy to avert teacher shortages and improve services, plus broader calls for federal funds to aid rural economies and job creation. Readers are invited to send letters to the editor with names and addresses for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union of India
House of Commons
Clement Attlee
Athens City
H. C. Pendry
City School Board
Janis Turned Me On To It A San Francisco Junkie Tale
A former Haight Street shopkeeper and her friends recount heroin use traced to Janis Joplin. The piece details self injectors, street deals, and the 1970s drug scene with references to Delphine and the Psychedelic Revolution. The survivor reflects on loss, money trouble, and ongoing cravings as she recalls Janis and the drug underworld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janis
L.A
San Francisco
Dolphine
Hitler
Delphine
Joplin
New York-L.a
Youth leadership in Christ can guide society forward
Letters from readers praise youth for intelligence and care, but warn of gullibility and vice. The writer argues media neglect to positive youth deeds, condemns campus hypocrisy and anti system mobs in Washington. He urges Christian youth leadership as a peaceful revolution for future society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
Washington, D.C
M. T. Vermillion
Athens
Call for Ohio education lottery to fund schools
A letter argues for a state education lottery to fund schools as education costs rise and levies fail. The author urges citizens to contact State Sen. Michael J. Maloney and other lawmakers, insisting a lottery could secure funds without higher taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Maloney
R-7
Cincinnati
Senate
Ways and Means
Edward L. Elekota
West 26Th St. Lorain
The Athens Messenger Mailing Rates And Publication Details
The Athens Messenger announces daily publication except Saturday with weekday price ten cents and Sunday twenty cents. Delivery by carrier and tube routes available. Mail rates shown for Ohio West Virginia and other U S possessions with weekly and yearly options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Connally Faces Tough Years as Treasury Secretary
Washington insight details John Connally’s struggles in the Nixon administration. He battles currency policy, Western European trade, and a potential government rescue for Lockheed with a $250 million loan guarantee. Domestic critics and powerful senators press him while his political future remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Connally
Henry Reuss
Milwaukee
Connally
Secretary of the Treasury
Western
Europe
Washington Post
Mediterranean
Lockheed
Rolls Royce
Mendous
Nixon
Southwest
Spiro Agnew
Golden Boy
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Kilpatrick
Athens Messenger
the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
Queh Publisher
of Pa
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
Southern
Ireland
F. W. Bush
Athens Country Club
Kreage Suu
Nicholas von Hoffman
The
Small Society
Brickman
Brickm
the Athens Messenger
Associated Press
Joseph Kraft
Secretary of Treasury
Committee
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
General Electric Co
U.S
House Banking Committee
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Treasury
Tre
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