Athens Messenger Publisher and staff list
The Athens Messenger lists its long history and key staff roles including publisher Frederick W. Bush 1896 to 1929 Gordon K. Bush 1929 to 1965 G Kenner Bush and managers Richard R. Paynter Fred W. Weber II circulation manager Fred E. Bolles J William Coon Carl L. Weber and production staff.
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Jobacen
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Richard R. Paynter
Fred W. Weber II
Fred E. Bolles
J. William Coon
Carl L. Weber
Job hiring trends show shifts in clerical and professional roles
The report notes increases in clerical staffing and rises in technical and professional hiring. It records a first quarter drop in layoffs and a fall in production worker reductions. About one third of firms seeking technical staff report hiring difficulty, with smaller shares for office clerical and maintenance roles. Secretary Kreps says the $4 billion public works program will have little impact on unemployment.
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Bureau
Sears
Commerce
Juanita Kreps
Congress
Tom Swift and the old punchline sense fades away
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls the long decline of the "Tom Swift" joke and other dated wordplay. readers are urged not to flood the paper with their own "Tom said" pins as the old humor wanes.
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Tom Swift
Tom
Messenger
How a Million Turns to Billions in US Tax Revenue
The Wall Street Journal illustrates the scale gap between a million and a billion. Spending $1 million daily would take 2,739 years to reach 1 billion. At $1,000 per day, multiplying 2,739 by 350 yields 958,650 years, echoing how 350 billions is the government’s approximate tax collection this year.
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The
Wall Street Journal
Government taxes loom as Carter proposes broad new levies
The article notes swift federal moves to cut tax burdens, citing the Carter administration’s proposals over three weeks for new levies on gasoline domestic crude oil industrial users of oil and natural gas and gas guzzling automobiles among others accelerating tax policy.
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Carter
World Report
Economic summit signals modest steps on aid and growth
At the third economic summit leaders favored a common fund to stabilize commodity prices and pledged policy changes to meet growth targets. They backed expansion of the World Bank and IMF capacity and signaled greater cooperation on donor programs while unemployment remains high.
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Paris
Conference On International Cooperation
CIEC
United States
World Bank
IMF
Ford Administration
Robert S. McNamara
Global summit faces inflation growth and trade dilemma
The piece notes the difficulty of raising growth to reduce unemployment and keep inflation in check while expanding world trade. European leaders struggle with protectionism and protectionist pressures, with Giscard d Estaing citing high unemployment and Blumenthal warning of cartel risk. The next summit in West Germany in 1978 will seek clearer strategy.
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Giscard d’Estaing
U.S
W. Michael Blumenthal
West Germany
Enly
Carter energy plan criticized as anti growth and costly
Anthony Harrigan argues the Carter energy program will raise inflation and unemployment. He asserts it reduces energy use without boosting coal production, criticizes environmental limits, and claims incentives favor no growth while urging more oil and gas with proper incentives.
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United
United States
America
U.S
Carter
New Deal Times
Carter Energy
Oes
Park Avenue
John Swearingen
Bargains Notably Gasoline And Electricity In 1976
The text notes that 1976 bargains rose less than general price levels since 1956 with gasoline up 106 percent and electricity up 86 percent over twenty years. It also references Carter energy proposals and the push for coal use with scrubbers, highlighting controversy and calls for press scrutiny of the plans and costs to the public.
Election Bill Is Basically Dishonest
James Kilpatrick argues that Carter’s election day registration plan is a political power move designed to benefit the Democrats. He claims it would lead to massive fraud, junk the idea of increased participation, and undermine honest elections, urging its rejection.
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James Kilpatrick
Carter
Congress
Capitol Hill
Democratic Party
Tammany Hall
Georgia
John Hanly
Cook County
Chicago
Board of Election Commissioners
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal
Ask Your Doctor to Leave the Womb
A testimony before a House subcommittee on unnecessary surgery criticizes hysterectomies for non medical reasons. AMA figures and doctors cite high rates, with contraception and mood issues driving many procedures. Critics call for caution and better care especially around menopause.
Man’s heated testimony sparks tense congressional hearing
A witness accused the AMA of overreach as he ridiculed medical positions and suggested drastic actions. He defended cutting or removing body parts under claimed mental symptoms, then addressed lawmakers as Doctors, with some noting hysterical tones in the exchange.
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Boston
American Medical Association
James Sammons
House
Commerce Oversight
Sammons
Congressional
AMA
United States
Congress
Plans on Paper and Air Show Political Jokes by Rogers
A 1935 Rogers quips about President and Congress drafting plans. He notes plans work on paper but fail in practice, humorously claiming many presidents had only one plan to take advantage of opportunities. Date given April 21, 1935.
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Congress
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