Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1974

Page

6

The Athens Messenger Publication Details

The Athens Messenger listing records the publishers and staff from 1825 onward including Frederick W. Bush Gordon K. Bush G Kenner Bush and Fred W Weber with roles for circulation advertising and editorial staff at Route 33 N and Johnson Road Athens Ohio.

Athens Messenger the Messenger Publishing CO Johnson Road Athens Ohio Frederick W. Bush Gordon K. Bush Fred W. Weber M. W. McDargh

Missing Burke Moment Frames Nixon Impeachment Debate

The piece compares 18th century impeachment rhetoric to the Nixon inquiry. It argues no clear prosecutorial advocate has emerged, urges a partisan edifice like Burke’s, and notes the committee’s neutral approach may weaken the case without a decisive lead and coherent pattern.

Fanny Burney Dr. Johnson Warren Hastings Edmund Burke Mr. Hastings House Judiciary Committee Nixon Burke Hastings California John Drinan Massachusetts Albert Jenner White House Edward Hutchinson Michigan Toscanini Washington Post Edward Bennett Williams Field Enterprises Inc

Nixon and the Press in a Double Standard Debate

In a Washington interview President Nixon criticizes press bias and leaks while defending himself against a perceived double standard. The May 16 Post leak story reveals Nixon threatening to pressure a newspaper via the FCC, underscoring the fragile balance between confidential material and public interest. The piece argues the press, despite flaws, performs a vital watchdog role.

Washington Nixon Jack Anderson India Pakistan Daniel Ellsberg Pentagon Washington Press Corps Watergate Washington Post House Judiciary Committee Star- News H. R. Haldeman John E. Dean III Post Haldeman The Edward Bennett Williams House Committee United States Federal Communications Commission

Equal Justice Under Law and the Brown V. Board Era

A retrospective on the 1954 Brown v. Board decision and its aftermath. The piece traces the Supreme Court's path from Plessy v. Ferguson to the 1955 ruling, noting how integration spread unevenly across the North and South, with gains in education and civic life but continued urban challenges and notable individual successes.

Washington Temple of Justice Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall South Carolina Brown Marshall National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Plessy United States Earl Warren America

Power Lines Spark Payment Dispute Over Sandusky VORTAC

In Sandusky Ohio Ohio Edison and the FAA clash over who pays to relocate a half million dollar VORTAC navigation device disabled by new power lines. The FAA seeks 150000 for relocation while Edison denies legal obligation. The idle equipment, used by aircraft for instrument approaches, has limited range and remains unused.

William Kronholm Associated Press Sandusky Ohio Ohio Edison Co Federal Aviation Administration Gerry Fasig FAA Great Lakes Chicago Ohio Edison FAA Fasig Alan H. Glass Regional Airways Glass Sandusky Vortac

Readers letter policy and submission rules

This page welcomes letters on issues of public interest. It states the forum should not publish personal announcements or notices. Letters must include the writer’s name address and telephone number and only signed letters are published, with preference for shorter submissions.

Pauline Franks Honored As Outstanding Community Woman

The Messenger notes Pauline Franks chairwoman of Athens Christian Women's Club has been chosen as one of three outstanding community women. A nurse in the local hospital, she is praised for faithfulness, leadership, compassion, and radiating the love of Jesus Christ.

the Messenger Pauline Franks Christian Women's Club Athens Christian Women’s Club Jesus Christ

May 22 1819 First Atlantic steamship sets sail from Savannah

On this date in 1819 the S S Savannah became the first steamship to cross the Atlantic leaving Savannah Georgia for Liverpool England. The event is marked as Maritime Day in the United States. Sir Laurence Olivier is 67 today. The thought for today by Thomas Carlyle reflects debt as a bottomless sea.

S.S. Savannah Savannah Georgia Liverpool England Sir Laurence Olivier Thomas Carlyle

The Messenger Publishing Co. Delivery Rates and Address

Daily and Sunday newspaper rates listed for carrier tube and by mail in Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere. Publication details note Associated Press membership and Athens Ohio postal filing with Route 33 North Johnson Road address.

Associated Press D&s Ohio West Virginia U.S. & Possessions Athens The Messenger Publishing Co Johnson Road

Also Mentioned on This Page

G. Kenner Bush Charles W Reamer Richard R. Paynter Joseph Kraft Judiciary Committee Peter Rodine John Doar Rodino Doar Mr. Doar Jerome Waldike James Kilpatrick Nixon and the Press FBI Small Society Brickr Square One Watts Los Angeles Boston Buffalo Cincinnati Newark Rochester New York Detroit South National Urban League Henry Grant Denmark S. C Jim Crow Charleston Atlantic Ocean Selma Ala James Robinson Little League Wyche Fowler Atlanta Atlanta Lawyers Club Maynard Jackson Fowler Jackson Hank Aaron Oses the Athens Messenger
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication