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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1975
Page
4
The Yakima elementary picnic featured a .50 caliber machine gun demo by U S Marines in cooperation with the Yakima Police Department. Children fired blank rounds from atop a tank while others played as falling targets, raising concerns about lasting psychological impact and the push for stricter gun control.
A May 30, 1975 incident describes teachers and children at a school event where gun and tank demonstrations, plus a film titled The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, sparked distress. A quoted teacher criticizes vulgar language while noting children acted out violence, prompting concern for future societal impact.
WAshington reports the Supreme Court rejected review of desegregation decrees in Boston and Kalamazoo and struck down a Pennsylvania act aiding nonpublic school children. The piece argues the court's desegregation policies worsen race relations and foster resegregation across cities.
Kilpatrick argues white families flee intolerable racist impositions while the Court fails to correct lower court misapplications. In Pennsylvania a majority detours to imagined evils, opposing state support for education in nonpublic schools and free textbooks while preserving Establishment Clause concerns and raising Free Exercise questions. The law offered free nonsectarian textbooks, equipment loans, and state teacher programs for nonpublic schools.
In Columbus Gov. James A. Rhodes addressed the 11th General Assembly on energy issues. A pressroom pool tracked his use of the word jobs, six times total. Pot winnings went to a Cincinnati and Columbus reporter pair. In the Senate Sen. Donald J. Pease fumbled a line while praising Clara Weisenborn, prompting laughs.
Neal F. Zimmers of Dayton, seated late in the session, faced a tense moment after a remark. When the presiding officer asked if he had been attacked, Pease sprang from his seat and knelt at Zimmers' desk, prompting Zimmers to cast a vote with Pease on the school aid bill.
Justice Stewart delivers a controversial opinion arguing entanglement risks from secular and religious education, while Chief Justice Berger dissents denouncing the ruling as excessive. The piece urges reconsideration of First Amendment religion guarantees and even hints at possible constitutional amendments to ensure equal education for all children regardless of religion.
The piece argues President Ford must craft a unified strategy for East West and North South struggles during his Europe visit. It warns alliances are fraying, energy and finance unity is weak, and reliance on rhetoric over action risks driving allies away while Russia pursues detente and new SALT goals.
Opponents have little ground for complaint as the Ohio House sends a bill to the Senate by 78-15. The measure aligns Ohio statutes with federal law increasing maximum gross weight to 80,000 pounds and semi-trailer length to 60 feet, with axle taxes to offset higher loads. Supporters argue interstate roads can handle the sizes and costs drop for consumer goods.
A reader writes to The Messenger criticizing county officials and reporters after a bridge collapse on County Road 24. The letter cites trucks ignoring signs, calls for shared replacement costs, notes buses and fire trucks crossing weak bridges, and questions funding for repairs versus line painting. It warns another collapse could occur at the Hocking River bridge at Canaanville.
The May 20 Messenger notes the County Road 24 bridge collapse as primarily the truck driver’s fault. It cites heavy daily traffic including school buses, each well over seven tons empty, and up to 60 passengers per bus, suggesting overload beyond the bridge’s capacity. Rusting steel and age contributed to the failure as the structure could no longer bear the load.
May 22 editorial says state foundation money uses millage amounts while taxes are set by dollar values. County auditor rolls back mills, risking ineligibility for aid and forcing districts to seek new levies. Local resident John S. Conklin of Glouster argues voters must determine millage.
George Gallup reports Senator Edward Kennedy leads three top Democrats in potential 1976 nomination matchups among Democrats and independents. Kennedy tops Henry Jackson 70 to 23, Muskie 70 to 22, and Wallace 69 to 24 in head to head tests, from a May 25 interview of 1,178 adults.
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