Editorial staff changes at Athens Messenger on November 1 1976
The Athens Messenger announces shifts in its newsroom leadership with G Kenner Bast named as general manager and Rochard R Paynter as managing editor. Pov Cross becomes city editor while Hert Amey takes district editor duties and Fred Whitmer remains editorial page editor.
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Rochard R Paynter
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Pranser
Pov Cross
Distret
Hert Amey City
Fred Whitmer
The Candidates Endorsements For Southeast Ohio Races
The candidates and endorsements for Athens County and Southeast Ohio races are listed. Republican Carence E Cergimee for 1st Congressional District, Laure Mc Ball Jr. for 2nd, Formerret Romand James for 8th House, Framkin Sheeter for 4th District Court of Appeals, Johan Jones for County Commissioner, and Democrat Dwvid Prev for County Prosecutor are noted with reasons tied to experience, leadership, and policy needs.
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Carence E Cergimee
Sist Otte
Laure Mc Ball Jr
Poe
Seven state allies urge vote on seven statewide issues
Voters are urged to mark ballots for Issue 1 through Issue 7 on the Tuesday callout. Arguments emphasize for and against each proposal including regulation of utilities, election result procedures, constitutional mandates, and signatures thresholds.
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Sesson
General Assembly
Tect
Bet Omett
Ose
Athens City Issues Local Levey and Tax Questions
The Athens community considers a general operating levy to offset inflation and fund state program costs, a smaller mental health levy for Athens Hocking and Vinton Counties, opposition to raising city income tax from 1 to 1.2 percent, and a wet-dry ballot decision for Ward 4 precincts 1 and 2 impacting East State Street area development and liquor sales.
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Athens City
General Assembly
Athens Hocking
Vinton Downtees
Venezuela as a Bridge Between Powers in Latin America
A political analysis argues that Venezuela under Carlos Andres Perez aims to balance relations with Cuba and Castro while avoiding direct intervention. It notes Bettancourt’s past stance against Castro and Perez’s cautious neutrality as Venezuela navigates Soviet and Caribbean communist concerns.
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Caracas
Carlos Andres Perez
United States
Latis Americas Coquinues
Spain
Cuba
Latis Ameren
Rowena Bettamenart
Fidel Castro
Bettamenart
Castro
Organization of American States
Castro Perez
Venezela
Jame
Yugesava
Perez
Venmezuela
Vemezuela
Cere
Vanety
Bettancourt
Wenezwela
William J Buckley Observers Forced to Reserve Judgment
A vague item notes observers were compelled to hold judgment, suggesting delays or uncertainty in a pending decision. No specific outcome or entities beyond Buckley and observers are named.
Will Rigi Sieg 24 Venezuelan policy and election plea
A reflective public address argues that U S presidents, regardless of party, have limited impact on national fate. It asserts both parties produce good and bad outcomes, urging voters to cast ballots on November 2, 1924, despite party shifts.
Carter missteps on Yugoslavia and foreign policy
The article summarizes criticism of President Carter's foreign policy handling focusing on Yugoslavia. It notes past statements on Taiwan and Yugoslavia, mentions Henry Kissinger, and cites John Kassinger's televised remarks as a spark for debate about Carter's competence and consistency in international affairs.
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Venetmmela
Tha
Poley
Venezuela
Carter
Henry Brandon
London Sunday Times
Thom
Playboy
Allende
Chile
Taiwan
Peking
Washington
Yugoslavia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
United States
Tito
Truman
Kansas
Mencan
Gallup Poll Shows Ford Carter Tight Pre-Election Race
Final Gallup survey interviews about 3,500 people in 300 precincts find Ford and Carter separated by 1 percent in the popular vote, not statistically significant. The report notes margin of error 3 to 4 points and that results reflect current preferences, not the electoral vote.
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Gallup
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Union
Gallup Poll
The
United States
Letters to the Editor discuss school levy and cribbage asks
Readers contest the Sunday Messenger ads defending a 3.8 mills levy amid rising costs and reduced state aid while noting taxes for a $25 000 property rise and warning against NO votes. A cribbage anecdote invites readers to join a winter tournament and chorus of enthusiasts, signed by Anthony J. Sargenti Amesville.
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Sunday Messenger
3 &Mull Levy
Ite
Athens
Messenger
Anthony J. Sargenti
Amesville
Citizens seek new laws via amendment or legislature
Editor notes support for Issue 7 to allow citizen groups to introduce laws without constitutional amendments, while Mr Coxsee opposes it without stated reason. The writer then recalls the Millfield mine rescue, praising Robert Cobb of Gloucester as a hero whose actions saved lives and inspired song and newspaper coverage.
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Coxsee
Ohio
Vou the Citzen
Millfield
Robert Cobb
Glouster
The
Messenger
Columbus
Detroit
Carl Pickering
John Dean
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