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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1973
Page
4
The document lists staff positions including Circulation Director M W McDargh Advertising Director ish Publisher Petites ee tee ones ae Charles W Reamer Managing Editor Richard R Paynter and Asst To The Publisher Kenner B ae Bata ea Fred W. Weber.
James Kilpatrick argues Nixon should face impeachment rather than resign. He contends the House must vote articles covering Watergate and related cases, sending the issue to a Senate trial for final resolution, to end national unrest and restore direction.
A growing wave of 1970s failures hits major firms across transportation, aerospace, food retailing, and finance. Penn Central bankruptcy, Lockheed loan guarantee, RCA writedowns, and the San Diego bank collapse highlight management weaknesses, fraud fears, and costly losses amid rising profits overall.
The Suez ceasefire line hosts flash point tensions as Israel and Egypt surge with foreign powers. Ariel Sharon and Abraham Adan warn only a wipeout could show victory while Egypt appeals to Russia and the US to enforce positions.
Dennis Shaul 34 commerce director says race odds about 50 50 and may seek Democratic lieutenant governor nomination after prior bribery probe fallout. Deadline to file is Feb 6. Also notes Sen Saxbe mulls writing a presidential power era biography after leaving office in 1974.
Today in history notes the abdication of Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm at the close of World War I on November 9, 1918. It also lists birthdays for Spiro Agnew and Sargent Shriver and a Mohammed quotation.
The Messenger reports that gasoline will fall to 18 cents per gallon this Saturday in Athens County by Standard Oil Company. It notes a government or company promise and highlights local impact on shoppers during the holiday season.
University of Cincinnati official Dr. Garland G. Parker reports a 2.5 percent rise in U S college enrollment to an estimated 9.5 million for 1973 74 based on 624 of 1 300 institutions. He notes four year colleges struggle to attract freshmen except at state schools and final results will appear in February.
Brickman notes four year schools lack entering freshmen while graduate enrollment holds. women’s colleges dip, arts and sciences and teacher training fall, but engineering may rise at freshman level. Law medicine nursing and design attract students as costs and aid shift.
A reader reports 72 deer seen in 1973 through October, up 38 percent from the same period last year. He notes 216 deer observed, 22 with antlers, a 9 to 1 antlered to antlerless ratio, and antlers visible most months except April. Land use changes, abandoned farms, forests regrowth, and cultivated fields have spurred whitetail abundance.
The Athens Messenger lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions with single copy costs of 15 and 25 cents respectively. It provides delivery methods by carrier or tube route and outlines yearly and multi month mail rates for Ohio West Virginia and other U S territories.
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