The Unanswerable Question of Ezra Pound
A conservative view reflects on Ezra Pound after his death in Venice. The essay recalls Pound’s wartime broadcasts, treason indictment, and ultimate confinement, praising his poetic genius while debating if a great artist can be honored for work linked to a troubling life. The author cites Irving Howe’s critique and asks whether Pound should be honored despite his anti Semitism and political ties.
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Ezra Pound
Venice
Pound
St. Elizabeths Hospital
Italy
Dun
Bradstreet
Richmond
Harry Meacham
Meacham
Rotunda Club
Europe
Richmond News Leader
Rapallo
World of Letters
World Magazine
Irving Howe
Jane Fonda
Kennedy
Johnson
Bell
James Coleman
Christopher Jencks
Athens Messenger Anniversary Edition Highlights Local History
Athens Ohio newspaper notes the 147th year of publication with historic milestones and prominent staff names including publishers Bush and Weber. Features potential archival pieces and community notes from the Athens Messenger archives.
Import Duty Facts for Returning Tourists
Travelers can bring duty free purchases up to 100 per person and 200 per couple. Exemptions apply to U S territories including Virgin Islands Guam and American Samoa where a 200 limit applies.
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U.s.-Owned
Virgin Islands
Guam
American Samoa
The Messenger and Travel Duty Stats Are Examined
The Athens Messenger includes postal rates and overseas mailing costs. It contrasts duties travelers face on personal purchases, noting a $632 balance after allowances and illustrating how duties are calculated and penalties avoided by full disclosure.
Labor Union Power Threatens Democracy In England
The piece reviews Edward Heath on how English labor unions, the backbone of the economy, challenge his reforms. It notes strikes in 70-71 and last winter by coal miners, public opinion shifting, and Heath’s failing attempts to curb union power with cost of living measures. It warns that wage and price controls may prove ineffective and risky.
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London
Edward Heath
England
Harold Wilson
Commonwealth
Heath
Wilson
Labor
The Good Old Days Nostalgia on Steam Locomotives
A reminiscence from William Bacon of Glouster on a summer program reviving steam powered coal transport memories. He recalls coal mines, railroads, and the sound of locomotives as a link to younger generations and past hardships.
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the Messenger
Nelsonville
Longstreth
William Bacon
Glouster
Plains Halloween Happening supports 600 children
City volunteers thank residents of The Plains for donations and attendance at the second Annual Halloween Happening. Special thanks go to the Plains Volunteer Fire Department for use of their building, the Athens High School Band, and the Crystaletts Twirling team for performances.
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Plains
Plains Volunteer Fire Department
Athens High School
Crystaletts
Slow Down and Build Character for a Better Nation
An exhortation to reject material excess in favor of character. It argues money cannot buy real happiness and warns of a coming reckoning. The piece calls for nations and people to cultivate virtue, aiming for a Millennium of a finer life for all.
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the Messenger
Emergence of Conservative Thinkers Shapes US Outlook
Washington insight reviews a new conservative creed from Harvard linked scholars. Profs Daniel Bell Moynihan Lipset and James Q Wilson argue inequality is entrenched by group differences and call for economic adjustment and civility to temper unfairness while preserving opportunity.
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Washington
America
Harvard
Public Interest
Daniel Bell
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Seymour Martin Lipset
James Q. Wilson
Bell
Moynihan
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Small Society
Brickman
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