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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1975
Page
6
Akron University professor Dr. Roger Bain presents findings suggesting a connection between elevated sulfur in water from unglaciated Ohio coal counties and higher heart and kidney disease rates. He calls for further study and funding, warning the Appalachians’ coal boom may worsen health risks without precautions.
A Logan resident mocked a Columbia Gas of Ohio release about a scratch and sniff insert in the monthly billing notice. The reader sent the clipping to the district office with a humorous note about not scratching or sniffing a bull.
The piece argues against dividing large petroleum firms into smaller companies. It warns such a move harms economies of scale, raises costs, reduces exploration and refining, and worsens oil prices. It cites industry size, number of independents, and high offshore and Alaskan projects as reasons to retain consolidation.
A bill lowering personal property tax assessments on machinery equipment and inventories gains momentum as a main alternative to Rhodes tax abatements. House passed 65 to 24, aims to 35 percent assessment over eight years, attracting industry and offsetting revenue losses. Senate committee hearings to resume soon.
Letters salute the WWII destroyer escort ships once built in the thousands and highlight their service in Korea and Vietnam. The effort to preserve memory forms the Destroyer Escort Sailors Association with contact for former DE sailors.
The article weighs Henry Kissinger's grip on U S detente policy amid a reshaped White House NSC and Pentagon. It contrasts Kissinger's influence with incoming leaders Donald Rumsfeld and George Bush, notes Scowcroft's rise, and analyzes Vladivostok era compromises and future chances for an arms accord.
Washington column argues that Gerald Ford is trapped by conservative critics who demand results and bold moves. It contrasts Ford’s cautious actions with right wing expectations, warning that continued fault-finding could undermine his candidacy even if he remains politically pragmatic.
New York conservatives bankers and Republicans fear Ford’s hard line speech deepened the city’s crisis. They cite his veto threat on federal aid and accuse Democratic leaders of profligacy while Rohatyn and Wall Street financiers sought a late rescue package contingent on federal help.
The piece links a Wall Street panic, Ford administration rigidity, and New York default fears to a widening rift in the GOP. It notes Arthur Burns's anger at Ford's tone, Rockefeller’s exit from the ticket, Brock’s warnings, and Senate unease over an economic disaster blamed on a bankrupt city.
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