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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1971
Page
4
James Kilpatrick surveys a busy UN scene in New York noting crowded corridors, endless reports, and debates on Namibia and budget items. He mocks proclamations of progress and questions the meaning of the UNs endless deliberations and hypocrisy.
The fragment lists the Messenger Publishing Company in Athens Ohio with addresses and dates. It names Frederick W. Bush and Gordon K. Bush as publishers and references Kenner bi Fred W. Weber and M W McDargh as advertising directors.
A nostalgic look at mules on Southern farms as mechanization replaces small holdings. The piece notes a drop in mule numbers from 250000 in North Carolina in 1920 to about 10000 today and farm declines across 10 Southern states. It includes historic context and rural life reflections.
A column argues a bipartisan group in the Senate blocks foreign aid, citing Senate leaders Mansfield Fulbright and Church, claiming their stance risks U.S. influence abroad and benefits North Vietnam while jeopardizing agencies like AID and allied countries.
Idaho senator Church denounces foreign assistance as a failure except for the green revolution and argues aid serves American business. He advocates withholding aid to spur revolution while still backing multinational aid groups. The speech signals a partisan shift beyond traditional lines.
A string of hospital room chatter centers on patients and staff with sly digs about illness, confidentiality, will updates, and odd requests. The comic exchanges reveal pinched humor among roommates and visitors as an operation looms and the ward buzzes with wary camaraderie.
This page invites public opinion with letters to the editor and explains selection favors one page or less. It notes editors may edit for space clarity and fairness and requires names and addresses for publication.
The Messenger Publishing Co. lists daily and Sunday editions, delivery options, and mail rates. Subscriptions vary by region with weekly, monthly, and yearly prices, and the paper is entered as Second Class Matter in Athens Ohio.
Washington insight notes that Treasury Secretary Connally seeks a quick first round currency realignment via lifting the 10 percent surtax, with Japan and European allies slow to agree. The piece warns that unemployment nears 6 percent, industry runs at 75 percent, and confidence remains low as talks progress poorly.
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