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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1975
Page
4
Ohio voters backed charitable bingo but lawmakers split on definitions and regulation. Four bills address who qualifies as charity, profit limits, and penalties, while debates shape licensing, operating expenses, and prize allocations ahead of committee action.
A historical record lists key figures of the Athens Ohio newspaper the Athens Lilessenger. It names publishers Frederick W. Bush G Kenner Bush Gordon K. Bush and Gordon K Bush with various roles from 1896 to 1965. It also cites Richard R. Paynter assistant to the publisher Fred W. Weber circulation director Karl W Runser managing editor Roy Cross district editor and others.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio faces criticism for not liking rapid changes while Columbia Gas of Ohio reports 13.8 billion cubic feet of extra natural gas from the Southwest. The company says it will curb winter cutbacks with new supplies and keeps PUCO informed. The piece defends the company and mocks bureaucratic delays.
Anthony Harrigan argues European readers get a skewed view of the US from New York City coverage. He says a bailout alone won’t fix NYC and calls for reform including ending rent control and adjusting city university tuition. He urges NYC to shed arrogance and look to the West and South for public order.
A China representative’s Washington cable depicts a surging political purge in the Ford era. Kissinger is demoted to a minor post, Schlesinger exiled, and Rumsfeld rises amid a power struggle with Kissinger loyalists. Colby replaced by Bush as Rockefeller is weakened, Reagan faction agitation grows, and Ford faces a collapsing two year plan amid a Great Leap Forward analogy. The piece notes mass abstention and peasant worker calls to oust the party.
The piece argues President Ford faces a veto test on a compromise energy bill that would extend price controls, raise domestic oil production incentives, and likely boost refiners profits while risking higher imports and a weaker energy economy. It urges a veto despite political costs.
AP analysis notes mixed signals as 1976 approaches with rising prices and unemployment troubling voters. While production and housing show modest gains, inflation accelerates to 8.4 percent in October and unemployment climbs to 8.6 percent, tempering confidence in economic improvement.
The text critiques arguments to extend life support as in Karen Quinlan, cites Milton Heifetz on the right to die, and presents a fictional directive to a physician asserting self determination and refusal of treatment unless a court orders otherwise. It contrasts international diplomacy with national hesitation.
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