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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1976
Page
4
List of contact details and staff roles for the Athens Ohio Chronicle dated Wednesday October 6 1976 including publishers general manager editors and department heads with a mailing and telephone address.
The Ohio Constitutional Revision Commission proposes Issues 1 2 and 3 for the fall ballot. Issue 1 clarifies gubernatorial succession and provides midterm elections for vacancies and court–ordered disability removals. Issue 2 removes obsolete sections on duels bids and statistics. Issue 3 updates election result declarations to prevent lame duck tie fills. Recommendation: approve all three.
The editorial notes monthly letters show events and coverage shifts, with August and September counts down from June July. PVC packaging dominates discussion of carcinogenic risks, while some readers accuse bias. The page pledges political independence and issue based positions.
A reader notes a dispute over X ray ownership between dentists and patients. Consumer Reports cites a case where a patient sued to keep and carry her X rays, the judge ruled for possession, and the article says such opinions can support asserting access to medical records.
A reader reports receiving a letter from John B. Connally urging support for the Republican Party this fall and enclosing a political questionnaire. The note omits government corruption from its list of priorities while criticizing prior convictions involving Jake Jacobsen. A book promotion for The Chain Saw Book by Steve Ross is also included.
A Minneapolis reader accuses the U S Civil Rights Commission report on public school desegregation of whitewash. The piece says hearings were rigged and interviews controlled, with a limited roster of speakers and selective facts to portray desegregation as unchallenged.
The excerpt portrays James Kilpatrick's shift to favor desegregation and outlines the Civil Rights Commission's attempt at a favorable, closed-door briefing with minority and white leaders. It likens the report to a biased Confederate history, implying whitewashing and limited credibility.
Ohio amendment proposed by the Constitutional Revision Commission clarifies succession rights. It would have the lieutenant governor succeed on death resignation or impeachment, extend line of succession to President of the Senate and Speaker, and grant the Supreme Court exclusive power to determine disability and reinstatement with no appeal. It also covers temporary disability, elections for dual vacancies, and notes no organized opposition.
Will Rogers notes the President gains broad support after opposing Congress. He says backing Congress would have harmed him, while opposing it sparked the strongest political maneuver of the era. The remark reflects public reaction to presidential independence in 1924.
The Albany Area Volunteer Fire Department thanks the Appalachian CB Radio Club of Albany for donating a CB radio and antenna and installing it on a pumper truck. The Chief notes radios in cars help locate fires and improve service to the community. Athens officials and Rep. Ball praised the project.
A reader thanks editors for Sept 29 editorial on The Southside Park and names John Wilhelm and Phyllis Katz as contributors, condemns The Messenger and The Columbus Dispatch for bias, and criticizes Buckley Kilpatrick and Joseph Kraft. The letter endorses Dinsmoor’s Sept 30 critique and urges broader acknowledgment of involvement and bias in the paper.
The article argues that despite political anxieties over President Ford, the economy shows underlying health with inventory, investment, and savings supporting a gradual growth outlook into this year and next. It notes a recent dip due to inventory adjustments and rising layoffs, but attributes it to cyclical factors rather than structural failure.
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