Revel predicts US to spark 20th century revolution
Paris based writer Jean-Francois Revel argues in Without Marx or Jesus that the United States is the likely engine of a global revolution. He cites American growth, technology, dissent, and multiracial challenges as forces driving drastic societal change. He stresses internal criticism of the Vietnam War and shifts in youth culture as key indicators.
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Paris
Jean-Francois Revel
United States
Marx
Jesus
America
Revel
Isle St. Louis
China
Mao
Soviet Union
Europe
Great Britain
Berkeley
Third World
South
L’express
France
England
Lary the Athens stressenger
Athens newspaper note from The Messenger Publishing Company listing offices and leadership for period 1896 to 1929.
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the Messenger Publishing Company
Frederick W. Bush
Athens News Directory Snapshot 1971
Athens Ohio publishes a historical directory listing key staff and offices including publisher Gordon K Bush editor Charles Reamer and circulation director Fred Weber. The document notes the Athens address and date October 7 1971 for the issue.
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Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Gordon K. Bush
Aer Bush
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
Praise for Athens Fire Chief Charles Dalton
A longtime Athens Volunteer Fireman lauds Fire Chief Charles Dalton for 17 years of service. The letter commends his integrity, leadership, and dedication to improving training, efficiency, and fire protection for the community.
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Charles Dalton
Athens
Dalton
Federal aid for school lunches faces cuts and fights
The government increases free and reduced price lunch funds by 33 million yet opponents and 44 senators oppose amendments restricting how reimbursements are allocated. They warn 7 cent cuts, higher state shares, and reduced emergency funds amid wide state disparities and rising labor costs.
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American School Food Service Association
Department of Agriculture
Josephine Martin
Gary
Ind
Miss Martin
Pinchot dies at 81, conservation pioneer remembered
Gifford Pinchot former Pennsylvania governor died at age 81. He rose to national prominence as a supporter of Theodore Roosevelt s conservation program. Also noted are the opening of Athens Building Materials Co on Lower Plains Road by Kenneth P Jones and a report on 50 years ago Irish Republic Army attacks during a London peace conference stalemate. Ohio University enrollment reached 1326 in registration.
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Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
Athens Building Materials Co
Lower Plains Road
Kenneth P. Jones
Irish Republic Army
London
Ohio University
Cigarette Tar and Nicotine Levels Rise Across Brands
Over the past ten months 39 of 121 cigarette brands increased tar content and 35 raised nicotine levels while 57 varieties kept both constants. The report highlights ongoing health concerns linked to higher concentrations of tar and nicotine.
Increase in narcotic addiction treatment at 27 centers
Dr. Bertram S. Brown, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, reported a threefold rise in the treatment of narcotic addicts at 27 community centers funded by federal grants.
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Bertram S. Brown
National Institute of Mental Health
Driver Education Favored by 83 Percent in Gallup Poll
George Gallup reports 83 percent favor requiring high school students to take driver education before graduation. The survey of 1505 adults, conducted Aug 2023 across 300 locations, shows strong support among the youngest voters. The results align with concerns about youth driving safety and risk from young drivers.
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Princeton
N.J
U.S
United States
Public favor for driver safety tests and breath analysis
The public supports mandatory driver courses and periodic tests of eyesight, hearing, and reaction. Many favor tougher driving and drinking laws, with alcohol involved in about half of highway deaths. A prior Gallup survey shows 84 percent backing breath or blood tests for suspected intoxication.
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U.S
Gallup
Readers' Letters Welcome Public Opinion On Today’s Issues
The page invites letters on general public interest and asks readers to submit concise pieces ideally within one page. The editor reserves right to edit for space and clarity and requires names and addresses for publication to accompany submissions.
The Athens Messenger Publication Details
The Athens Messenger is a daily except Saturday newspaper member of the Associated Press. It lists single-copy prices 10 cents weekdays and 20 cents Sundays, with carrier delivery and tube route options. Mail rates by region show 1 week to 1 year prices, and the paper notes second class matter status at the Athens Post Office.
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The
Associated Press
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Poff withdrawal stirs McCarthy era rhetoric and Jackson critique
The article argues Richard Poff withdrew from Supreme Court consideration amid civil rights clash, labeling the move a McCarthyist weapon. It profiles Jesse Jackson, casts him as symbol-driven and uncompromising, and compares liberal reactions to Black Panthers amid calls for denazification justice.
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Richard Potf
Supreme Court
Poff
Jesse Jackson
Breadbasket
Martin Luther King
Mr. Jackson
Gromyko
Jackson
Richard Poff
Emmanuel Celler
House
Hugo Black
Ku Klux Klan
Black
Puff
United States
Mr. Poff
Princeton University
Owen Lattimore
Department of
Black Panthers
Ilya Ehrenburg
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Cae
Taare
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Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
Siberian
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By George Gallup
Small Society
Brickman
Germany
Japan
Bric Kmaw
Che Athens Messenger
D&s
Ccesconssseis
William F. Buckley JR
Pott
Professor Lattimore
David Riesman
Jacksons
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