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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1973
Page
4
The item lists Fred W. Weber as Circulation Director M W McDargh Advertising Director Charles W Reamer and Managing Editor Richard R Paynter with Asst To The Publisher designation for Friday October 12 1973.
George Bush as GOP chairman says Watergate complicates the 1974 outlook but GOP gains in local races show resilience. He cites fundraising strength, plans new workshops to energize New Majority voters, and aims to bolster minority and ethnic support while avoiding explicit predictions on House or Senate control.
James Kilpatrick notes a Fairfield Connecticut League of Women Voters event intended to discuss public funding of federal campaigns. Common Cause withdrew sponsorship and pressured to cancel Yale professor Ralph Winter Jr as principal speaker because his views opposed public financing. The incident prompts reflection on liberalism and internal debate within Common Cause.
Joseph Kraft argues the Near East fighting harms prospects for settlement. He says Arab strategy could yield a negotiated peace but current Israeli offensives erase gains, deepen regional hostility, and widen U S isolation. The piece ends with biblical imagery of hubris and tragedy.
Theologian William Stringfellow, visiting at the College of Wooster, says a substantial religious revival is forming beyond traditional churches. He describes the Jesus Movement as youth-led Bible study and community formation challenging secularized churches and urges monastic-like enclaves as a refuge against media saturation and consumer culture.
More than 700 Klansmen from across Ohio gathered at the Athens fairgrounds for a demonstration and naturalization amid 5,000 spectators. Separately, Ohio University reported a fall enrollment record of 5,603, up 20 from the prior year.
The author accuses the Athens County Sheriff’s Office of lacking gasoline and staff to catch criminals and demands disclosure of tax money used to operate the office. The letter warns citizens will push for answers locally and beyond if needed, citing two unsolved crimes in residential areas. The author signs Thelma Pickett Route Nelsonville.
Gerald Hann, county engineer, proposes a spring spraying experiment to prove herbicides work, despite public health concerns. The plan seeks long term use by the county, sparking debate at a hearing where citizens challenge his neutrality and question safety versus spraying company interests.
On this Oct 12 there are multiple historic events: Columbus discovered America in 1492, Brazil gained independence in 1822, Gen. Robert E. Lee died in 1870, Peter II became king in 1934, Cape Esperance battle in 1942, Nazi dissolution in 1945, Khrushchev shoe incident in 1960, postwar Berlin convoy protest, Panama coup in 1955, Nixon motorcade in 1972, Joe Cronin turns 67, and a thought by J G Holland.
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday single copy prices as 15 and 25 cents, with delivery by carrier or tube route. Mail subscriptions vary by region with multiple term options and prices, and the paper is entered as second class matter in Athens Ohio.
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