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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1973
Page
8
Circulation Director M W McDargh and Advertising Director Charles W Reamer are listed with Managing Editor Richard R Paynter and Assistant To The Publisher Fred W Weber for the Thursday October 25 1973 edition of the newspaper.
Ohio will auction 1676 acres of school and ministerial lands in Washington Gallia Hamilton Hocking and Vinton counties for as little as 72 cents per acre. Sales target current leaseholders with deeds issued for one year rent plus delinquent rents and possible land confiscation after notice.
Published daily except Saturdays. Rates listed for daily and Sunday single copies and mail subscriptions by mail to Ohio and West Virginia or elsewhere. Entered at Athens Post Office as Second Class Matter under Act of 1918. Address The Messenger Publishing Co. Athens Ohio.
A fragment references Clemente in Key Biscayne and Camp David with a note about the White House and a joke about needing a secretary. The text hints at a political scene or discussion around a White House aide and future staffing. The readable items include names and places tied to Washington and presidential settings.
Andrew Stein, a young New York Assemblyman, attacks Senator James L. Buckley over school lunch subsidies. The piece questions Stein’s motives, cites historical funding changes, and critiques blaming Washington for New York children’s malnutrition while noting the flow of funds from citizens’ pockets.
A king rules a vast realm with corrupt courtiers and rival palaces. The prosecutor seeks proof to uncover treachery as distant scrolls, torture, and a grim fate replace truth with fear. The king faces a painful dilemma over scrolls and guilt.
The date marks October 25 1586 when Mary Queen of Scots was sentenced to death. The Associated Press notes this historical milestone noting the ruling issued in 16th century Scotland.
Readers are invited to submit opinions on current issues for this page. The forum aims to reflect general public interest and welcomes letters to the editor while excluding personal announcements or thank you notes.
About 150 people at the Athens Chamber dinner heard Howard S. Gifford and William W. Baker outline the Appalachian route through Athens. Two of six phases are done and two more are merged into one contract worth 40.5 million dollars, while the remaining two remain in hold stage for at least two years.
Ohio highway officials blame federal red tape for delaying major projects. Baker cites environmental impact studies and funding gaps while Gifford details four on hold schemes including the Albany to Athens stretch and the Nelsonville Haydenville bypass. The Athens chamber outlines local support with leaders praising officials and press for faster action.
Fifty years ago Carl F Stockdale a former Ohio University athlete led relief efforts as head of the American Red Cross in Western Thrace and was decorated by King George of Greece. Thirty years ago the Athens chamber dinner reviewed roads civic affairs and local industry led by Bryson and secretary C H al.
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