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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1977

Page

4

Bank Role in Affair

Washington details Bert Lance loans and lines of credit from First National Bank of Chicago and Manufacturers Hanover, with questions over collateral and documentation. The piece accuses loose banking practices and notes Lance overdrafts at Calhoun National Bank as a weak point in the record.

Washington Bert Lance Lance Carter First National Bank of Chicago Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co Manufacturers Hanover First National Chicago Migely FNBC FNCB Comptroller's Office New York Betsy Jo Wiener Lancelot Co National Bank of Georgia Chemical Bank of New York Hanover Calhoun National Bank

Letters to the Editor and community appeals in The Messenger

Readers respond with praise for the Federal Hocking Athletic Boosters and support for the Southern Local School District levy. Debates cover MS Read-a-thon promotion, local education funding, and criticism of perceived hypocrisy over illegal gambling in Nelsonville.

the Messenger Federal Hocking Athletic Boosters Athens County William E. Dunlap Southern Hemlock Joyce Brothers D. Richard Murray Ohio Athens Mid-Ohio National Debbie Altieri Mid MS Society Kenny Road Columbus Athens Messenger

On This Date in History September 8 1977 Time Capsule

Highlights include Huey Long shot in 1935 and died two days later. First permanent European settlement at St Augustine Fla in 1565. Peter Stuyvesant ceded New Amsterdam in 1664. Wisconsin under British control in 1760. Crimean War ends 1855. Morro Castle fire 1934. Civil Service Commission purge last year. Sid Caesar age 55 and Howard Dietz 81 birthday notes. Thought emphasizes liberty and government limits.

Huey Long Louisiana Baton Rouge St. Augustine Fla North America Peter Stuyvesant New Amsterdam Wisconsin Northern Pacific Railroad Garrison Mont Morro Castle New Jersey Syria Lebanon Civil Service Commission Sid Caesar Howard Dietz Woodrow Wilson

Washington Summer Spin on Vance Lance and Chick Carter

A Georgetown druggist recounts August politics and banking woes involving Vance and Lance. The President distances from Lance amid overdraft accusations, clears Lance later, and shifts focus to Vance while Chip Carter moves to Plains to run the peanut farm. Senate Banking Committee hearings on Lance loom, prompting tennis to ease tensions.

Washington Harry Dalinsky Dalinsky Georgetown Vance China Lance Chip Carter White House Chip Plains People Magazine Billy Carter Billy Carter Calhoun Georgia Comptroller Senate Banking Committee

Will Rogers on Supreme Court Split and Foreign Aid

Will Rogers jokes about the Supreme Court being divided nearly in half while noting disagreements among judges. He quips about international conferences and the difficulty of agreeing with foreigners, reflecting on American judicial unity. April 29, 1923.

Supreme Court

Panamanians Views Spar Over Canal Treaty at New York Meet

A panel of seven Young Americans for Freedom leaders at a New York convention debated the New Panama Canal Treaty. They suggested if the treaty had been American originated they might shift positions while stressing Panamanian sentiment and national security doubts about preserving U S presence in the Zone.

Young Americans For Freedom New York Omar Torrijos Fidel Castro Quaddafi Libya Panama Demetrio Lakas Torrijos Lukas Texas Lyndon Johnson Hitler Canal Zone Pericles Canal United States Panama Canal

Language of State Issues On Ohio Ballot

Ohio voters see four amendments on the November ballot. Issue 2 bans leg hold traps and trapping devices causing prolonged suffering with penalties and civil action. Issue 3 would authorize state aid for housing and loans with bonding. Issue 4 seeks debt and borrowing reforms including capital improvements and sinking fund changes.

Columbus, Ohio Ohio General Assembly

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