When Will Start Of School Be Happy Time Again
A conservative column notes Florida teachers earning $10,000 plus a year received food stamps in July and August while unemployment stretched into summer. It mentions proposed salary freezes and a five hour forty minute workday for secondary teachers amid court-ordered busing to achieve racial balance.
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James Kilpatrick
Florida
Richmond
Los Angeles
Detroit
Council For Basic Education
The bitter return to school as strikes and fears mount
A sweeping critique notes widespread school closings, strikes, and budget woes across private, parochial, and public schools. The piece laments lost images of education, cites Philadelphia strikes, rising taxes, and debates over sex education and reading, urging a return to traditional values.
The Messenger Publishing Company Staff Listing
The Athens Messenger lists its publishing company address at 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio with historical leadership including Frederick W Bush publisher 1896 1929 Gordon K Bush publisher 1929 1965 and G Kenner Bush publisher along with Fred W Weber circulation director M W McDargh advertising director Charles W Reamer managing editor and Richard R Paynter assistant to the publisher.
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West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner Bush
Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
Charles W. Reamer
Richard R. Paynter
Lame-Duck Congress Faces Clash Over Postrecess Agenda
After a 16 day recess the 92nd Congress fights over urgent funding and campaign timing. House members push to finish essential business before November elections while some insist on advancing must pass bills before adjourning. Senate turnover complicates the calendar as lawmakers weigh electioneering and legislative priorities.
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Senate
The Messenger published weekly Athens Ohio notices and state events
The Messenger Publishing Co announces daily and Sunday editions with prices for local and mail delivery. The piece notes press rundown on Congress scheduling and key bills, including revenue sharing and anti hijacking treaty discussions involving the United States, Canada, the Soviet Union, France, and Britain.
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United States
Canada
Soviet Union
France
Britain
United Nations
Munich atrocity mirrors Vietnam errors and U S lessons
David S. Broder argues the Munich Olympic massacre and U S strategy in Vietnam reveal similar bureaucratic blunders and a high cost in human lives. He warns against redeeming past mistakes by extending violence, urging sober national judgment in the election.
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David S. Broder
U.S
Vietnam
L. A
John
Robert Kennedy
Munich
America
Robinson
Mailbag highlights from Hal Boyle New York column
Fire fighting now the nation’s deadliest job with 211 deaths and 38 583 injuries last year. Walrus tusks serve as tools to pry clams from the sea floor. The United States holds 49 5 percent of the world’s motor vehicles with only six percent of the population. California surpasses Europe and Asia in car numbers. About 67 million Americans own bicycles. Four day work weeks expand as workers push for shorter hours. War leaves scars with 26 million craters in Indochina. Quotable lines and notes on Indians, trade, and invention conclude with Walter Hunt’s puppet penny pinching fate.
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U.S
United States
California
Europe
Asia
Indochina
Shelley Winters
New Hebrides
National Geographic Society
Sayng
Edward III
England
Royal
Walter Hunt
New York City
Councilor criticizes garage sale sign rules enforcement
Athens City Councilman Thomas Smith says garage sale signs posted without a bond violate a city ordinance and must be removed promptly after the sale. The letter argues regulations should apply impartially to all and condemns condoning illegal signage.
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the Messenger
Athens
Thomas Smith
Readers Letters Policy Note on Publication
A public opinion page emphasizes the value of readers letters as the lifeblood of the section. Preference is given to one page or less submissions, with the editor reserving the right to edit for space and clarity. Names and addresses must be provided for publication.
Kraft landslide view says it harms Nixon and country
Column argues a Nixon landslide benefits neither the country nor the president. It cites Pat Moynihan's Life magazine piece calling Nixon an intellectual and questions quotas as a basis for praise, asserting the electoral fervor inflates flattery and weakens scrutiny of policy.
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Pat Moynihan
White House
Harvard
Life Magazine
Moynihan
Woodrow Wilson
Pierre
Lyndon Johnson
Supreme Court
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