Martha Mitchell Memorial Proposals Stir Pine Bluff
A Pine Bluff newspaper reader drafts humorous monument ideas honoring Martha Mitchell amid Watergate discourse. Proposals range from Liberty statue to a dramatized Watergate scene with Nixon, Liddy, Hunt, and others, ending with a quip about Nixon’s honesty.
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Washington
Pine Bluff
Ark
Martha Mitchell
Nixon
David Frost
Martha
Iwo Jima
G. Gordon Liddy
Howard Hunt
Watergate Building
Joan of Arc
Rodin
Helen Thomas
Initiative America Uses 12 Year Old Bus To Promote Federal Law Initiative
A repurposed 12 year old Virginia school bus travels nationwide to rally support for a constitutional amendment allowing citizen initiated federal laws. Bill Harrington Roger Telschow and John Forster lead the effort backed by Ralph Nader concerns about media access. Washington DC vote November 8 and a $200 ticket price to fund the $20,000 project.
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W. Dale Nelson
Associated Press
Washington
Virginia
Rappahannock
Initiative America
Congress
Independence Ave
Bill Harrington
Harrington
Roger Telschow
John Forster
Ralph Nader
Senate
House
Forster
Judiciary Committee
D.C
Will Rogers on intelligence tests and national temper
Will Rogers comments on intelligence tests in schools and warns nations would not be favorites to win. He quips that humans still have “monkey” in them and will consider any challenge when thrown into their cage. June 25, 1935.
This Day in History September 15 1977 Highlights
September 15 marks notable events from 1949 Adenauer becoming West Germany chancellor to 1914 German surrender in New Guinea. Also mentions Queen Mary’s last Atlantic voyage, Kissinger talks, Moynihan senate victory, and Churchill thought. Includes birthdays Hilde Gueden and Bobby Short.
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Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Count Casimir Pulaski
U. S. Department of Foreign Affairs
Department of State
German New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago
Neville Chamberlain
Germany
Stalingrad
Nikita Khrushchev
Washington
United States
Atlantic
New York
Henry Kissinger
Paris
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Daniel Moynihan
Bella Abzug
Senate
Hilde Gueden
Bobby Short
Winston Churchill
Letters to the Editor Raise Local Tax and Church Issues
Readers weigh in on church membership and letter submissions. A levy vote is promised for the Federal Hocking School District in November, and critics accuse the district of offering large corporations tax relief while forcing small taxpayers to cover the rest. A commenter supports a Children’s Services fund and urges open books from 1972 onward.
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the Messenger
Hocking
Penn Central
Children’s Services Fund
Athens County Commissioners
Garbage pileup spotted around Athens streets
A reader from Athens notes excess non garbage items like chairs sinks and toilet bowls left curbside. The writer questions why the city cannot stay within its garbage budget and cites 97 S Shafer Street as the sender.
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the Messenger
Athens
Leo D. Shields
Letter Brief: Readers Welcome Signatures and Contact
Community room readers will submit letters to the editor on general topics. Please sign the letter and provide your address and phone number. The Messenger may shorten letters to fit space and maintain readability and reader interest.
Rhodes pushes private industry jobs with tax incentives
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes presses for two tax incentive bills to stimulate private industry and create jobs. He cites Carter administration support and urges cooperation in the legislature, noting Ohio's high plant obsolescence and the need for a pro business image. He spoke to the Ohio Building Trades Council after a year of limited legislative action.
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Columbus
Ohio
Carter
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Ohio Building Trades Council
Washington
William F Bowen
Cincinnati
Senate
Michael J. Maloney
Governors See Red Tape Attack Shape Carter Era Federalism
Governors view Jimmy Carter's early federalism as a drive to cut red tape affecting 72 billion dollars in grants but see no real decentralization. He ordered reports trimmed to original plus two copies and requires grant checks to state purpose. They doubt shifts of power to states and criticize past revenue sharing.
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Detroit
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Jimmy Carter
Jack H. Watson Jr
Carter
Washington
Watson
Feds
Labor Department
Mexico
Wisconsin
Patrick J. Lucey
Governors’ Conference
Nixon-Ford
Republican
International dilemma on Cambodia and refugee aid
A reflective plea argues Congress should fund an international military force to intervene in Cambodia, led largely by Asian nations with regional participation. The writer condemns U S inaction as morally on par with past failures to stop mass atrocities, urging decisive action.
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Congress
Cambodia
North
Vietnam
China
Hitler
What is happening in Cambodia mocks every speech
The piece condemns Western rhetoric on human rights while detailing the Khmer Rouge atrocities in Cambodia. Estimates of dead range from 800,000 to 1.2 million with executions and starvation. It questions leadership of Khieu Samphan and Angkar and criticizes global inaction.
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Cambodia
United Nations
Francois Ponchaud
Khmer Rouge
Richard Holbrooke
Gary Gilmore
Sam
Stephen Groueff
France
Soir
Egypt
Khieu Sampham
Presidium
Angkor
Khieu Samphan
Angkar
Pol Pot
Ieng Sari
Hanoi
Nguyen Sao Levy
Communist Party
Saloth Sar
Groueff
Samphan
Colombo
Stalin
Ralph Hochhuth
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John Mitchell
Watergate
Pine Bluff Square
Oval Office
Fine Arts Committee
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Haldeman
John Dean
Initiative Bus Travels
Will Rogers
the United
James
Protestant Episcopal Church of American
Harry H. Taylor
Glouster
Favors
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