Air Bags Not The Answer To Auto Death Problem
A July column questions air bag mandates for 1974 model cars. DOT plans a one year delay until 1975 models, citing airbags as a protective device while critics cite cost, reliability, real world tests, and danger of premature deployment. The piece argues government limits on safety mandates should curb such a wide, untested requirement.
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Washington
Ford Motor Company
American Automobile Association
American Safety Belt Council
Department of Transportation
AAA
Germany
Mercedes-Benz
Ralph Nader
Center For Auto Safety
DOT
Athens Ohio Area News Highlights From September 17 1971
The Athens Messenger issue from September 17 1971 reports local events in Athens Ohio including community notices and regional updates. Readers see summaries of civic, social, and educational happenings with names of local organizers and institutions.
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Athens
Ohio
The Penal Revolution at Henri Van Der Heuven Klinic Utrecht
The article profiles Anna-Maria Roosenburg at the Van Der Heuven Klinic in Utrecht Holland where criminals are treated as patients. It notes a staff ratio over one to one and unlocked wards at night. It describes Holland’s war experiences and abolition of capital punishment shaping its approach to security and aftercare.
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Henri van der Heuven
Holland
van der Heuven Klinick
Directoss
Study predicts more U.S. families reach higher income by 1980
A New York Stock Exchange study forecasts that 25 percent of American families will earn 15 000 dollars or more annually in 1980, up from 12 percent, with inflation around 3 percent. It projects GNP surpassing 2 trillion, disposable income rising to 1.54 trillion, and stockholders increasing from 31 million to 50 million as prosperity grows.
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New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Wallace Showman Returns As Governor Delights Audience
George Wallace returns to the Governors' Conference in San Juan wearing a blue blazer and red tie, playing the showman role while facing questions about white supremacy and his political future. He now courts the spotlight as a seasoned performer, with potential 1971 moves debated against his 1968 image and national prospects.
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L.A
Wallace
Miami Beach
South
Washington
Nixon
Blue Blazer
George
Florida
North Carolina
Tennessee
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Busin
Mississippi
John Bell Williams
America
Blue Blazer Wallace
Protester from USSR Given Extra Prison Term After Czechoslovakia Protest
Vladimir Dremlyuga, aged 31, was sentenced in 1968 in the USSR to three years for protesting the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia and for labeling the USSR a police state. After his initial term ended he received three additional years for a second protest. world reaction provided swift evidence of the charges.
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Vladimir Dremlyuga
Ussr
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
United States
China
Residents oppose Athens railroad crossing proposed on Stimson Avenue
A letter to The Messenger criticizes the plan for an additional east side railroad crossing in Athens. The writer argues for bridge solutions over the river and questions city decisions, noting previous bridge removals and urging safer, modern access to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital from Richland Avenue.
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Lewis Ondis
Stimson
Athens
Mill Street
Army
Hocking Conservancy
Stimson Avenue
Readers' Letters Welcome Public Discussion
Opinion letters invited on today’s issues with preference for concise submissions. Editor reserves right to edit for space clarity and fair play. Names and addresses must be supplied for publication.
The Messenger Publishing Co. Subscription Rates
Daily newspaper details published by The Messenger Publishing Co in Athens Ohio. Rates list weekly and long-term prices for daily and Sunday editions by mail within Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere US possessions. Also notes delivery by carrier and tube route driver and first class mailing status.
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The
Associated Press
D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Khrushchev's Legacy and the Rise of Soviet Group Rule
The essay traces Khrushchev's leadership from personal power to institutionalized rule by committees. It notes de Stalinization, policy shifts, and the shift to collective decision making. It argues that this group rule limits bold reforms and tempers Soviet external brinkmanship.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Soviet Union
Stalin
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Athens Messenger
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Frederick W. Bush
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Wr Bush
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Richard R. Paynter
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George Wallace
Alabama
Brickman
Small Society
Ekie Povin
the Messenger
the Athens Messenger
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Cuba
Tito
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Nasser
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Berlin
Virgin Lands
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Beria
Brezhnev
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