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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1974
Page
6
The President proposes clemency for about 50,000 draft evaders and deserters rather than full amnesty, offering limited penalties and a re allegiance oath. Eligible individuals could have cases reviewed by a Presidential Clemency Board and may receive clemency discharge, balancing justice with national healing.
A legislative Education Administration Review Commission in Columbus weighs overhauls to state aid to local districts. Leaders push to fix the foundation program and end patches while debating statewide testing to measure education quality across Ohio’s 2.4 million students.
Lawrence Cottrill argues the Nixon pardon was misguided and calls for justice for all. He supports Wooddell and criticizes internal police department issues and the firing of officers Wooddell and Rutter, warning the chief to address problems and noting surveillance.
Letters from Elsworth Sammons of Valley Acres accuse Athens Treasurer Thomas Antoinette and Councilwoman Phyllis Katz of overstepping bounds and allege unauthorized access to the auditor Ralph Nazurn on Labor Day. Sammons defends Nazurn’s honesty and urges accountability at City Hall.
Ford’s Nixon pardon drew mixed reaction with critics saying Nixon should have faced trial. The public question remains whether leaders should be judged by the same standards and whether the news is trustworthy. A Democrat voices fatigue over perceived lies and political double standards.
The column argues Nixon deserved mercy and cites Buckley’s view that punishing him excessively would be cruel. It critiques Watersgate hearings as fair but questions a lengthy trial, urging focus on inflation instead of a drawn out public spectacle.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee endorsed a 2.5 billion dollar authorization for economic military aid and credit sales for Africa and Asia, with most funds for South Vietnam Cambodia and Laos. It argues the broader 8.4 billion package is wasteful. urges a three year phase out of general military assistance to curb the habit of aid and the bureaucratic momentum behind it.
The piece surveys broad economic distress with declines in New York stocks, rising Detroit auto prices, and Vienna oil price hopes dashed. It notes a 50 percent annual rise in the wholesale price index last month and a White House labor meeting that produced no consensus, framing President Ford’s cautious bias toward tight money and reduced government spending as potential remedies.
The passage notes broader economic weakness driving demand for government payments and unions' opposition to social program cuts. Ford is accused of using inflation to justify reductions, while Democrats oppose civil service pay raises. The admin must rely only partly on tight money and budget cuts.
The piece argues President Ford must supplement favored actions with broader moves to calm housing, utilities, and stock markets while curbing oil and food costs through policy and possible wage and price guidelines. It warns advisers lack readiness for wide actions and stresses personnel over words in shaping inflation controls.
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