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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1974
Page
4
Editorial notes Congress works on campaign finance reform with a possible compromise before October recess. House and Senate bills differ on scope and spending ceilings. Primary and general election limits for Presidential and congressional races are discussed though final formulas remain unsettled.
The analysis compares House and Senate campaign limits for primaries and general elections, noting the House ceiling may be too low at 75 000 per cycle and the Senate allowing 60 000 from groups. Public financing differs, with both offering around 20 million for Presidential races. The article cites Ohio’s Hays and Devine backing compromise adjustments and discusses election day timing and enforcement.
Dayton plans to use a new state law easing city income tax hikes by lowering approval from 55 percent to a simple majority. Dayton scheduled a Sept 27 vote after repeated rejections of higher taxes beyond 1 percent in five years. Colleagues expect other Ohio cities to pursue the change, arguing single issue elections improve voter education.
Ohio lawmakers kept a 1 percent cap on municipal income taxes and required uniform rates. Toledo led in authorization to raise to 1.1 percent, while Cincinnati collects 2 percent and Dayton and Cleveland remain at 1 percent among large cities. Akron Canton Youngstown and Columbus also levy 1 percent. Smaller cities also adopt 1 percent. A new law also creates a tax tool for local mental health programs.
Athens residents accuse city leaders of dismissing their rights over Mulligan Road closure. The writer details a year long struggle, cites tax and charity support, and demands reopening Mulligan Road with a stop sign at Richland to avoid the phantom highway delay.
On this date in history several events are noted including British troops occupying Philadelphia in 1777 during the American Revolution and the 1907 status of New Zealand as a self governing dominion. Additional items cover the 1915 FTC establishment, 1918 Allied push on the Hindenburg Line, Wilson’s 1919 distress on his train, and other global notes.
In Washington a shopper reports rapid price increases on cans and staples with daily changes from 55 to 70 cents on tuna and steak prices rising from 2.50 to 3.25 per pound. He hints at supermarket price warfare and urges verification of the claims.
Thurston Craven, a government chemist, explains a supposed breakthrough in Auto-Progressive Price Stamping. Prices on a tuna can change via ultraviolet ink and a laser cycle, potentially synchronized with a TV cathode tube, raising concerns about supermarket price manipulation.
An editorial laments the bungled path to the 1976 bicentennial, noting delays, partisan tensions, and the replacement of Richard Clurman as chairman by a Ford administration move. The piece urges restraint and questions White House signals about non Republicans and Nixon appointees.
Readers are invited to send brief letters to the editor on general interest topics. All submissions must be signed and include the sender’s full address and telephone number. The Messenger reserves the right to condense letters for space and readability.
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