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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1969
Page
4
The Athens Messenger issue dated Tuesday September 30 1969 lists the paper’s staff and mail address in Athens Ohio. It notes Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush and G Kenner Bush as publishers with Fred W Webs as editor or related roles and provides staff positions including managing editor and advertising director.
The article discusses uninsured motorists raising risks for insured drivers and suggests a District of Columbia tax on drivers who lack automobile liability insurance. Washington officials estimate about 30 percent of the 80,000 registered automobile owners are uninsured, aiming to fund a pool and encourage coverage.
The 1949 and 1968 housing acts set national goals for low cost homes, but a 1949-68 shortfall persists. A rural housing conference recommends a 270000 annual target for the 1970s with half in rural areas, plus a rural development bank, a nonprofit housing body, more research, and funding for existing programs. Substandard rural housing reaches 4.8 million, over half of the national shortage.
Computerized tax preparation aims to apply all legal deductions and credits to ensure foolproof returns. Firms and banks form agreements to offer these services nationwide, rivaling private accountants who prepare returns manually.
In Binh Tuong and Kien Hoa the Viet Cong losses were not fully replaced after Tet 1968. Upfront U S 9th Division brigades left the field while South Vietnamese Regional Forces and Popular Forces grew to about 500 RF companies and 3500 PF platoons. The Delta saw VC strength drop from 25000 to 20000 with local forces crowding them out of villages, while ARVN battalions remain in balance with enemy units.
The Nixon administration favors profit and loss as a success metric for experimental antipoverty firms, trimming hard-core poor from payrolls in at least two projects. Albina Corp. of Portland, run mostly by Black workers, plans quick profits, seeking a $490,000 grant after $586,545 in previous funding, while Washington pressures shifting away from social goals toward financial performance.
The piece surveys the push to end the electoral college and elect the president by popular vote or a district plan. It notes House passage, Senate hurdles, and the risk of multi party outcomes, with critics fearing minority leverage loss and advocates touting runoffs and district options. It also touches on OEO programs under Nixon era reforms and Rumsfeld's stance.
In a Messenger letter, the writer defends Green Berets by distinguishing combat duty from civilian slaughter. He criticizes headlines like U S KILLERS as unfair, notes guerilla tactics, and urges staying true to moral values while questioning U S policy in Vietnam.
The Messenger invites brief Letters to the Editor on public interest topics. Sign letters in ink and include writer’s address and telephone number. Only signed letters will be considered for publication, and editors reserve the right to condense content.
Inducted Pvt. Kenneth Grissman of Appleton Wisconsin was released by the Army five days after U.S. District Judge James A. Collihan of Newark New Jersey ruled the induction was illegal. The draft board should have waited 30 days from his exemption filing as a conscientious objector.
The Athens Messenger details publication norms and delivery options. It notes daily and Sunday editions, carrier and mail delivery across Ohio, West Virginia, and broader U S with varied weekly and longer-term rates. It also lists postal notice and the publisher address at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.
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