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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1971
Page
8
Robert Mayer argues that television shapes a child’s mentality and scepticism toward real life. He laments programs and star driven swings from The Odd Couple to The Jimmy Stewart Show, calling the medium hollow and consumerist despite its staying power.
Athens County's United Appeal campaign starts this week with a strong success record. For two years it has met its local goal, including last year when the $60,000 target was reached and funds were collected quickly, signaling continued community support despite new challenges.
The Athens Messenger notes the county wide United Appeal effort growing with Nelsonville joining last year and Glouster Chauncey added this year. The dollar goal rises to 68000 with new agencies Mount St Mary Hospital Home Health Service and Mental Health Inc plus additional county agencies relying on appeals.
The Rev. John A. Baden of St. Paul-on-the-Hill Episcopal Church in Winchester Vermont returned a portion of money paid by the State Department of Highways for church frontage acquired for street widening. The church decided it should not accept funds for a project that benefited the community yet caused no damage to the church.
The column argues for rapid U S withdrawal from Vietnam while preserving Saigon, maintaining economic aid, and boosting arms supplies to South Vietnam. It contends large American forces are unsustainable but supports a residual force and continued Asian presence to protect gains. The piece praises past intervention but warns against overcommitment.
The 7th Fleet remains in place to rapidly deploy ground troops and sustain U S influence in Asia. Peking fears U S power as a counterweight to Soviet and Japanese threats. We must not appear defeated and should continue presence to ease misapprehension while responding to Hanoi's hostage pressure.
A U.S. analyst argues Washington achieved main goals in Southeast Asia. He asserts Hanoi’s defeat of South Vietnam failed, Sino American rapprochement grew, and China’s nuclear stance shifted. He calls for withdrawal despite inevitable hardship for locals and warns further costs outweigh gains.
Residents of Vinton County are asked by editor George L. Knox McArthur to answer questions on a proposed City Park. The poll covers a public pool, family season passes for 50 dollars, gate admission, and a one mill levy for mowing and painting with estimated costs noted.
A writer recounts attending the Athens Common Pleas Court on a Saturday to observe a contempt case against Local Union President Oscar McGee and an injunction matter. The session featured delayed papers and an arrest order that was later voided for lack of copies, leaving the observer unsettled about court conduct.
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William F Buckley Jr analyzes George Bush’s role in the Nixon administration as he seeks to expel Nationalist China from the United Nations under the Two China policy. The piece weighs votes, international mood, and potential outcomes, noting the risk of anti American sentiment shaping the tall order.
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