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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1971

Page

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Kent Probe Blames All Sides for Kent State Violence

A four member minority report from a 12 member Kent State commission faults university administrators students law enforcement and the Ohio National Guard for May violence on campus. It cites indecision poor communication student ignorance of danger and misreadings of the campus mood as key factors.

Kent Ohio Kent State University Ohio National Guard KSU Jeffrey Zinc National Guard Kent State Robert S. White Commission White James A. Rhodes ROTC

Kent State May Retain ROTC Program Proposal

Kent State University plans to retain the ROTC program after approval by President Robert S. White. The plan includes eight changes and now goes to the board of trustees for final approval after earlier acceptance by the faculty Senate and the Educational Policies Council.

Kent Ohio Reserve Officers Training Corps Kent State University KSU Robert S. White Board of Trustees Educational Policies Council

Zanuck Resigns as Fox Chief Lets Production Focus Continue

Darryl F. Zanuck resigns as chief executive officer of 20th Century Fox after a board meeting. The 68 year old will retain the chairman title and concentrate on film production.

New York Darryl F. Zanuck Hollywood 20Th Century-Fox Film Corp Zanuck

Muskie backs April 24 protest in Washington

Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine endorses a planned April 24 demonstration in Washington as an effective impassioned and peaceful protest against the war in Southeast Asia. He joins Senator George McGovern, both potential Democratic presidential nominees for 1972.

Washington Edmund S. Muskie Maine Southeast Asia Muskie George McGovern South Dakota McGovern White House

Soldier Charged With Double Murder at Bien Hoa Base

Pvt. Billy D. Smith of Watts California is charged with premeditated murder for killing two lieutenants in their sleeping quarters at Bien Hoa Army base on March 15. The 1st Cavalry Division spokesman announced the case.

Saigon 1St Cavalry Division Billy D. Smith Watts Calif Bien Hoa

Soviet to Increase Forces in Egypt Report Says

Western diplomatic sources in London report the Soviet Union is sending more men jet fighters and arms to Egypt while a missile buildup is suspected. Air shipments rose about ten days ago and Soviet military manpower in Egypt has grown by 2000. The Institute for Strategic Studies says roughly 16 000 were there last year.

London Soviet Union Egypt British Institute For Strategic Studies

Radical Predicts OSU Strike

Rennie Davis told about 1,500 Ohio State University students that campus strike or shutdown could occur by May 5 as part of a broader antiwar action plan nationwide this spring.

Columbus Ohio Rennie Davis Ohio State University

Classified and Editorial Highlights

A digest of section numbers and topics appears, including Classified pages 16 17 18 CIES afi cna sacs 19 Editorial sit 8 Entertainment 8 9 Obituaries Sports Television Theaters Women ay.

CIES Afi Cna

Ohio university presidents urge rejection of Gilligan education budget

In Columbus, college leaders oppose Gov. Gilligan’s higher ed plan raising appropriations from 469 million to 654 million for 1971-73. They say it freezes enrollment and shifts costs to students, warn it underfunds Regents recommendations and hurts Ohio’s universities.

Columbus Ohio John J. Gilligan House Finance Appropriations Committee Gilligan State Board of Regents Bowling Green State University Hollis Moore

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Nixon speeds troop withdrawals but rejects date to end war

President Nixon announced an accelerated pullout of about 100000 U.S. troops by December 1, raising the monthly average to 14300 and aiming for a remaining force under 50000. He declined setting a firm end date, arguing it would erase leverage to win prisoner releases and pressure enemy negotiations. The plan, tied to South Vietnamese strength and regional operations, faces congressional backlash and a lingering question about final disengagement.

Washington Nixon U.S Vietnam Congress United States South Vietnam Cambodia Iowa Harold Hughes White House My Lai

Nixon address skirts end date in Vietnam war debate

Critics in Congress and the White House gallery greeted President Nixon's speech with disappointment. He announced only a slight troop withdrawal through December 1, with no definite end date. Senators Hughes Byrd Kennedy Muskie Dole and Ford voiced mixed reactions.

Washington Administration Nixon Vietnam Harold Hughes Diona

North Vietnam Cats Nixon Victory Delusion at Paris Talks

A North Vietnamese delegate spokesman denounces Nixon as lying to Americans and clinging to military aims in South Vietnam. Viet Cong broadcasts in Hong Kong call Nixon’s troop withdrawal claims propaganda and insist 200000 troops remain to commit violence post 1971.

Paris Nixon Vietnam

Indochina Deaths Reach Nine Month High

Saigon AP reports 88 Americans killed in Indochina last week the highest weekly toll in nine months. U.S. air strikes hit North Vietnamese forces near a South Vietnamese artillery base in the central highlands while Cambodian paratroopers’ strike is noted on a highway near Phnom Penh. An Australian woman UPI correspondent a Japanese journalist and a Cambodian photographer are missing in the ambush. President Nixon touts casualty reductions as proof of disengagement progress. Thirty three Americans died in the Fire Base Mary Ann attack south of Da Nang.

Saigon Indochina U.S Nixon Mary Ann da Nang

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