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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1973

Page

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Meat price ceilings posted as boycott broadens food protest

Price ceiling signs appear beside meat in stores under Cost of Living Council rules for 25 processed items and top 10 canned meats. Shoppers urged to report illegal prices to store staff or IRS. potential rollbacks and penalties loom. Leaders foresee continued boycotts and calls for further price cuts by May, while butchers blame system effects on farmers and packers.

Cost of Living Council Council Internal Revenue Service IRS NBC Meet the Press Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen Afl-Cio

Two Copters Hit in Mekong Delta Melee

Communist forces fired on two peace keeping helicopters in the Mekong Delta as Canada ponders withdrawing observer teams. One South Vietnamese chopper carrying the Joint Military Commission was forced to land at Vi Thanh with no injuries. the other, carrying the International Commission, was not hit near Can Tho. Nine killed when an Air America helicopter was shot down elsewhere. Canadian withdrawal debate follows.

Saigon Mekong Delta Joint Military Commission South Vietnam Vi Thanh International Commission of Control and Supervision Can Tho International Commission Canada Indonesia Poland Hun Air America Commission Nixon Alexander Haig Jr Bangkok Indochina U. S Vientiane Phnom Penh Cambodia Mekong

Ohio lawmakers face 118 million surplus spending question

In Columbus state legislators resume deliberations this week to decide how to allocate 118 million dollars of surplus state revenue. The AP notes the topic will be on the agenda as lawmakers discuss options.

Columbus Ohio

Gilligan seeks education fund from ad program reach

A brief ad copy notes Governor John Gilligan wants most money for education with the remainder for other state programs. It invites readers to mail an Action Ad coupon to reach 16 000 people at once and sell items from cats to Cadillacs.

Lawmakers debate $118 million excess as Gilligan expands budget

Rep. Robert E Netzley and other Republicans urge returning excess revenue to taxpayers. Governor Gilligan plans a substitute budget boosting the biennium to over $9.8 billion with $89.7 million for education and additional funds for mental health, benefits, and aid programs. Critics question the distribution and tax equity.

Gilligan Netzley

Peace Talks Break Off at Wounded Knee Hearings

Washington AP reports congressional hearings open on the Wounded Knee affair as militant Indians refuse to surrender arms ending peace talks with White House aides. The House Indian affairs subcommittee will probe the seizure of the South Dakota village by AIM and the Bureau of Indian Affairs occupation, with Russell Means as lead witness.

Washington Wounded Knee White House House Lloyd Meeds D-Wash Bureau of Indian Affairs Means Leonard Garment Garment Justice Department Interior Department Horace Webb Pine Ridge Reservation South Dakota

Picasso Dies at 91 After Influential Career

Pablo Picasso, Spanish born artist who reshaped 20th century painting, died at his Mougins estate in France at age 91. The heart attack complications followed weeks of flu and he left behind a vast personal art collection and a planned Avignon show of works since 1970.

Picasso Pablo Picasso Mougins France Mediterranean Armaned Anteby Avignon Jacqueline Paris Malaga Spain Accor

Congress Blamed For Inflation Over Meat Prices

Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz says Congress is responsible for inflation driving high meat prices. He urges housewives to boycott high spending congressmen to avoid a $15 billion tax increase and reduce inflation.

Congress Washington Agriculture Earl L. Butz Butz

McCord Said Ready To Talk About Mitchell Raid

Newsweek sources say Watergate witness James W. McCord is prepared to reveal he was told John N. Mitchell’s interest grew after viewing documents photographed May 30 at the Democratic National Committee HQ. He would say Mitchell ordered the June 17 raid following those photos.

New York Newsweek Magazine John N. Mitchell Democratic National Committee Newsweek James W. McCord Mitchell

Plain Dealer Raises Price in Cleveland

The Cleveland Plain Dealer increases the newsstand price from 10 to 15 cents while home delivery and Sunday edition prices stay unchanged. The report also notes ten people killed on Ohio highways over the weekend, including four pedestrians and two motorcyclists.

Cleveland, Ohio The Cleveland Plain Dealer Plain Dealer Ohio Associated Press Ohio Highway Patrol

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