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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1971
Page
1
About 2000 South Vietnamese infantry moved toward Fire Base 6 in the central highlands to break the two week siege after heavy B52 bombardment. US air power aims to support the operation as Vietnamization faces supply and air strength challenges in Laos and highlands defense.
U S table tennis team eyes a meeting with Premier Chou En-lai as a peak moment of their China trip. John Tannehill returns to the hotel ill, leaving the squad one player short for Wednesday's exhibition with Chinese stars at a packed 20 000 seat stadium.
Rep. Ken Hechler calls strip mining an environmental suicide and criticizes the Nixon administration for a weak stance. WV senators Byrd and Randolph offer cautious positions, while Hechler’s House measure has 69 sponsors from 23 states, with limited backing from Ohio Democrats Seiberling and Vanik. Rep. Hays pushes total reclamation in coal lands.
In Columbus the Gilligan administration’s Ohio Plan and mandatory competitive bidding for state universities are set to lead the day’s legislation in the Ohio House. Up to 100 bills will be introduced before today’s deadline, with the Senate delaying no fixed schedule after Easter recess. House Speaker Luther likely to see A. G. Lancione sponsor the plan requiring college graduates to repay a $3,000 subsidy once income hits $7,000. Rep. Robert Levitt will push competitive bidding for university purchases, while Rep. Sam Speck proposes protections for landowners with gas and oil wells.
FCC commissioner Robert Lee says the agency will clarify its guidelines on song lyrics promoting drugs within two weeks. He argues broadcasters should not have their content judged by the FCC as long as they understand what they air. The recording industry seeks withdrawal of the notice and a lawsuit challenges the requirement.
President Nixon's consumer adviser said cosmetics firms proposed to notify the government of product ingredients while keeping the list secret. Laws do not require labels but the government tests for ingredients like mercury. The industry proposal arrives as calls for labeling grow. Virginia Knauer welcomed the move and critics warn it aims to stall labeling bills.
Police say more arrests are expected in a plan to kill Mayor Daley and Rev. Jesse Jackson. Earl Dillard Howard Harris Charles Whiteside and Terry Simmons were charged with soliciting murder and held on five thousand dollar bonds as April hearings were set.
New York David R. Poindexter II is acquitted by a federal jury of hiding Angela Davis while she was a fugitive. He calls it a minor skirmish in a larger war with the major battle in California.
The House will tackle a bill after Easter recess to raise railroad retirement benefits by ten percent amid ongoing funding issues. Separate coverage notes the NYSE and Amex nearing a decision on merging computerized trading via an independent Securities Industry Automation Corp. potential consolidations could follow.
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