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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1969

Page

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Harvard Presses for End to Campus Violence

Harvard University Corporation warned dissidents violence could force a shutdown of the Ivy League campus. The statement followed a week of protests, sit-ins at University Hall, mass arrests, and student strikes at Harvard Stanford and San Francisco State.

Associated Press Harvard University Harvard University Corporation Harvard University Hall Stanford University California Applied Electronics Laboratory San Francisco

Congress Resumes Its Wait For Proposals From Nixon

The 91st Congress returns from a long Easter break with Democrats blaming Nixon for inaction. Budget Bureau details on Nixon's revised 192.9 billion proposal due Tuesday. Hearings on cigarette ads, tax reform, Job Corps center closures, poverty, banking expansion, and tax laws begin this week as committees take center stage. Recommendations from the Nixon administration are expected by April 22.

Washington Congress Nixon Budget Bureau Johnson

Campuses ease limits on rallies and study center planned

Hayakawa announced outdoor rallies are allowed on the center campus. Cornell trustees plan a September 240000 dollar center for black studies. Northwestern disciplines 21 Negro students after a March 4 raid on a fraternity house, with restitution ordered. In Austin nearly 1000 peace marchers gathered on the Capitol lawn after a University of Texas protest march ending the war in Vietnam.

Hayakawa Ithaca N.Y Cornell University Center For James Perkins Evanston Northwestern University Triangle Austin Texas Universitty of Texas Committee Vietnam

Battle near Black Virgin Mountain leaves 15 Americans dead

An American scout platoon and reinforcements were pinned by North Vietnamese machine guns for four hours near Black Virgin Mountain, 45 miles northwest of Saigon. Fifteen Americans killed and 16 wounded. 10 enemy bodies found. three helicopters shot down.

Saigon Black Virgin Mountain 1St Air Cavalry Division U.S. 25Th Infantry Division the Citadel

Rhodes Considers Drastic Steps to Balance Ohio Budget

Gov. James A. Rhodes warned he may impose drastic actions to keep Ohio's budget balanced. He ordered Finance Director Howard Collier to review finances and said measures could include hiring freezes, department layoffs, delaying capital projects, and program readjustments. He stressed the need for courage and rapid action amid inflation, high interest rates, and wartime economic pressures.

Columbus, Ohio James A. Rhodes Howard L. Collier Ohio Rhodes

Warsaw Pact maneuvers heighten Prague tension

Warsaw Pact drills announced by Czechoslovakia test antiaircraft defenses across Czechoslovakia Poland Hungary and Western Russia amid looming clash at the 19 member Central Committee meeting. Romania opposes foreign troops. scientists decry maneuvers.

Prague Moscow Czechoslovak Defense Ministry Czechoslovak Communist Party Central Committee Czechoslovakia Poland Hungary Russia Warsaw Pact East Germany Bulgaria Romania Stockholm Soviet Union Kremlin Andrei Grechko Vladimir Samyonov

Israeli Egyptian Jets Clash Above Suez Canal

Israeli and Egyptian jets fought high above the Suez Canal as artillery fire rumbled along the waterway. An Israeli spokesman said Israeli planes returned safely while Cairo Radio claimed losses on both sides and a pilot parachuted from a downed Egyptian fighter.

Suez Canal Jerusalem Cairo Canal Sinai Peninsula

Union Leaders, Nixon Officials Center In Closed-Door Sessions

AFL-CIO president George Meany convened a three day closed conference with Nixon administration leaders including David Kennedy and George Shultz to discuss inflation policy and unemployment fears. Meany and officials sought assurances against harsh spending cuts and wage restraint harming jobs. Nixon pledged to curb inflation without costing workers their jobs.

Nixon George Meany Afl-Cio Treasury David M Meany Florida

Accord Averts Rail Walkouts

The railroad industry and the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen reached an 18 month contract avoiding a nationwide strike as the Nixon administration prepared a congressionally imposed settlement if needed. Union members must ratify the agreement in votes later this week before it takes effect.

Washington Signalmen’s Union Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen

AREA LAW OFFICERS GRADUATE PEACE OFFICER TRAINING LOGAN

Twelve area law officers complete the peace officer training program in Logan. The ceremony highlights the region’s commitment to enhanced public safety and professional standards.

Logan Abby

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