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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1972
Page
1
Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young Charles M. Duke Jr and Thomas K. Mattingly II finish thirteen months of training at Cape Kennedy and plan a day of rest before Sunday liftoff. Young and Duke will walk on the moon in the Descartes region while Mattingly remains aboard the command ship.
South Vietnamese forces with heavy B52 strikes and 400 paratroop reinforcements recaptured most of An Loc, driving the enemy from all but two blocks of the northern half. Navy pilots and rangers joined artillery and air strikes as 369 North Vietnamese were reported killed on Thursday and Friday.
Annette Gilly's statement tying Tony Boyle to the Yablonski murders is read at a Washington County pretrial hearing. Special Prosecutor Sprague says the remark moves the UMW case forward and predicts more arrests, while UMW counsel denies direct involvement by Boyle or the union.
Three of the four top Democrats Muskie McGovern Humphrey focus on Pennsylvania ahead of the April 25 primary as Ohio events unfold. Wallace campaigns in Texas for May 5 delegate conventions, while Tunney urges Muskie to engage voters before critical May and June nominating contests. Mitchell named director of Nixon reelection committee. Humphrey heads Ohio trip with events in Cleveland and Columbus and appoints two Black Ohio leaders as campaign co chairs.
The Justice Department will file civil suits against CBS NBC and ABC plus Viacom International accusing monopolization of prime time entertainment. Officials say news and sports are unaffected and the action aims to curb networks as they move to retain independent productions.
President Nixon arrived in Ottawa for a three day trip aimed at improving stressed U S Canadian relations amid economic strains. He acknowledged differences but stressed both nations share a history of resolving issues without war.
Ohio Attorney General William Brown says his office found no beating of Lima State Hospital patient by attendants. The probe showed Alton Morris, key witness in the abuse inquiry, earned a black eye in a scuffle with another inmate.
Sen. Jacob Kavits said the bill’s fate hinges on public reaction as the Senate approved a measure reasserting Congress war authority and limiting presidential troop use to 30 days without approval. Nixon administration opposes the move.
Ricardo Chavez Ortiz, 37, hijacked a Frontier Airlines 737 after 8 a.m. near Socorro New Mexico. He spoke on air and TV from a stop at Los Angeles International Airport claiming to protest minority injustices. He waved an empty .22 pistol, held 27 passengers but released them, and was detained after a two hour interview by newsmen.
Senate hearings on Kleindienst nomination probe ITT ties as John Ryan keeps silent amid charges of evasiveness. Kennedy and Tunney press for clearer answers while Beard's condition prompts heart exams and a hospital interview earlier.
Sells couches and dinette fast. A resident, Mrs. Ben Clay of N Main St Amesville, reports that her two couches and seven piece dinette set sold the day after her ad appeared, illustrating the brisk response in the Amesville market.
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