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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1971

Page

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Worden Makes Deep Space Walk During Apollo 15 Mission

Astronaut Alfred Worden stepped from the Endeavour in a 25 foot lifeline to retrieve two film canisters containing high resolution lunar surface footage. James Irwin aided Worden as David Scott piloted the craft home after a successful moon mission with the Hadley Base science station transmitting data.

Howard Benedict AP Aerospace Winter Space Center Houston Alfred M. Worden Earth Worden Endeavour Lunar David R. Scott James B. Irwin Irwin Moon S. Worden Pacific Ocean Hawaii Scott Joseph Allen Hadley Base

Ohio liquor case boosts state sales with discount

Ohio Liquor Department reports higher total sales after offering liquor by the case at a 10 percent discount to recapture customers from neighboring states. Government officials discuss future transportation needs and other regional news items across locations.

Columbus Ohio Ohio Liquor Department Richard Guggenheim

Ky Disqualified From Saigon Presidential Ballot

The Supreme Court ruled Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky cannot run in the October 3 election. Only two candidates qualified: President Nguyen Van Thieu and retired Gen. Duong Van Minh. Ky’s endorsements were deemed invalid for duplicating Thieu’s, leaving Thieu and Minh as the remaining contenders.

Saigon Supreme Court Nguyen Cao Ky Nguyen van Thieu Duong van Minh Thieu National Assembly

Classifieds and notices page overview

Inside Classified 23 24 Sports 21 22 CON is vine esseke 25 Television 20 Editorial 8 Theaters 21 Entertainment 20 21 Women 18 19 Obituaries 16 This index lists sections and page numbers for the newspaper, guiding readers to classified ads sports TV editorial theaters entertainment women and obituaries across pages.

Ove Vine Esseke

New Draft Lottery Conducted Amid Legal Uncertainty

Washington AP reports a new draft lottery was held to set the order for 19 year olds facing conscription as the draft remains in limbo. Officials note the 1952 birth cohort will have only a fraction drafted while Vietnam era calls wind down and a 114000 draftees target is cited.

Washington Selective Service Congress Pentagon Curtis W. Tarr

SAS denies POW flight plan from Laos to Rome

Stockholm based SAS disputes a Dagens Nyheter report that U.S. military officials sought to charter a DC8 to move 187 American prisoners of war from Vientiane to Rome via Bangkok. U.S. and North Vietnamese officials denied any plan, while SAS says an unidentified private contact in West Germany raised the idea in mid July and then called it off.

Stockholm Laos Europe West Germany Rome SAS Germany Sweden Dagens Nyheter an _ SAS U.S Vientiane Bangkok Ernment Nixon United States Vietnam Richard Rand Pathet Lao Rand Cora Weiss Hanoi

Nixon signs regional aid bill extending Appalachian development

President Nixon signs a $3.9 billion regional-aid measure to boost six regions led by Appalachia. The bill authorizes $1.5 billion for West Virginia and 12 neighboring states, with $900 million for intra state Appalachian highway development through 1978. it extends commissions in four regions and raises Commerce Department spending for low income areas.

Washington Nixon Appalachia West Virginia Appalachian Regional Commission Congress Senate Hugh Scott Pennsylvania Upper Great Lakes Atlantic Coastal Plains Ozark Mountains New England Four Corners New Mexico Arizona Colorado Utah White House Commerce Department Appalachian Highways Project

First Phase Completed In Vietnamization Plan

President Nixon announced that remaining U S troops have moved to defensive positions and declared the United States may be ending offensive ground combat in Vietnam. Defense chief Laird said phase one of Vietnamization is virtually complete as casualties decline and combat ops drop.

Washington Nixon Vietnam U.S Melvin R. Laird White House

Mini-bike sold on first call by Ted Gilfert

Ted Gilfert of 25 Angela Street Ath ens sold his 3 horsepower mini-bike to the first caller, praising the quick response. The notice hints at fast sales results for interested readers.

Ted Gilfert Angela St Athens

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