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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1977
Page
2
In Columbus a federal judge sets a hearing on whether conditions in the old Ohio Penitentiary violate the constitutional rights of women prisoners. The judge declined an order to remove 15 inmates from a death row cellblock while a class action over habitation standards proceeds.
National archivist James B. Rhoads says the transfer of 1800 boxes and 1146 reels of Nixon administration records from the Executive Office Building to the National Archives was coincidental. The move was escorted by Air Force patrol cars with three moving vans making two trips each to the archives on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer may face Victor Korchnoi in a February match if Fischer accepts a $3 million offer from West German financier Wilfried Hilgert. The Dutch paper cites Korchnoi saying he will travel to America in September to finalize details.
Queen Elizabeth II arrives at Hillsborough Castle aboard Britannia for a Jubilee visit as 32,000 police and troops guard amid IRA threats and days of prior clashes. The royal party will avoid Belfast with no motorcades and will tour other areas. violence and provocations mark the calendar ahead of the Londonderry parade anniversary.
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