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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1971

Page

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Ohio Power unveils 115 million Meigs Mine plan for 2000 jobs

Ohio Power Co announces a western Meigs County coal mine complex costing 115 million dollars designed to produce eight million tons yearly and create about two thousand jobs for miners and support staff. Initial coal deliveries are slated for late 1973 with a conveyor network feeding Gavin Plant.

Ohio Power Co Meigs County Ohio Power James M. Gavin Cheshire Ment Gavin Meigs Vinton Gallia Ohio American Electric Power System Pomeroy Middleport Rutland McArthur Hamden Wilkesville Wellston Jackson County Leading Creek

Violence Surges in Northern Ireland Amid Riots Widening

Northern Ireland faces intense clashes as Londonderry marks a 1689 siege anniversary while Belfast endures its quietest night yet. By midweek 23 people had been killed, thousands displaced, and hundreds of buildings burned as British troops quell riots and IRA arms shortages surface.

Londonderry Belfast Northern Ireland Irish Republican Army Harry Tuze IRA Dublin

Cost Of China Communism Asserts Millions Dead

A Senate subcommittee study estimates the human cost of Chinese Communism since 1921 at 34 to 63 million deaths, with a likely near 50 million. Richard L. Walker notes mass executions, purges, slave labor and terror despite some progress, urging open-eyed engagement with Red China.

China Washington Senate Internal Security Subcommittee Subcommittee Nixon Peking Eastland Walker Chinese Communist Party Mainland Mao Tse-tung Chou Enlai

Ohio House Debates Tough Water Pollution Control Bill

The Ohio House debates a sweeping bill extending OWDA authority to take over failing sewage treatment plants and form regional disposal regions. The measure aims to regionalize waste treatment, compensate affected subdivisions, and recoup costs, with Senate amendments to be reconsidered if passed.

Columbus Ohio Ohio House General Assembly Ohio Water Development Authority Ohio Water Pollution Control Board Water Pollution Control Board OWDA House Senate

Butterflies Swarm Mt Shasta Area Blocking Roads

Millions of butterflies swarm Mt Shasta region towns including Mt Shasta Dunsmuir and McCloud clogging radiators and coating highways. Local naturalists identify monarchs regal fritillaries queens buckeyes red admirals American coppers and common wood nymphs as they hatch on Mt Shasta.

MT. Shasta Calif California Dunsmuir and McCloud Dunsmuir Jack Gillespie

Action Ad prompts sale of unused items

A peculiar ad prompts readers to bid on unwanted items by offering a quick ringing ding sound like a telephone call. The message likens an action ad to a phone ring and suggests using the alert to attract buyers.

Sweeney Cleared of Running From Battle in Vietnam

Marine Sgt. Jon M. Sweeney, 21, of West Babylon New York, was found innocent of running away in the presence of the enemy and communicating with captors during Operation Dewey Canyon in Quang Tri Province on February 19 1969. The desertion charge was dismissed earlier. He expressed relief and said he hopes to help others understand POWs and the Vietnam experience.

Quantico Jon M. Sweeney Vietnam Sweeney Quang Tri Province

Woman dies after fall from John Hancock Center

A 29 year old Chicago woman Lorraine Kowalski fell from the 90th floor of the John Hancock Center after entering a broken window in a man’s apartment. Police expect to confirm her identity as the victim. The man says he did not see the incident. Berlin talks advance amid three meetings in three days as envoys near a Berlin settlement. A Soviet envoy notes a meeting planned for Monday in West Berlin. Ohio Senate proposes tighter surface mine controls with stiff fines to curb abuses.

Chicago John Hancock Center Lorraine Kowalski Columbus Ohio Ohio Senate

Obscure Classifieds and Obituaries Highlight CISSBIROD Pages

A fragment from a newspaper section shows headings like Obituaries Sports Television and Theaters within a CisSBIROd page. The readable text focuses on entertainment and women topics amid scattered page markers and column labels.

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