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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1972
Page
1
President Nixon and allies blocked a 30.5 billion health education and welfare bill after his veto. He urged removing 1.8 billion added to the request while critics called the action reckless. The House failed to override the veto 203 to 171, with no Senate vote planned.
Sen J W Fulbright says CIA briefing shows no proof Russian leaders lied to Nixon about submarines under construction. The dispute hinges on what counts as a submarine under construction. McGovern denounces the veto as a campaign issue. Kennedy criticizes Nixon's priorities on health education and the elderly. House Democrats split with leaders over the veto amid final spending bill figures. Nixon cites the 30.5 billion Labor Health Education and Welfare funds as unaffordable without tax or inflation risk.
President Nixon is expected to be the sole nominee at the Republican National Convention with a floor fight likely over a conservative delegate reapportionment plan and a possible abortion proposal. McCloskey's nomination prospects faded as party rules favored larger state delegates while smaller states push for reform. Salinger’s talks with North Vietnam drew attention as McGovern seeks Johnson endorsement and Shriver enjoys a warm San Francisco welcome.
U S President Nixon adviser Henry Kissinger met with President Thieu and top Saigon officials but gave no details of discussions. He said he would not talk to reporters and officials denied any plan to force Thieu from power amid ongoing Paris negotiations and post Paris talks.
The Nixon administration plans to keep U S troop levels in Europe through fiscal 1974 with no significant cuts, while a McGovern presidency would seek a large reduction from about 305000 to roughly 130000 troops. NATO and Warsaw Pact talks could alter plans. U S military leaders oppose large pullbacks despite redeployment capability.
New York Mayor John Lindsay orders police to remove the five Cosa Nostra families from the city. The drive follows a 14 month crime wave that killed 15 gangland figures and a pattern of misdirected gunfire that injured bystanders in an East Side restaurant.
In Rabat early today Defense Minister Mohammed Oufkir killed himself less than 12 hours after Moroccan air force rebels failed to assassinate King Hassan II. Oufkir, long seen as regime strongman, had supported the king. The motive remains undetermined.
Sen. William Saxbe says a federal grand jury probe into the June 17 Watergate break in at the Democratic National Headquarters will lead to heads rolling. He notes the incident appears low level and tied to a cloak and dagger mindset. Two of five arrested suspects reportedly linked to the Committee to Re-elect the President.
Ohio AFL-CIO President Frank King says he is willing to meet with Democratic nominee George McGovern but will maintain a strict neutral stance. The national federation, under pressure from President George Meany, has voted to stay neutral in the election.
Nashville report says Johnny Cash refuses to perform at next weeks Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. The announcement listed Lynn Anderson Bobby Goldsboro and Mickey Newbury as performers but Cash says he lacks a preference for either party and will not take a political stand.
American jets launched more than 370 tactical air strikes Wednesday across North Vietnam from the coast to Hanoi, amid Kissinger’s talks with Thieu on maintaining bombing. Weather may have aided the surge after prior overcast days.
Marion Schwank a 77 year old widow known as the shotgun lady was killed when a car struck her as she stood on the roadside with a shotgun. Mark A. Ohlman 16 of Toledo was charged with vehicular homicide and delinquency after deputies responded to reports of speeding youths and a cars light being turned off near the farm home. neighbors recalled Schwank as a quiet woman who preferred solitude despite trash strewn property.
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