05 Dec 1972
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1972
Page
1
Paris AP reports a Kissinger Tho session was canceled this morning with plans to reconvene Wednesday. No reason given. speculation of a ruse circulated as both sides pursue a cease fire and troop withdrawal terms amid renewed talks.
A military Court of Military Review in Falls Church VA opened a review of Lt. William L. Calley Jr.s murder conviction and 20 year sentence from the My Lai massacre. Calleys lawyers argue the punishment is excessive while maintaining he acted under orders.
South Vietnamese troops repulsed a ground assault on the Ngo Trang base seven miles northwest of Kontum, reporting 65 enemy dead and 16 weapons. Four government soldiers died and 15 were wounded as fighting continued on a third day.
Apollo 17 astronauts Cernan Evans and Schmitt prepare for the first night spaceflight from Cape Kennedy Florida. The 9 53 p m liftoff follows a day of final checks as 500 000 space fans gather and tiny mice aboard test equipment face cosmic radiation exposure.
The report notes renewed spaceflight plans with a possible joint Russian American venture, while a lunar return by the United States appears unlikely this century. Astronauts prepare in Saturn V procedures and simulators for aborts and reentry tests with Cernan Schmitt and Evans rehearsing in trainer devices for lunar and splashdown scenarios.
Washington reports the HEW will cut up to 689 million in federal welfare matching funds next year if states root out ineligible or overpaid AFDC and related recipients. Officials cite an 8.3 percent mis spending rate nationwide with Nebraska and California among the high and high losses possible for 1973 to 1974.
Washington AP reports ongoing congressional hearings into the Indian occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs headquarters. GSA officials are to testify about government decisions and motives behind avoiding a forced eviction amid fears of violence. Interior Secretary Morton speaks on potential outcomes and the funding scope of Indian programs.
British troops killed a sniper in Belfast in an armored car ambush in Andersonstown. Bomb blasts in Cookstown damaged shops and offices but caused no injuries. The death toll in Northern Ireland rises to 651 amid three years of sectarian violence.
Vice President Spiro Agnew actress Eva Gabor comedian Bob Hope and 130 year old Charlie Smith head a guest list of space agency VIPs to watch the Apollo 17 launch with a record 42,000 attendees. The event is hosted by NASA the White House the State Department and other agencies.
An aide to Gov. George Wallace says Wallace will attend the Democratic National Committee meeting in Washington this Saturday to seek spots for pro-Wallace members on major committees rather than oust chairman Jean Westwood. Mickey Griffin, who runs a Wallace office in Washington, said Wallace aims to influence committee assignments. Wallace also urged the committee to set aside differences and reflect common citizen views in a Montgomery letter.
President Nixon will announce new cabinet appointments as Secretary of Commerce Peter G Peterson plans to leave in January to assume a new government council overseeing U.S. international economic policy. The White House signaled further cabinet changes and policy work for his second term.
A top Republican official reported ongoing high handed treatment by the Nixon re election committee as conflicts with the RNC persist into the post election period. Co chair Thomas Evans voiced concern at the Republican Governors Conference and noted friction with Maurice Stans over a proposed year ahead budget. The article also discusses budget debt and potential personnel shifts including James Lynn and Frederick Dent as possible appointments, with Shultz opposing changes in international policy control.
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