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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1976

Page

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Tax Break Advice Nearly Unanimous

President-elect Carter receives broad backing from staff business leaders and labor for tax cuts to spur the economy. House Speaker-designate O Neill urges delaying decisions until after 60 days of consumer spending data including Christmas. A business group proposes a 15 billion tax cut and job program, while notes of quick action after January 20 prevail.

Washington Carter Thomas P O'Neill House Congress Banks of America Democratic Caucus Pentagon Plains Reginald Jones General Electric Co Thomas B. Lance Walter F. Mondale Woodcock Blair House White House

Nobel Prizes Sweep By U S As Bellow Credits Exile

Stockholm reports say the United States wins all Nobel Prizes this year with six laureates named including Bur tón Richter Samuel Ting Lipscomb Fried man Blumberg and Gajdusek. Saul Bellow credits Hitler Mussolini and Stalin for forcing Europe’s best minds to America while the laureates praise U S support for science as crucial yet uneven.

Stockholm Sweden United States Saul Bellow Hitler Mussolini Stalin Europe America Gustaf Stockholm Concert Hall Bellow Burton Richter Stanford University Samuel C.C. Ting Massachusetts Institute of Technology William N. Lipscomb Harvard Milton Friedman University of Chicago Baruch S. Blumberg University of Pennsylvania D. Carleton Gajdusek National Institute For Neurological Diseases

Fraud Hearing Saturday in Ohio electoral case

In Columbus Ohio federal judge Joseph P Kinneary denied a temporary injunction request but will hear additional evidence on alleged fraud at a Saturday morning hearing. Six defeated presidential elector candidates from Republican U S Labor and American parties sought to block certification of Carter electors. Secretary of State Ted W Brown prepared to issue certificates of election.

Columbus Ohio Joseph P Kinneary U.S Ted W Brown Jimmy Carter Brown

Cook declines Rhodes Crime Prevention post in shakeup

Former Ohio highway safety director Donald E. Cook rejects leading the Crime Prevention Council as Gov. James Rhodes reshuffles the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the highway safety department. A cordial 90 minute meeting followed after Cook’s earlier resistance to the transfer.

Columbus, Ohio Highway Safety Donald E. Cook Ohio Crime Prevention Council James Rhodes Cook Rhodes Bureau of Motor Vehicles Department of Highway Safety Operation Crime Alert Organized Crime Prevention Council Ford Curtis Andrews The Cincinnati Andrews Thomas J. Moyer Moyers Ohio Highway Patrol Roberto Chiaramonte Dean Collison Chiaramonte Highway Patrol

Minster holds somber services for three teen crash victims

In Minster Ohio the community mourns 11 teen deaths in nine months as three young lives James Quinlan Jeffrey Burns and Thomas Meiring are laid to rest. Archbishop Bernardin remarks on shared sorrow urging renewed faith and reflection during the Immaculate Conception services.

Minster Ohio St Augustine's Joseph Pax James J Quinlan Pax Jeffrey E. Burns Thomas E. Meiring Celina Joseph L. Bernardin Cincinnati Christ Jesus Mary

Lebanon forms nonpartisan cabinet for postwar rebuilding

Premier Salim el-Hoss names a cabinet of eight technocrats split evenly between Christians and Muslims. Christian President Elias Sarkis supports equal power sharing as Syria backs civilian governance. Hoss to lead multiple ministries with a policy speech next week. Palestinians and leftist allies pledge support alongside Phalange party.

Beirut, Lebanon Salim el-Hoss Lebanon Elias Sarkis Sion Syria Hoss Economics, Trade, Petroleum, Industry Phalange Party

Ford seeks GOP unity with high command plan

President Ford convened GOP leaders Reagan Connally and Rockefeller to discuss a coordinating committee aimed at uniting the party for a 1980 victory. The group would draft format and governance for a national coordinating body while avoiding Kingmaker roles and leaving chairman selection to the RNC.

Washington Ford Republican Party GOP White House Ronald Reagan John B Connally Nelson A. Rockefeller Republican National Committee Barry Goldwater Coordinating Committee High Command Mary Louise Smith Thomas Milligan Indiana Kent B. McGough Ohio William F McLaughlin Michigan Richard Richards Utah Ody J Fish Wisconsin

Fate of Athens senior center proposal rests with city

The decision on funding for a senior citizen services center in Athens may be decided by city officials rather than the county. The note appears on Page 2 and discusses whether the city or county should bear the fate of the proposal.

Messenger Robert Ekey East End Athens

Maverick Mayor Edward Hanna Arrested in Open Government Situa tion

Utica report says Maverick Mayor Edward A Hanna was arrested for picking a lock in the age chief's office and promptly suspended the chief and three officers. Rio Grande note: Dr Paul C Hayes of the University of Akron named president of Rio Grande College.

Utica Edward A Hanna Rio Grande Paul C Hayes Department of University of Akron Rio Grande College

Weather Summary: Mostly cloudy and cooler with showers

The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and a cooler night with a chance of showers this evening. Low temperatures range from the upper 20s to the lower 30s. Saturday starts cloudy then becomes mostly sunny in the afternoon with a high in the 30s. Precipitation chances are 30 percent tonight and 20 percent Saturday.

NATO Rejects Soviet Pact On No First Use

Brussels AP report says the United States and NATO allies refused a Soviet proposal for a mutual no first use pledge. The Allies insisted they must retain freedom to use any weapon against an aggressor. Kissinger attended the two day NATO ministers session for his final time as a Ford cabinet member.

Brussels Belgium United States North Atlantic Alles NATO Henry A Kissinger Ford

Hearst to testify in multiple courtrooms early next year

Patricia Hearst will begin the new year by testifying as a prosecution witness in several courtrooms. Attorney Albert Johnson said some appearances may occur in grand jury rooms and that she will testify for both federal and state governments, with trial date pushed to April 4.

Los Angeles Patricia Hearst Albert Johnson

Manson follower Van Houten granted new murder trial

California Supreme Court rules Leslie Van Houten will receive a new murder trial while Charles Manson's conviction and life sentence remain in place. The split decision upheld a lower court ruling that Van Houten was denied effective counsel after her attorney disappeared before closing arguments.

San Francisco Charles Manson Leslie van Houten California Supreme Court Miss van Houten Manson

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