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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1973

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Boston Teapotty Bicentennial Flap Marks 200th Anniversary

Officials staged a ten chest reenactment while groups clashed in protest and performance. Demonstrators included the People's Bicentennial Commission with an Nixon mask and banner Impeach Nixon. Indians and veterans featured in costumes, while 20 000 spectators watched in Faneuil Hall and along the waterfront. Katherine Kane led Boston 200 praising diverse voices as Revolutionary spirit.

Boston People’s Bicentennial Commission Nixon Disabled American Veterans Beaver Boston Indian Council Committee For Individual Liberty Supt Charles Barry

Protests Continue as Truckers Roll Again Across States

Associated Press reports scattered protests persist as most truckers resume driving after a park in at major routes. Leaders urge patience while officials and drivers schedule talks on fuel and fuel price relief. Protests remain at Tulsa Franklin Kearny Charleston Bartonsville and Beaver Valley with trucks parked at Plaza 52 in Lawrence County.

Associated Press Pennsylvania Ohio New Jersey West Virginia Kansas Oklahoma The Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers Association William Hill Tulsa Okla Franklin Kearny N.J Charleston W.va Bartonsville Beaver Valley Coal Grove Plaza 52 Lawrence County Carl Bray Bray

Energy chief warns crisis real and ongoing

Washington AP The energy crisis will persist even if Arab oil returns, says William E. Simon head of the Federal Energy Office. He urges public belief in the crisis and changes in wasteful habits, noting demand will double 1973 to 1990. Senator Henry M. Jackson agrees imports won't meet US needs.

Washington William E. Simon Federal Energy Office United States CBS Face the Nation Simon Henry M. Jackson Senate Interior Committee Jackson Saudi Arabia ABC

Bombing Hijack Kills At Least 11 In Rome And Athens

Four Palestinian guerrillas attacked Rome Fiumicino airport burning a Pan American jet and hijacking a Lufthansa plane with 11 hostages. The aircraft landed in Athens after threats to kill all aboard unless two Palestinians were freed. Police reported up to 15 killed and many injured. several hijackers wounded.

Athens Rome Fiumicino International Pan American World Airways San Camillo Lufthansa Frankfurt Bonn Foreign Ministry

Kent Inquiry Begins Tuesday

The federal government will begin its grand jury inquiry in Cleveland into the 1970 Kent State shootings in which four students were killed and nine wounded. Federal Judge Thomas Lambros is to start selecting a 23 member jury Tuesday morning.

Cleveland, Ohio Kent State Thomas Lambros

Winter Storms Grip the East as Pickets Hit Detroit Stores

A winter storm blankets much of the East with heavy snow and icy mix while Teamsters Local 337 pickets Detroit area supermarkets despite a federal injunction. The disruption could affect 80 percent of area shoppers in a three county region surrounding the city. Meanwhile J Paul Getty III’s mother weighs moving to the United States with her children amid fears of kidnappers reprisals.

Detroit Stores Detroit Teamsters Local 337 Gettys U. S. Rome J. Paul Getty III United States Young Getty

Skylab 3 crewmembers get more sleep and leisure time

Officials said the Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald Carr William Pogue and Edward Gibson have a relaxed work schedule to allow more sleep showers and about two hours of leisure each day while still maintaining substantial work.

Sheriff Works Alone as County Withholds Funds

Lawrence County Sheriff James H. Howell runs the department solo after the county commission rejects extra funding citing fiscal irresponsibility. The sheriff says he faced unexpected expenses beyond his control.

Lawrence Ironton, Ohio Lawrence County James H. Howell

Partly Cloudy and Cold Tonight into Tuesday

The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and cold conditions tonight and Tuesday. Lows range from 5 to 10 above zero tonight, with Tuesday highs in the 20s.

Kissinger Says Geneva Talks Open With Accord On Suez Phase

Secretary Kissinger announces complete agreement on opening Geneva peace conference with Israel and Arab states. Talks in Jerusalem focus on separating Israeli and Egyptian forces on the Suez Front and UN role, as Meir demands POW access before Syria is included.

Kissinger Geneva Golda Meir Israel United Nations U.N United States Syria Meir Red Cross Egypt Jordan Damascus Hafez Assad

Congress Near Saxbe Nomination and Fuel Measures

Congress enters a clean-up week to clear work before Jan 21. Senate moves to confirm William Saxbe as attorney general after Elliot Richardson’s resignation. A $5.8 billion foreign aid bill, energy and fuel conservation measures, and social security adjustments are on the adjournment agenda.

Washington Congress Senate Ohio William B. Saxbe Nixon Saxbe Elliot L. Richardson Archibald Cox House Israel Egypt Syria District of Columbia

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