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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1971

Page

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War Will Last Lifetime For Youth Who Lost Arm

A9-year-old Ayub Ali Mangal from Jagannathpur near the India East Pakistan border lost his right arm to shell fire. He watches soldiers return home as his family, living in a single bamboo house, struggles to survive. His mother Anware Khatun, 25, works as a farm laborer for scarce rupees, and they have no electricity or school access. The family sold land to pay for medicine and transport, dimming the dream of schooling for Ayub.

U.S Associated Press East Pakistan Horst Faas Santosh Basak Bongaon India Ayub Ayub Ali Mangal Anware Khatun Jagannathpur Bangla Desh

Automatic 2.5 Per Cent Boost Allowed Answers On Rent Control Rules

A Price Commission Q and A outlines rent increase rules effective Dec. 29. Landlords may add 2.5 percent plus costs, with possible rolls backs. Grayson predicts average increases under 3 to 3.2 percent, while some may reach 15 to 30 percent per quotes from critics.

Price Commission C. Jackson Grayson Grayson Rossetta Wylie Nixon Commission Rent Advisory Board

Back Pay OK Given and Rent Riles Set by Rules

Nixon clears retroactive payments for workers with frozen raises and allows limited rent increases under a complex Dec 29 framework. A Price Commission roll back on Blue Cross Blue Shield rates for 1.4 million federal employees is expected, with no guaranteed profits. The CPI rose 0.2 in November as October.

Washington Nixon The Price Commission Blue Cross Blue Shield C. Jackson Grayson Act

Federal court approves plan for Ohio legislative redistricting

A three judge federal panel on Wednesday ruled that the Democratic controlled state apportionment board’s revised reapportionment plan complies with the one man one vote standard set by the U S Supreme Court.

Cleveland, Ohio State Apportionment Board U.S. Supreme Court

Two Children Die In Suburban Toledo Fire

A blaze in a Sylvania apartment killed Angie Weaver aged 1 and her brother Scott aged 3. Their parents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Weaver were asleep in the home when the fire started. In Columbus, Mayor M E Sensenbrenner vetoed a fluoridation proposal after a council vote. Columbus voters had defeated fluoridation 2-1 in a 1958 referendum.

Toledo. Ohio Sylvania Angie Weaver Scott Lawrence Weaver Columbus, Ohio Columbus M. E. Sensenbrenner

Tax Test Case May Be Filed

Ohio lawmaker Rep. Joseph Tulley announces a study to test the new graduated personal income tax for constitutional flaws. He says a court challenge could argue violation of equal protection. no halt to tax collection during proceedings is anticipated.

Columbus Ohio Joseph Tulley R-37 Mentor U.S Tulley Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Heath visits Belfast to see troops in IRA conflict

Prime Minister Edward Heath flew secretly to Belfast to view British troops facing guerrilla activity from the Irish Republican Army. Officials would not disclose His movement and said no political consultations were planned amid 28 months of violence in Northern Ireland.

Belfast Northern Ireland Edward Heath Irish Republican Army

Heath visits Northern Ireland on Christmas troop calls

Heath travels to Londonderry and then Northern Ireland after Bermuda talks with President Nixon. The prime minister visits British troops for Christmas calls, returning later today after his first Ireland visit since talks in Bermuda.

Heath London Bermuda Nixon Londonderry Northern Ireland Ireland

Heath tours Northern Ireland amid IRA violence and secret itinerary

Prime Minister Heath visits Northern Ireland with a secret plan for his tour of military units as 14 000 British troops remain in the province. IRA violence spills into the Republic of Ireland with rock throwing and clashes as Ballyshannon police face rioters and three IRA leaders are arrested. Sinn Fein leader condemns the arrests as collaboration with Britain.

Britain Northern Ireland Irish Republican Army Irish Republic Heath Brian Faulkner Ireland Jack Lynch Ballyshannon Sinn Fein IRA

Hope Seeks OK To Visit POWs in Hanoi

Bob Hope flew to Vientiane and met North Vietnamese officials in a bid to gain permission to visit U.S. prisoners of war in Hanoi. Hope described the meeting as friendly and cordial and declined to reveal any message to Hanoi, while an aide suggested POWs were a key topic.

Hope Vientiane Bob Hope Laos U.S Hanoi Nguyen van Thanh Bill Faith

Radar Station Hit By Fighter-Bomber Near Hanoi

U S air attacks in North Vietnam close to Hanoi targeted radar sites 73 and 82 miles away as U S planes escorted bombers over northeast Laos. The Shrike missiles were used against a radar east of the Laotian border, with unclear results. B52s bombed eastern Cambodia north of Highway 7, targeting elements of the North Vietnamese 9th Division as South Vietnamese officers reported Vietnamese losses.

Saigon U.S North Vietnam Hanoi Laos Cambodia Highway 7 Krek Dam Be 9Th Divi Mekong

Communists Threaten Southeast Asia Fronts In Dry Season Offensive

The report outlines Communist advances from western Mekong crossings into eastern Cambodia and Laos. Cambodian forces claim a relief of Peam Chikork on the Tonle Sap, while Long Cheng residents flee after a raid on the U S base. The Plain of Jars area is eyed as a next target.

Peam Chikork Tonle Sap River Phnom Penh Long Cheng Vientiane U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Vang Pao Plain of Jars

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