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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1972
Page
1
Britain proposes a judicial inquiry into the Londonderry killings as Catholic protests widen across Northern Ireland. Ed ward Heath seeks a special tribunal while Catholics vow to resist government moves amid riots and bomb blasts.
U S planes mounted their heaviest attacks since late December with seven protective reactions over two days. Fighter bombers struck SAM sites and radar defenses from the DMZ northward as North Vietnamese forces fired SAM missiles at recon planes and bombers. Saigon and U.S. officials reported intensified air activity across South Vietnam and Laos with frequent strikes on the Ho Chi Minh trail.
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey urged using the CIA to pursue heroin smugglers during a Miami campaign stop ahead of the Florida primary. He said the United States must confront drug cultivation and export that harms Americans and fuels crime.
Muskie in St Petersburg backs a $1 billion elderly aid program and opposes Nixon's tax plan. McGovern in Boston seeks federal grants to states for education payments. Jackson in Atlanta urges funding for state courts with 60 day felony trials. CIA criticizes $230 million drug treatment budget and calls for a national drug care and control agency.
The Federal Trade Commission ordered sixteen major cough and cold remedy makers to document advertising claims within 60 days. Claimed benefits include Contac relief for up to 12 hours, 4-Way Nasal Spray speed versus rivals, and Alka Seltzer Plus relief from sneezing to feverish symptoms.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told Congress that after the White House asked for a probe agents interviewed 25 people over 642 hours and found entirely favorable information about CBS newsman Daniel Schorr. Senator Sam J Ervin Jr said he opened hearings into press freedom and wants more details, noting White House officials refused to discuss the case.
In Harrisburg, prosecutors and defense lawyers clash over juror questions on the Vietnam War at the conspiracy trial of antiwar priest Philip Berrigan and six codefendants. Prosecutor Lynch says legality of the war is not in the case while defense lawyer Boudin argues the case centers on whether the war was proper and protest rights. Berrigan, 47, is serving six years for destroying draft board files and is accused of plotting to kidnap Kissinger. The defense includes two priests a nun a Pakistani student and a couple.
The FCC ruled Pat Paulsen is a national candidate for president and thus eligible for equal time on air. The determination follows a Disney request over his appearance on The Mouse Factory and confirms the candidate must be offered equal time by stations if demanded.
Swiss government issues arrest warrants for author Clifford Irving and his wife on suspicions of document falsification and involvement in a scheme to pocket 650000 in McGraw Hill checks meant for Howard Hughes. Authorities impound 422707 in a Zurich account, alleged pseudonym linked to Mrs Irving. Irvings in New York facing grand jury appearances.
The FAA ordered immediate security measures for all scheduled airlines to screen every passenger and bag. It also aims to stop illegal publication of police and airplane radio conversations during emergencies, with new rules in effect within days at all U.S. airports.
The FTC accepted consent orders requiring cigarette ads from six major companies to include a clear and conspicuous health warning about smoking dangers. Ads must display the Surgeon General warning in two bottom lines within a black rectangle, applicable to newspapers magazines and billboards. The order also discusses screening systems for hijacker behavior and notes exemptions for certain air services while the FAA seeks FCC inquiry into suspected police radio interception during hijack emergencies.
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