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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1973

Page

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May Hold Key To POW Exchanges Tet General In On Talks

U S helicopters ferry Viet Cong LT Gen Tran Van Tra to Tan Son Nhut after locating him at Loc Ninh Tra, a COSVN deputy commander, could enable prisoner exchanges under the four party cease fire. He joins other delegates at Camp Davis as talks begin on withdrawal and safety guarantees. Cease fire violations continue to fall with 188 Communist attacks reported in the last 24 hours.

Saigon U.S Tran van Tra Tan Son Nhut Tra COSVN South Vietnam Joint Military Commission USS Loc Ninh

U S Command Denies Release of 3 POWs

U S Command and other official sources denied a report that three American prisoners of the Viet Cong had been released and flown back to Saigon. Spokesmen said checks found nothing to substantiate the claim and the report rested on a firsthand account. The article also notes a wounded American adviser in Binh Dinh and reports from diplomats on postwar relations.

Saigon U.S Paris Saigon Army Hospital Associated Press A. Ernest Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Civil Service Commission China Viet Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland

Nixon to Send Kissinger to Hanoi for Talks in February

President Nixon announced Henry Kissinger will visit Hanoi February 10 to 13 to press for continued peace in Vietnam and plans a spring meeting with South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu at the Western White House. He stressed Indochina reconstruction as a peace investment and noted U.S. aid cost around 7.5 billion.

Washington Vietnam Nixon Henry Kissinger Hanoi Nguyen van Thieu White House Indochina Congress

Senator Stennis In Very Serious Condition After Shooting

Senator John C. Stennis 71, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, remained in very serious condition after a holdup shooting. A hospital spokesman said he was awake with good vital signs and slight improvement, with a guarded prognosis after a 6 a.m. briefing.

Washington John C. Stennis Senate Armed Services Committee Stennis

Inside Sports Television Theaters Women 18 20 Classified

Classified sections note entertainment, sports, and ads with listings for women 18 to 20, along with television theaters and games. The page also includes editorials and obituaries, spanning sections 14 through 17 and 22.

Lake Erie Flood Prep Urged by Corps Official

Maj. Gen. John Morris of the Army Corps of Engineers told Ohio Congressmen and lake communities to begin erecting sandbag barriers ahead of potential spring flooding. He warned of 90 to 100 days of risk and said no quick method exists to lower lake levels. He suggested court action on Chicago Canal outflow and the possibility of a six to nine inch drop within a year, noting the International Joint Commission governs lake levels and erosion projects require local funding.

Washington Lake Erie Army Corps of Engineers Morris Corps Great Lakes International Joint Commission United States Canada John Morris The Corps of Engineers Ohio

Senator Ervin seeks five member Watergate subpoena panel

Senator Sam Ervin proposed a five member special committee with broad subpoena power to probe the Watergate break in. He said hearings would start several weeks from now and would call White House aides if needed. G Gordon Liddy and James W McCord Jr were found guilty of burglary and wiretapping the Democratic National Committee offices.

Washington Sam J. Ervin Jr Senate White House Ervin North Carolina Special Committee G. Gordon Liddy James W. McCord Jr Democratic National Watergate Complex Watergate

NATO Talks Face Mutually Balanced Force Reduction Push

A fragment notes NATO and Communist negotiators aiming to iron out troop talks and advance to substantive discussions on mutual and balanced force reduction. It cites Soviet delegate Oleg N. Khlestov and Dutch head of delegation Bryan Quarels Van Ufford amid stalled progress.

Ings Oleg N. Khlestov Bryan Quarels van Ufford

NATO and Soviet Bloc Hold Preliminary Central Europe Talks

In Vienna NATO allies and the Soviet bloc began informal talks to set up negotiations on mutual troop reductions in Central Europe. Delegates from 12 NATO countries and seven Warsaw Pact nations, including Romania and Bulgaria, debated participation and naming of the meetings at the Hofburg palace.

Vienna Austria NATO Europe United States Soviet Union Jonathan Dean U.S Hofburg North Atlantic Treaty Organization Warsaw Pact Western Alliance Romania Bulgaria

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