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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1970

Page

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State Department Keeps Laos Involvement Secret

Senate Foreign Relations Committee fights over censorship of Laos operations transcript. Fulbright complains the heavily censored record omits military personnel counts air missions and casualties. Aiken questions Vietnam report handling, while lawmakers push for more open disclosure.

Washington State Department Senate Foreign Relations Committee U.S Laos Senate J.W. Fulbright D-Ark Stuart Symington D-Mo Korea Fulbright Pentagon Thailand Fulbright Monday South Vietnam

Cease-Fire For Tet Now Under Way

North Vietnam SAM missile sites and antiaircraft guns were hit by American fighters in the Ban Karai Pass area near the Laotian border. The U S Command reported no American losses in the action and linked it to the Tet cease-fire timing with a prior Jan 28 clash.

Saigon North Vietnam U.S Ban Karai Pass Dong Hoi North South Vietnam Quang Binh United States U.S. Command

Nixon Rebuffs Soviet Middle East Charge

President Nixon replies to Premier Kosygin blaming the United States for Middle East violence. He urges Israel and Arab states to back a UN cease fire, calls for Soviet discussion on arms limits, and seeks a constructive Russian response to U.S. Israel-Arab settlement proposals from October and December.

Washington Nixon Alexei Kosygin United States Middle East Moscow Israel United Nations Soviet Union U.S Russia

Dellinger jailed for courtroom outbursts in 1968 riot case

David T. Dellinger, one of seven jailed on conspiracy charges from the 1968 Democratic National Convention riots, had bail revoked for repeated interruptions and calling a witness a liar. He cursed Judge Julius J. Hoffman as marshals restrained Hoffman's supporters.

Chicago David T. Dellinger Julius J. Hoffman Dellinger Abbott Abbie” Hoffman Hoffman Hitler James T. Riordan

Nixon measure labeled consumer fraud

Bess Myerson Grant urged Congress to reject the administration Buy ers Bill of Rights style plan for consumer class actions. She endorsed Moss and Tydings proposed immediate class actions as a better path to justice, arguing the admin bill delays suits and depends on overburdened agencies.

Washington Bess Myerson Grant New York City Congress Federal Trade Commission Justice Department FTC Grant Frank E. Moss Utah Joseph D. Tydings Maryland Moss-Tydings

Cincinnati Strike Ends After 32 Days With Vote Pending

Negotiators announce an agreement to end Cincinnati municipal workers strike after an all night downtown meeting. Details await union member vote as the agreement is reviewed by the United Municipal Workers Union and city officials.

Cincinnati —P Cincinnati Municipal Municipal Workers Union Washington General Electric Co

Inside Classified and Sports Listings Overview

Classified pages cover 24 and 25 with various ads and notices. Sports sections appear on 21 and 22, while Television 23 and Comics 22 are listed. Theaters 63 and Entertainment 23 26 present film and event notes. Women sections appear on 9 and 10. ODHGATION notices conclude the page.

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Defense plan limits ABM sites near major cities

Pentagon officials say defensive missiles will not be positioned near large U.S. population centers under Nixon’s Safeguard expansion. The exception is Washington, D.C. to protect command control. Officials cite Soviet threat to retaliatory forces and deny a shift in rationale amid criticism.

Washington Nixon Pentagon Washington, D.C U.S United States Senate Mike Mansfield Johnson Soviet Union Minuteman

Bill Would Lessen MTC Action

U S Sen Philip Hart proposes a bill to allow private suits under Section 5 of the FTC Act. Consumers and businessmen could sue individually or as a class for damages, without relying on federal action to stop harmful trade practices.

MTC Federal Trade Commission Sen Philip A. Hart D-Mich

Nixon to Meet Mayors in Indianapolis Urban Affairs Session

President Nixon takes the Urban Affairs Council to Indianapolis for an unprecedented midland meeting with a White House selected group of nine mayors, seven Republicans, to spotlight city concerns. The trip continues to Chicago for talks with four Midwestern governors on environmental issues.

Indianapolis Ind Nixon Urban Affairs Council White House Chicago

Garage valuables find buyers fast and profitably

Local prompt to clear clutter turns into a quick sale pitch. Advertises turning unused items like bicycles skates and tents into cash by connecting sellers with buyers efficiently. Adds a sense of money in the garage and easy contact to profit from belongings.

Godfrey Rejects Axion Ads Over Pollution Claim

Arthur Godfrey refuses to continue radio and TV commercials for Axion unless Colgate Palmolive allows him to call the product a water pollutant. Colgate says Axion is an enzyme and not a pollutant, while Godfrey notes the detergent has high phosphate content linked to algae growth in lakes and streams.

New York Arthur Godfrey Axion Godfrey Colgate Palmolive Co Colgate Axton

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