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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1970
Page
3
President Nixon announced a halt to military production and use of deadly toxins moving toward limiting germ warfare. Administration officials stressed the move as a signal of seriousness in arms control amid ongoing US Soviet talks, with toxins production remaining possible for retaliation or conversion to defensive or protective uses.
In a Saturday update from Vinh Binh Province near Saigon, the South Vietnamese 9th Division pushed Viet Cong from four populated centers in Oghilig district, with heavy government casualties from booby traps. Five government troops killed, 97 wounded, many from traps. Viet Cong losses credited to air strikes and artillery.
Brief area items note community updates and entertainment listings from the city desk. Compact notices cover local happenings, events, and public notices with short summaries aimed at residents.
Messenger Staff Writer GLORYA CROSS reports that the Leading Creek Watershed Association's Operations Mainstream received renewal from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Executive Director Jack Crap said funding will allow the program to continue without layoffs, preserving jobs for eight workers who were set to face a 40-hour week cut.
London and Washington press the view that current Big Four talks won’t yield progress on Arab Israeli settlement or cease-fire unless Moscow yields. A leaked American communication cited by sources shows U S concern over Soviet reluctance for durable peace, tying into Jarring mission delays and broader East West tensions.
The Chicago Seven case saw Judge Julius Hoffman sentence David Dellinger to 29 months and 16 days on 32 counts of contempt of court and other defendants receive terms from 1 day to 25 months, amid courtroom chaos and tearful spectators. Contempt sentences followed a heated trial over conspiracy to incite rioting during the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Oklahoma City faces a looming federal appeal as the 10th Circuit considers whether a judge may order school boundary changes to enforce racial balance via busing. Attorneys for the district question the scope of civil rights powers while the board forecasts a high-stakes ruling on bus assignments and integration plans.
CENTEREACH N Y Attorney Lee Halley said PATCO will begin a job action Sunday that will disrupt air traffic. The FAA says the planned action is an illegal strike but PATCO claims members will not work beyond contract limits due to fatigue. PATCO represents 7,340 of FAA's 8,300 journeymen controllers citing overwork and fatigue as the cause.
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