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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1971

Page

1

Economy stalls as Nixon policies fail to lift growth

The January industrial production index rose 0.7 percent but remains below pre strike levels as auto output surges while other industries lag. Officials expect a March-April rebound, with the Fed ready to push money growth and Congress urged to approve near-record deficits to fund spending.

Washington Nixon Federal Reserve Board General Motors Council of Economic Advisers Federal Reserve Congress Federal Reserve System

Columbus Police Probe After Mother and Infant Slain

Police press investigation into the north side townhouse murder of Christina Mitchell 25 and her eight month old son Scott. Fingerprints from a butcher knife and footprints are among clues as Lt. Richard Gordon notes the killer likely entered through a rear unlocked door. The husband James Mitchell 28 found the scene. autopsy pending to determine cause of infant death.

Columbus, Ohio North Side Christina Mitchell Richard Gordon Homicide Squad Gordon Mitchell Mitchells Cleveland Mount Sterling

Egypt Says It Will Accept 1967 Resolution If Israel Joins

Egypt told U N envoy Gunnar Jarring that it will pledge compliance with the Security Council's 1967 Middle East resolution if Israel does likewise. Al Ahram reported that Cairo seeks Israel's pledge to withdraw from occupied territories, a just Palestinian solution, and a declaration renouncing force and expansionism.

Associated Press Egypt U.N Gunnar V. Jarring Security Council Middle East Israel Cairo al Ahram Jarring Isra Thote Jordan United Nations New

U S Recon Flights See No North Vietnam Shift

U S reconnaissance over North Vietnam slightly up but finds no clear rise in enemy moves southward. US Command says air strikes hit SAM sites in North Vietnam for the third day with unknown results. Shrike missiles fired at two positions 119 miles north of the DMZ after a threatened unarmed recon plane.

North Vietnam

Jetliner crash blamed on instrument failure near Huntington

A West Virginia State Police preliminary report blames instrument failure for the Nov. 14 crash that killed 75 near Huntington, including most of the Marshall University football team and staff. The analysis notes misreadings caused the jetliner to clip trees and plunge into a muddy hillside in the worst American sports air disaster.

Huntington W. Va West Virginia Marshall University

Classifieds and Entertainment Highlights

A compact page section outlines inside classified items across patterns, comics, and editorial notes plus theater and television listings. Obituaries and women’s pages are noted, with page indices for navigation across the midweek issue.

Saaska Cisask Dee

Nixon Pledges Extra Cancer Funds Stir Debate

President Nixon proposed an additional 100 million dollars a year to fight cancer triggering fights over control and future funding. NIH and NCI clashed on how most of the money should be allocated, with calls for a separate cancer authority from leaders like Dr. James Watson. The debate moves to Congress as scientists warn of high costs and slow results.

L.A Congress NCI NIH Frank Rauscher Entific

Construction union chiefs denounce Nixon wage plan bluff

AFL CIO leaders including S Frank Raftery of the Painters Union call Nixon hint at wage price controls a political bluff and say unions will not use voluntary measures. Meany cautions timing could shift as Hodgson plans White House talks and a possible construction specific bill is considered.

Nixon Miami Beach Afl-Cio S. Frank Raftery Painters’ Union Raftery White House John T. Dunlop Labor J. D. Hodgson George Meany Congress Hodgson

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