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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1970
Page
3
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield says it is now more mandatory to allow publication of Senate hearings on U S involvement in Laos. He notes use of large bombers in a failed push to hold a key plain against Communist attacks, warning escalation often prompts further escalation.
North Vietnamese troops shattered Laotian garrison at Xieng Khouang, driving government forces from the Plain of Jars. About a third of the 1000-men garrison were killed or missing as Viet Minh units seized most of the plain, threatening key roads and the Ho Chi Minh Trail. US aircraft ferried in men and supplies as Vientiane and Saigon monitored the rapid advance. The Laotian government, led by Premier Souvanna Phouma, prepared for a stubborn stand at Long Cheng while recognizing the plain’s limited strategic value for Laos and its critical importance to North Vietnam.
An explosion in the baggage compartment of a Swissair Convair Coronado crashed near Wuerenlingen, Switzerland, killing all 47 aboard including 12 Israelis. Swiss officials and witnesses linked the blast to an Arab guerrilla group based in Jordan, with a separate blast on an Austrian flight tied to the same organization. The Israeli government condemned the act as criminal and murderous.
Meigs County analyzes how to attract industry amid housing water and sewer needs. Planning groups push for growth while residents fear resource strain and youth outmigration. Education expansion at Meigs Local aims to train locals for future jobs, yet where graduates will work remains unresolved.
A special commission told President Nixon that the draft can be eliminated next year and the armed forces shifted to an all volunteer basis with higher pay and reforms. It urged Congress to enact pay raises for first enlistment personnel and other improvements while proposing various cost scenarios for a transition to full volunteer service.
Lawyers for seven defendants in the Chicago riot conspiracy case file a bail appeal in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The brief asks bond on contempt convictions and contends the riot verdicts lack basis for denying bail. The defendants, led by Abbie and David Dellinger, face prison terms and fines from Judge Hoffman.
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