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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1970
Page
1
Coal miners in Southwestern Pennsylvania and West Virginia set weekend meetings to decide on continuing a sympathy strike after the slaying of United Mine Workers leader Joseph A. Yablonski. Police probe Yablonski family killings as mines largely shut and about 15 000 workers stay idle.
The Supreme Court is expected to order immediate desegregation of public schools serving about 900,000 white and black students in five Southern states, overruling Nixon administration calls for more time. Districts across Florida Georgia Alabama Louisiana and Mississippi face disruption if plans change mid year.
A nursing home fire in Marietta claimed 21 elderly lives with 27 injured. Witnesses described dense black smoke and rapid rescues as residents were pulled from the building. Investigators began work while a makeshift morgue was set up at the armory. The blaze prompted state officials to caution against premature conclusions and to survey building materials for contributing factors. Local residents recalled assisting neighbors before firefighters arrived.
New York AP reports laboratory evidence linking cigarette smoking to cell damage in the larynx and related tissues. Findings show damage rises with heavier smoking, with similar changes found in lung bronchial tissue and esophagus. Study autopsies on 971 men detail dose related cellular changes, including early cancer, and note reversibility after cessation.
U S sources say SALT negotiations in Finland produced a short work program but no commitment to curb future U S strategic arms. Despite talks, Pentagon plans to expand antiballistic missiles and submarine and bomber missiles proceed, with the White House weighing options as Soviet forces accelerate their rockets.
Congress debates budget reform to lengthen planning before the year starts and to centralize budget control. With Republicans in the White House and a Democratic Congress, proponents argue for tighter scrutiny of defense spending and a unified budget process. The fiscal year 1970 starts July 1, while two major appropriation bills, Labor Health Education Welfare and Foreign Aid, await action. The debate follows past near-failures and a recent string of spending difficulties.
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