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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1970
Page
1
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird fears a congressional cap on Vietnamization spending could slow withdraws from Vietnam. He urges Congress not to set arbitrary ceilings as U.S. advisers warn of possible future limits on aid to South Vietnam Laos and Thailand.
The US Command listed 50 000 troops to be withdrawn by April 15 including the 1st Infantry Division the 26th Marine Regiment and the 3rd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division. Also leaving are three squadrons of the Air Force 12th Tactical Fighter Wing Navy support units and other smaller combat and service units.
Sources describe a bunker complex in the Boi Lot woods 35 miles northwest of Saigon as the interception site. They report 12 North Vietnamese captured for fluent English and one killed while Americans seized logs showing 1,500 SS radio transmissions including ambush positions and strike warnings.
Britain and the United States prepared a massive relief airlift to Biafra while Nigerian forces closed on the secessionist state. Gen C Oduwara Ojukwu left Nigeria seeking peace, possibly taking his family. Ali airstrip’s capture looms as Nigerian bombers and troops push forward. Joint Church Aid suspended flights after worker departures. a RAF plane carries 20000 pounds of medical supplies, with British officials coordinating aid efforts and medical teams en route.
Airlift units including eight C130 cargo planes and four helicopters await Lagos clearance to operate a relief lift. Canadian plans to supply transport food medical aid and observers accompany ongoing conflict in the southeast where Biafran regiments resist federal advances and both sides report heavy losses.
Atlanta students backed by Gov. Maddox planned a march to protest a Fifth Circuit order requiring city schools to desegregate teaching staffs by February 1. Superintendent Letson sought postponement to the term end in March. Maddox said he would march with students at the Capitol as the Georgia Assembly opened. Mayor Massell urged compliance.
Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot proposed a $100 million offer to buy the freedom of American prisoners held by North Vietnam. He said he would supply all needed to run POW camps and provide nonmilitary aid to nearby civilians until the captives are released.
The 108th General Assembly reconvenes in Columbus to consider exempting federal home loans from Ohio usury limits. A broader exemption including commercial, VA, and FHA loans is not in the initial bill and may be pursued as a separate measure. Gov Rhodes imminent signature sought.
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Mortar and machine-gun fire broke a 10 day lull in Beisan Valley fighting as Israel blamed Arab guerrillas in Jordan for attacks near Maoz Haim and Beit Yosef. No Israeli casualties were reported. In Gaza an Israeli taxi driver was killed and three Arabs wounded when an explosive device detonated on a main road near Jibilya refugee camp and another car was hit. An Israeli military court in Nablus sentenced five infiltrators from Jordan, linked to the E Saiqua group, to life imprisonment.
Marietta Ohio residents reel after 24 residents die in a Harmar House rest home fire. Arson chief Gene Jewell cites two more days of testing on carpet, paint, and furniture before conclusions. Ohio Nursing Home Assn president John Wheeler blames burning furnishings and calls for fire alarms and automatic door closures.
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