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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1970
Page
1
Gov. Rhodes announced changes to Ohio's Food Stamp Program will begin Feb 1, lowering purchase requirements and raising bonuses to improve diets for about 400 000 public assistance recipients and additional low income Ohio families. The plan is federal funded but state administered.
A federal grand jury indicted Martin Sweig, 46, administrative assistant to House Speaker John W. McCormack, and Nathan M. Voloshin, 72, a New York lobbyist, on charges of conspiracy perjury and defrauding government agencies. Morgenthau said the pair used influence via the Speaker’s office.
Gov. James A. Rhodes urged the Ohio Department of Health to prepare a large scale rubella immunization program amid fears of another epidemic within the next two years. Officials note a vaccine for rubella has been developed and cite the 1964 national outbreak linked to about 50,000 birth defects.
Nelsonville council names committees as part of a compromise effort amid a dispute involving President Sowle and the Ohio University Board of Regents. New committees are formed to address governance and campus concerns across the city regions.
A 613 page task force report for the National Violence Commission criticizes U S news outlets for neglecting root social problems and over reporting conflict. It argues media defenses hinder solutions while amplifying confrontations and raises questions about media bias and sensationalism.
AP reports official sources say North Vietnamese antiaircraft defenses in Laos are increasing to safeguard infiltration routes and a rapid buildup continues in the Mekong Delta. The U S Command notes three light helicopters shot down with one crewman wounded, while 55 enemy troops die in battles near Da Nang and south of Saigon as U S losses reach two killed and 17 wounded. Antiaircraft fire reportedly rises about 30 percent in 1969 against U S bombers. Earlier, surface to air missiles in Laos were disclosed.
About 100 antiwar demonstrators jeered Vice President Agnew as he laid a wreath at Canberra's war memorial. Five arrests followed a clash involving North Vietnamese flags and protest signs. Amid separate demonstrations, supporters and counterprotesters gathered outside Prime Minister Gorton’s residence and Parliament House, with plans for a larger rally on Wednesday. Agnew later warned Asia policy faces public sentiment risks while noting talks with Singapore and Indonesia leaders.
Nigeria's Maj. Gen. Gowon accepted Biafra's surrender at midnight and promised a general amnesty. He urged Biafran leaders to send delegates to field headquarters to negotiate terms to end the civil war. Relief plans for about four million hungry Ibos await approval, and reception centers are being set up for refugees.
Rep. Donald F. E. Lukens announces he will seek the Republican gubernatorial nomination. The 38 year old Ohio congressman disclosed during a high school visit that he would enter the race, then later confirmed at a Columbus news conference. He plans a statewide tour to meet reporters in Akron Canton Youngstown Cleveland Toledo Dayton and Cincinnati.
Berkeley Chancellor Roger W. Heyns says national student radicals seem worn out after a wave of campus disorders culminating in People’s Park protests. He cites fatigue, strategic splits, and growing sophistication as factors easing unrest while warning administrators must navigate a fragile middle ground.
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield says this election year may favor the Democrats and praises President Nixon for progress in Vietnam. He hopes Congress and the Administration can cooperate in the upcoming session.
A tanned Montana senator returning from a Florida retreat says there are ways to operate in an election year and suggests “honey rather than vinegar.” His remark comes as Senate Democrats brace to fight President Nixon in a charged political climate.
The 108th Ohio General Assembly reconvened in Columbus with concerns over interest rates clean air school taxes and nursing homes and pesticides. Proposals include increased aid to the elderly and higher pay for National Guardsmen on active duty as lawmakers plan a brief session and interim committee work. Minority Leader McDonald filed 24 policy bills for a Democratic package and more on tax reform and school finance are planned.
Read by daily audiences seeking what you list, Messenger ads promise quick results. Sell that old bed bicycle or banjo without delay.
In the 1976 session the majority leader vows action on a 19.7 billion dollar appropriations bill that Nixon promises to veto over 1.26 billion more than his administration seeks for education and health programs. Mansfield notes some Democrats expect a veto could aid them politically. Thirty-five senators have terms expiring.
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