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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1970
Page
1
NASA unveils drastic 1971 cuts cutting 50,000 jobs and delaying Mars missions. Paine says eight Saturn V rockets remain, Mars unmanned landing pushed two years, space shuttle plans slowed. Budget likely under 3.7 billion, lowest in a decade.
President Nixon plans a fiscal 1971 budget of about 202 to 203 billion dollars with a possible surplus and cutbacks in some government services, including Post Office operations. The plan relies on tax increases and faster revenue collection to balance the books.
U S officials say North Vietnamese troop infiltration into South Vietnam does not reliably indicate Hanoi plans. They note a logistics buildup in Laos and the A Shan Valley suggesting possible options, while Past offensives show infiltration peaks may lag or mirror actions.
In Lagos the dispute over directing aid to Biafra seems resolved. Major General Gowon rejected private mercy shipments while Timothy Omobare of the National Commission for Rehabilitation says the commission handles relief priorities and Red Cross runs emergency operations. The aim is field delivery to the needy masses.
Mrs Alma Godfrey of Toppers Plains advertised puppies in the Athens Messenger and reported immediate results with ten inquiries received. She noted that other papers yielded no response and emphasized prompt interest from readers.
The count of individuals under Army investigation or charged in the My Lai massacre has grown to 39, up from the previous figure given to Congress. Probers expect the list to rise as they interview witnesses and those who knew details of the March 16, 1968, events. some may be cleared.
Cincinnati shuts its fourth and final incinerator amid a 10 day non uniformed Municipal Workers Union strike. Wage talks resume today at a second meeting arranged by federal mediator George Bell.
President Sowle comments on flight training controversy saying issues were serious enough to prompt resignation talk with aides. He now accepts a compromise. City council approves eight hundred forty nine thousand three hundred eight dollars for related reassessment.
In San Francisco Cecil Poole, the nation s lone Negro U S attorney who resigns January 31, denounces the Justice Department s grand jury probe of the Black Panthers as silly wasteful harassment ordered from Washington. He criticizes the tactics of arresting Panther leaders and questions the need for outside prosecutors while praising the Panther as a cohesive force in the black community.
A birth control researcher testified before the Senate Small Business Committee that strong reasons suggest The Pill can cause cancer. Dr Hugh Davis of Johns Hopkins warned against long continuous use, citing animal studies and male breast cancer findings. The hearings scrutinize pill safety as 8.5 million U S women use it.
The Ohio Supreme Court upheld the constitutio nality of Ohio's implied consent law requiring license suspension for drivers who refuse police alcohol tests. The court ruled the law does not violate search and seizure or self incrimination protections or due process.
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