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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1973

Page

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Haig Thieu Hold Talks On New Peace Draft In Saigon

In Saigon Gen. Haig conferred 22 hours with President Thieu on the latest Kissinger Tho peace draft. The talks centered on a cease fire with an international supervising force and the withdrawal of North Vietnamese troops from South Vietnam.

Saigon United States South Vietnam Nixon Nguyen van Thieu North Vietnam Thieu Alexander M. Haig Jr Henry A. Kissinger le Duc Tho Paris Florida White House Kissinger Haig Hanoi Washington Tho

Attempt To Gain Territory In South Vietnam Fires Renewed Battles

Fighting raged at both ends of South Vietnam as Saigon forces and Communists vied for territory ahead of a cease fire. U S air support continued in Laos and Cambodia under President Nixon's halt on offensive operations. Casualties included 19 killed and 35 wounded for government forces and 52 enemy deaths in the U Minh area with heavy clashes in the Que Son Valley near Da Nang. An AH1 Cobra helicopter was shot down with two crewmen lightly wounded.

North Vietnam Hanoi Thieu Nixon Kissinger Saigon South Vietnam U.S Nix U. S Laos Cambodia Que Son da Nang Mekong Delta U Minh Forest Quang Tri Demilitarized Zone Thach Han River

Watergate Case Focus Shifts as Pleas Alter Trial

Gregory testifies that Hunt recruited him to spy for McGovern campaign staff and that he helped plan bugging at McGovern headquarters. Four Miami men plead guilty as the trial enters its sixth day, leaving Liddy and McCord as the remaining defendants.

Don McLeod Associated Press Washington Utah George McGovern Thomas Gregory G. Gordon Liddy Coun Sirica White House E. Howard Hunt Jr Gregory Hunt McGovern Edmund S. Muskie McCord McGovern Campaign Liddy Brigham Young University Frank A. Sturgis Virgilio R. Gonzalez Sturgis Gonzalez Bernard L Barker Eugenio R. Martinez

Gilligan Revenue Sharing Plan Up for Study in Ohio

Ohio House Finance Committee investigates Gov. Gilligan's 92.3 million federal revenue sharing proposal aimed at capital improvements and a one year pilot mass transit subsidy covering up to 50 percent of fares for about 10 million riders annually in major cities. The plan would preclude a separate capital bill until 1975.

Columbus, Ohio House Finance Committee John Gilligan Gilligan Ohio Big Cities J. Phillip Richley

Briefly Bonanza Ends Long Career

New York AP reports Bonanza ends its 13 year run on NBC after 430 original episodes. The final teleplay is The Hunter written and directed by Michael Landon, who played Little Joe since the series began September 12, 1959.

New York NBC the Hunter Michael Landon

State Tax Law Challenged by Columbus Couple

A Columbus husband and wife sue the State of Ohio for 90 million dollars claiming the tax rule requiring a joint state return for couples filing a joint federal return violates equal protection and their right to free association. They argue the policy raises state taxes while lowering federal taxes. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Columbus.

Columbus, Ohio Columbus Ohio Jack Jo Ann Walker U.S

Trial Testimony To Begin In West Virginia Gambling Case

Opening arguments set today in a U S District Court trial for 20 people arrested in FBI gambling sweeps in northern West Virginia. Judge Robert Maxwell supervised jury selection as 14 defendants attended the first session. six were absent amid speculation of prior guilty pleas.

Parkersburg W. Va U.S. District Court FBI West Virginia Robert Maxwell Maxwell

Editorial Not Found In Fragment

Obscure damaged OCR fragment shows unclear editorial and obituary sections with scattered text lacking readable names or events.

Hughes Will Try To Block Nominations Over Viet Information

Sen Harold Hughes protests lack of Viet Nam war information and seeks to block until Inauguration Day the confirmation of Nixon nominees for top intelligence and defense posts. He calls for public hearings on Elliott Richardson and William Clements holdings.

Washington Harold E. Hughes Senate Nixon Hughes Senate Armed Services Committee Elliot L. Richardson William P. Clements Jr Richardson Health, Education and Welfare Melvin R. Laird Defense Clements Dallas Secretary of Defense John C. Stennis Financial Holdings Senate Commerce Committee Claude S. Brinegar Transportation Egil Krogh Frederick Dent Commerce Mike Mansfield James R. Schlesinger Atomic Energy Commission Central Intelligence Agency Southeast Asia

Reid bids creation of office to oversee budget and spending

Rep. Ogden Reid proposed a new office of budget and expenditure oversight within a reconstituted General Accounting Office. The arm of Congress would have powers to withhold funds, compel spending, pass on administration proposals, oversee programs, and demand information to fulfill constitutional duties. Reid accused President Nixon of overstepping constitutional authority and resisting congressional mandates.

Washington Congress Ogden KR. Reid New York Democrat Office of Budget and Expenditure Oversight General Accounting Office Executive Reid Nixon

Soviet unmanned craft Luna 21 lands on Moon with Lunokhod 2 rover

Tass reports Luna 21 soft lands on the eastern Sea of Serenity within Lemognier Crater at 1 35 a m EST. Lunokhod 2, a 1848 pound rover, rolls out and sends TV pictures of the surface back to Earth. The craft will recharge and resume work after initial checks, continuing the Lunokhod program following Lunokhod 1.

Moscow Tass Sea of Serenity Lemognier Lunokhod 2

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