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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1970
Page
1
President Nixon outlines goals to work with Congress and the nation on curbing nature’s harms crime Vietnam policy and national unity in a 36 minute State of the Union address. He sketchs broad aims with little detail and quotes GOP praise while signaling a Democratic response forthcoming around February 8.
Hugh Scott said a Nixon plan to combat water pollution will lead the legislative agenda this year. Nixon proposed a five year 10 billion dollar program to fund municipal waste treatment plants nationwide. Muskie cautioned costs could rise to 25 billion in federal funds over five years. Democratic enviro spokesman urged concrete action beyond alarm.
President Nixon promised a balanced budget by February to curb inflation and urged Congress to accept spending controls if needed. Senate Leader Mansfield doubted balancing alone would solve the problem and noted potential wage and price measures. Nixon proposed doubling aid to local law enforcement while not specifying the total increase.
Nixon states the United States seeks better relations with the Soviet Union and mainland China. He says the nation is moving from confrontation to negotiation with precision and purpose, predicting a generation of uninterrupted peace unseen since World War I.
Snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches spread across Ohio amid hazardous travel warnings as temperatures rise. Central and southern regions expected 2 to 4 inches by evening. northern areas 1 to 3 inches. Daytime highs reached the teens to 20s in several cities.
In Port Harcourt doctors condemn federal relief as crews lack trucks to deliver food to starving refugees. Gowon defends aid progress, announces 28 million dollars more, and probes missions and mercenaries. Observers report disarray as front-line brigades are reorganized into six garrison units.
Dr. William Spellacy of the University of Miami said evidence suggests birth control pills can worsen existing liver and vein disorders, while claims of new liver damage or diabetes remain theoretical. He testified at the final session of the Senate monopoly subcommittee hearings on pill safety.
Israeli planes bombed Egyptian military camps near Cairo and at Huckstep as ground forces gathered booty on a small island captured Thursday. It marked the fifth Nile Valley penetration in under three weeks and the second strike on Helwan and Huckstep in six days.
Ohio non agricultural employment rose to a record 3.96 million in December as unemployment fell to 3.1 percent. The 0.5 percent wage and salary increase followed a 4 percent drop from November.
Two Ohio residents died and 20 others were injured in a chain reaction crash on Interstate 75 near Monroe Michigan involving a car a bus and three trucks. Victims Franklin Broege 38 Elyria Ohio and Darryl Owen Barnes 25 Port Clinton Ohio were identified by the Monroe County Sheriff's Department.
Most Republican senators avoid committing on Judge G Harrold Carswell after Nixon named him to the Supreme Court seat. GOP leaders cited undecided stances, as hearings approach, while past comments on white supremacy surface and are likely to be questioned by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Allied headquarters detailed fighting from the Mekong Delta to the Cambodian border north of Saigon. Two American helicopters were shot down with 13 American personnel wounded or killed among the 6,339 U.S. aircraft losses in Vietnam.
Ohio House proposes penalties for campaign officers who fail to file expense statements. If adopted, jail terms and fines could apply beyond current practice where candidates often file only general expense lists. The measure, by Rep. George E. Mastics, emerges among five bills in a brief session.
A Cleveland grand jury will probe the shooting deaths of Joseph Yablonski his wife and daughter in Washington County Pennsylvania. Three Cleveland men face first degree murder charges linked to the Yablonski slayings as federal officials broaden investigations into United Mine Workers affairs.
An advertisement urges readers to hunt valuables in homes attic or garage and sell unused items by offering a low cost Messenger Action Act to connect sellers with buyers and bank the proceeds.
Harriet Darby converts rags to money on a loom at a Tri-County Community Action senior center in Murray City. She teaches weaving to locals as part of center activities, with staff writer Ann Mulligan reporting.
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