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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1970
Page
1
In New York negotiators reached a tentative accord on wages and basic issues ending a 12 union strike against General Electric that shut production in 135 cities. 133000 workers were involved. final language was being drafted after late Wednesday talks.
Cincinnati City Council moves to direct negotiations with AFSCME union leaders for the 25 day strike. Mayor Ruehlmann and City Manager Kra bach will participate as talks begin after a mass march to City Hall.
The House refused to override Nixon's veto of a 19.7 billion education money bill. The vote signals a GOP boost for Nixon as negotiations for new funding levels and the impact aid program proceed, with a continuing resolution ending soon and a budget due in July.
Charles DiBona, a Rhodes scholar and Naval Academy graduate, is offered the post of Selective Service Director after Hershey’s retirement. The White House confirmed the offer as DiBona discusses with lawmakers, with a Feb. 16 deadline for a decision and consideration by the Senate Armed Services Committee. DiBona leads the Center for Naval Analysis in Rossyth Virginia and advised on Nixon’s all volunteer armed forces plan.
Judge G Harrold Carswell and a leading supporting witness wrapped up stark Senate Judiciary Committee appearances. With about a dozen witnesses left, opponents seek delay to build case while Republicans push for rapid broad confirmation by a large vote.
A Senate subcommittee will open hearings in Washington on February 9 to probe the January 9 Marietta Ohio Harmer House Center fire that killed 31, the second highest nursing home blaze death toll in a decade. Investigators cite heavy smoke from carpeting and note fire resistant construction may have trapped smoke. The inquiry may review federal Medicaid and Medicare sprinkler exemptions and relation to furnishing materials.
James Phillips, 22, labeled the mysterious fourth man, testified before a federal grand jury investigating the December 31 killings of Joseph Yablonski and his wife and daughter. He knew three Cleveland men charged with murder and was later arrested on housebreaking charges with Claude Vealey.
North Vietnam MIG jets reportedly shot down a HH53 rescue helicopter as it searched for an F105 crewman along the Vietnam Laos border. Eight Americans aboard the two aircraft are missing. SAMs were fired at the F105s but appeared to miss. A US Command spokesman had no report at this time.
Ohio's delegation mostly followed party lines as the House sustained Nixon's veto of the 19.7 billion health and education bill by 226 to 191. Democrats Ashley Feighan Hays Stokes and Vanik voted for the override, while Republicans Ashbrook Ayres Betts Bow Clancy Devine Latta Lukens McCulloch Minshall Mosher Stanton Taft Wylie opposed.
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