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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1971

Page

3

Ohio Power Buys 5000 Acres Amid Meigs County Developments

Franklin Real Estate, under Ohio Power Co. oversight, has purchased or optioned more than 5000 acres in Meigs and Gallia counties with investments surpassing $650,000. Large parcels span Salem Two, Columbia Two, and Rutland Two, including 1158 acres in Columbia Two and over 1600 acres in Rutland Two. Markets foresee a generating station near Cheshire and a regional energy boom with coal, water, and housing growth in Pomeroy, Middleport, and Racine-Letart areas.

Ateigs Pomeroy Meigs County Ohio Power Co Franklin Real Estate Co Ohio Power Neigh Boring Gallia County Cheshire Salem Columbia Rutland Franklin Real Estate Letart Falls Sutton Two Union Carbide Corp Meigs Middleport Jenna Associates Martin Leading Creek Appalachia

Berlin blockade persists as West Berlin ties stressed

Berlin reports say a German land blockade enters its fourth day with Chancellor Brandt denouncing harassment and insisting on West Berlin's ties to West Germany. Heinemann extends West Berlin stay amid traffic delays and East German pressure aimed at severing Bonn Berlin links.

Berlin Willy Brandt West Berlin West Germany Gustav Heinemann Heinemann Social Democratic Party East Germany Brandt Bonn Moscow Free Democratic Party

Balmy Weather at Nixon Bay Cottage

President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon spent Saturday at a secluded azure cove cottage in good weather. White House aides said the President read outdoors and worked on messages to Congress. He brought books and drafts for several congressional messages.

Nixon Cruz Bay V.S Nixon White House Congress

Apollo 14 Craft Crew Ready For Moon Mission

Apollo 14 countdown continued toward the Sunday liftoff as a potential insulation panel snag delayed the Saturn 5 tower rollback briefly. Crew members Alan Shepard Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa planned family visits and faced a mission with high stakes and extensive public attention at Cape Kennedy Florida.

Alan B. Shepard, Jr Stuart A. Hoosa Edgar D. Mit Wirephy Bell Cape Kennedy Fla U.S Space Agency Alan B. Shepard Jr Shepard Edgar D. Mitchell Stuart A. Roosa Saturn Gulf of Mexico Cape Mitchell Antares Fran Mauro Roosa Kitty Hawk Lunar Earth Moon

U S Bombs Laos and Vietnam as Clash Intensifies

About 400 U S bombers struck southern Laos and northwest South Vietnam on Saturday in continuous raids amid reports of a North Vietnamese buildup along the Ho Chi Minh trail. Officials cited drying-season troop movements and the potential for a ground push to sever the trail as U S air power and carrier strikes expand in the region.

Saigon Laos South Vietnam Wiliam P. Rogers Washington North Vietnam Cambodia Trai U.S Vietnam Rogers Khe Sanh Thailand United States

Nixon A dministration Seeks Tight Control on Shared Revenues

The Nixon administration plans to tighten special revenue sharing to retain federal oversight of state and local spending. Proposals would keep strings on funds while avoiding the rigidity of grant in aid programs, guiding money toward broad goals like urban and rural development, education, training, law enforcement, and transportation.

Nixon Washington Ury Department

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