06 Jul 1971
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1971
Page
1
Across Ohio 22 died in traffic between Friday 6 p m and Monday midnight, below the forecast 38 and under the prior year's 23. Nationally 612 lives were lost, a record for a three day Independence period.
President Nixon called steel industry and union negotiators to the White House to press a contract settlement as inflation and unemployment loom. The United Steelworkers seek a 31 percent raise over three years for 540,000 workers, while talks with Basic Steel Industry Conference set to open Wednesday.
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President Nixon flies from the White House to Kansas City to address news executives from 13 states about revenue sharing welfare reform and government reorganization. He also plans to discuss health, drug addiction, and pollution before a two week stay at the Western White House in San Clemente.
White House adviser Henry Kissinger touched down in New Delhi as small demonstrations pressed him over U.S. military shipments to Pakistan during East Pakistan’s suppression. Police kept crowds away while Kissinger met Indian leaders En route to Pakistan.
Louis Armstrong the famed trumpet icon died at 71 after a long hospital stay following a late February engagement. The New Orleans native rose from poverty to international fame through recordings, films, and television appearances.
Vice President Spiro Agnew said the United States would probably provide India with added economic assistance to help manage six million East Pakistan refugee burdens. He noted no firm promises, but indicated State Department consideration would continue as he travels on a 10 nation goodwill tour. Demonstrations greeted U S military shipments to Pakistan outside Bombay Airport and in New Delhi during Kissinger's visit. Agnew cited improved Arab world attitudes as boosting a potential major U S role in Middle East settlement efforts.
A letter-writing chain involving Charles Chaney of the State Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction leads Athens Mental Health Center to seek an official attorney general opinion. Clinical director Dr David Caul will request the commissioner to ask the attorney general to render an opinion on blocked patient releases.
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