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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1974

Page

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Prison Officials May Seek Court Limit on Picketing

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction officials weigh a court order to curb pickets at three strikebound state prisons as guards press for immediate pay action. The walkouts spread from Lebanon and Lucasville to Chillicothe, with unions and nonunion staff involved and disciplinary threats looming.

Associated Press Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Ohio Robert Baker Wildcat Chillicothe Correctional Institute Lucasville Penitentiary Lebanon Correctional Institution State Corrections Department Joe Ashley Chillicothe Frank Gray Gray Lucasville Lebanon Prison Owen King Afscme James Magas The Teamsters Karl Stewart OCSEA

Nixon Campaign Funds Used For Gifts, Report Says

Senate Watergate committee details indicate campaign contributions from 1968 were used to buy costly gifts for Pat Nixon and to finance luxury items for the Florida home of C G Bebe Rebozo. The panel cites a complex web of trust accounts and $50,000 plus in purchases, with some funds traced to the 1968 campaign.

Washington Senate Watergate Committee Nixon Florida Rebozo Internal Revenue Service New York Harry Winston Rose Mary Woods Rebozo- Wakefield Trust Miami Key Biscayne Wakefield

Police Chief Named Pastor in Roxana Community

James Loyd, 39, police chief of Roxana, is a self taught ordained priest in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He preaches on Sundays using police experiences as sermon material and also serves as congregation treasurer. His dual roles have not caused major conflicts but crowding of duties and double parking occur.

Roxana Ill James Loyd Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Mormon Independence Salt Lake City Utah Force Loyd

Pollution alerts lifted in central and eastern Ohio

Pollution alerts for Franklin Belmont Monroe Harrison and Jefferson counties were cancelled after weather conditions improved. Gov Gilligan let a bill requiring state assisted medical schools to establish departments of family practice become law without his signature. President Nixon signed legislation to extend education benefits for veterans by two years preventing 4 million from losing benefits for those who served between 1955 and 1966.

Columbus, Ohio Ohio State Franklin Belmont Monroe Harrison Jefferson Columbus John Gilligan Gilligan Washington Nison

Drug Offenders End Hunger Strike as Torture Probes Are Promised

About half of 68 American and Canadian inmates at Lecumberri Prison agreed to end their hunger strike after officials pledged to investigate torture and false confessions. In Santa Marta prison, 42 foreign women, mostly young Americans, continued fasting and urged U S Embassy inquiry into torture claims.

Mexico City Lecumberri Santa Marta U.S

Classifieds and Weather Briefs

Weather section notes clear and cooler tonight with lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Friday will be fair with highs in the mid 80s. Page 4 also mentions classified items in the daily Neasie and brief notices.

Brezhnev Offers Lebanon Aid to Defend Against Israel

Beirut reports say Soviet leader Brezhnev sent a message to President Franjieh offering to strengthen Lebanon and Arab defenses against Israeli aggression. Official Lebanese sources declined to reveal details while An Anhar cited broad Soviet support and assistance. Israel has carried raids in response to Lebanon based guerrilla attacks.

Associated Press Leonid I. Brezhnev Lebanon Beirut Brezhnev Suleiman Franjieh Servar Azimov An Anhar United Nations Security Council Sidon Tyre Sarafand Israel

Nixon Denies Role In Break-In In Plumbers Trial

President Nixon and Secretary Kissinger testified and responded to questions as Ehrlichman lawyers pressed for final jury arguments. Gesell planned delayed final instructions as the six women and six men jury neared deliberations in the 1971 Fielding office break-in case.

Nixon Washington Henry A. Kissinger John D. Ehrlichman Gerhard A. Gesell Ehrlichman Gesell White House Kissinger Young Ellsberg Pentagon CIA FBI Krogh

Dean questioned on Hunt payment in Watergate probe

John W. Dean III faces Senate questioning over a $75,000 payment linked to Watergate figure E. Howard Hunt Jr. St. Clair seeks Dean’s testimony on how he passed funds to Hunt through Frederick C. LaRue. Dean previously aided the Judiciary Committee and pleaded guilty to obstruction and defrauding the United States.

Washington John W. Dean III Dean Senate E. Howard Hunt Jr White House Judiciary Committee Justice Department Edward Hutchinson R-Mich Ranking Committee Charles E. Wiggins Calif GOP United States Watergate St. Clair Hunt Frederick C. LaRue Nixon LaRue

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