23 Jul 1971
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1971
Page
1
Six people died in aNew Orleans Howard Johnsons Downtown motel blaze officials said. The fire confined to the 12th floor prompted 450 plus evacuees and left two others critically injured. A security guard aiding guests died and a survivor described escaping via a balcony and interior fire escape.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 0.6 percent June rise in the Consumer Price Index the largest in 15 months led by grocery prices up 0.9 percent. Transportation housing and medical costs also climbed while earnings averaged 127.57 dollars per week for about 45 million workers, preserving 0.7 percent purchasing power after taxes and inflation.
Nixon re election drive unfolds with plans to mobilize the vote in key Republican primaries. Harry Fleming and state leaders discuss strategy as Citizens for the Re election of the President evolves into the formal campaign. Mitchell Haldeman and other aides bolster the setup ahead of the March 7 New Hampshire primary start.
Thieves entered through the rear of the Hocking Valley Bank on Court Street Athens and stole about $2000. Police dusted for fingerprints as the bank prepared to reopen after the morning closure.
Cape Kennedy Florida AP countdown for Apollo 15 progresses toward Mondays launch at 9 34 a m EDT. Crew Scott Irwin Worden briefed in simulators on lunar linkup descent and return as ground crews prepare Saturn 5 with 800000 gallons of propellants and a fiberglass shield for liftoff.
Judge John W. Bolin resigns as Common Pleas Court Judge of Athens County effective August 31. At 69, he cited age and a long career 44 years in law and on the bench. He was elected in 1961 and is a Republican with prior roles as prosecutor, solicitor, and community leader. Governor Giligan will name his replacement.
In Akron Ohio Senator Fred Harris a Oklahoma Democrat and presidential hopeful says voters are fed up with politics and that solving national issues requires a shift in American values. He spoke at a fundraiser for Rep John Seiberling in Akron. In New Orleans the Elks voted down a move to admit black members for the third year running with leader E Gene Fournace defending the First Amendment right to private assembly.
A state appeals court ruled that all abortions in California are legal if performed by a licensed physician in a licensed hospital. The 2-1 decision struck down the 1967 therapeutic abortion law requiring committee approval and hospital accreditation by professional bodies, leaving licensure as the sole condition.
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