Nixon unveils second largest postwar deficit
The Nixon administration releases final figures showing the 1971 budget gap between 20 and 25 billion dollars, the nation’s second largest since World War II. Democrats unlikely to attack, reflecting a shift in Nixon’s economic stance since taking office. He had pledged a balanced 1971 budget despite high inflation.
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Washington
Nixon
Treasury Department
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Final decision ends union talks as 175 Athens jobs threatened
The Messenger notes union leaders favor reopening talks after editorials, but Thornton sees no path to resuming discussions that halted July 6 after four meetings. About 175 jobs may be cut with sheet fed presses and related gear leaving the Athens plant of Litton ABS. Dee Dearth will join ABS VP Joseph Ellis and ABS President James Weidenman in decisions, as Litton Industries’ unit restructures McBee Products within Litton ABS.
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Athens
McBee Products
Litton
Beverly Hills
Thornton
Apollo 15 mission hurdles minor faults en route to moon
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott, James Irwin, and Alfred Worden continue toward the moon after a string of minor electrical and communications glitches. Flight director Glynn Lunney said problems are routine given hardware complexity, with no threat to moon landing planned for Friday.
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Mission Control Center
Lunney
Mission Control
Moon
Phosphate Detergent Ban Won’t Help, Expert Says
William Krumrei of Procter and Gamble told the Senate Environmental Affairs Committee that banning phosphate detergents will not solve Ohio water pollution. He argued algae growth is driven by inadequately treated human waste, not detergents, noting oxygen depletion harms aquatic life.
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Columbus
Ohio
William Krumrei
Senate Environmental Affairs Committee
Krumrei
Procter and Gamble Co
Krumrer
Phosphates in Detergents Face Calls for Immediate Ban
A speaker argues the public now views phosphate detergents as pollutants and urges the committee to heed conservationists and push for an immediate ban. He notes there are no practical substitutes currently available, and admits the fight over guilt is over.
Litton Chief rules out keeping Athens McBee sheet fed ops
Litton Industries will move sheet fed equipment from the Athens McBee Plant and may eliminate all McBee operations in Athens. In a letter to The Messenger publisher G Kenner Bush, Litton chairman Charles B Thornton said the decision is final and promised to work with the community, employees, and unions to keep the plant competitive.
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Litton Industries
Athens
McBee
Messenger
G. Kenner Bush
Sunday Messenger
Litton Board
Charles B. Thornton
Thornton
Ohio House to Vote On Interim Budget Swift Approval Expected
The Ohio House faces a floor vote on a $222.2 million interim budget passed by the Senate to meet state payrolls and fund August programs. The measure, part of month-by-month funding starting July 1, aims to bridge to a full biennial budget and tax legislation for 1971-73.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Ohio House
House
Inconsistency Charged Over Laos Aid by Nixon Admin
Senator Clifford Case criticized the Nixon administration for inconsistencies in reporting U S funded support to irregular forces in Laos. He demanded full disclosures on cost personnel and end date, linking it to Defense Secretary Laird testimony denying any funding of the mercenary program.
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Washington
Clifford P. Case
Nixon Administration
Congress
Laos
New Jersey
Case
State Department
Thailand
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Governor’s personal use of state plane defended
James Friedman, chief aide to Gov. John Gilligan, says the governor’s use of the state plane for pleasure flights is not secret and that records are available to the public. He says no one is hiding anything and the plane is a governor’s privilege.
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Columbus
Ohio
Gilligan
James Friedman
John Gilligan
Friedman
Officers relieved for failing to follow civil rights rules
Deputy Defense Secretary Frank Bender said several high ranking officers, identifiable by their insignia, have been relieved or disciplined for noncompliance with new civil rights regulations effective December 14, 1970. The department estimates the number at about 10 to 12. The rules address race relations across the military services.
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Detroit
Defense Department
Frank Bender
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Scott
Irwin
Falcon
Goldstone
Calif
Endeavour
Cambodia
Krek
By Tom Price
Messenger City Editor
Ernest Medina
Ft. McPherson
My Lai
South Vietnam
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