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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1973

Page

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Youth Rights Bill In Danger

Ohio House Judiciary Committee amended a Senate measure to extend adult rights to 18 21 year olds with amendments on liquor and policing. A drinking clause may aim to kill the bill, while a separate studded tire ban passed 78 8, with a year round prohibition defeated 49 37.

Columbus Ohio House Judiciary Committee House Senate Stanley Aronoff Cincinnati John Bechtold Jerome Stano Parma

Ervin Declares Secret Papers Show Gestapo Mentality

Sen. Sam Ervin says he read White House documents alleging a Gestapo mentality at the Nixon White House. He cites a blueprint for domestic espionage and plans to spy on Americans who disagreed with the administration. The remarks came as Watergate probes widen with CIA and FBI testimonies and a push by Archibald Cox to halt hearings.

Washington Sam J. Ervin Jr Senate Watergate Committee White House Senate Washington Post Archibald Cox the Post Cox Committee Samuel Dash Dash Ervin Winston-Salem N.C John W. Dean III North Carolina Nixon FBI J. Edgar Hoover Watergate Committee Central Intelligence Agency America CIA

Nixon Pompidou Still Far Apart at Iceland Summit

Nixon and Pompidou met for a final Iceland summit session with no dramatic outcomes yet. Spokesmen cited steps toward broader Atlantic negotiations including monetary trade and defense, aiming for a possible autumn supersummit and a future Western European leader meeting.

Nixon Pompidou Reykjavik Iceland Georges Pompidou North Atlantic Treaty Organization Common Market Kissinger United States France

Skylab Crew To Have First Showers In Space Station

Skylab astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph P Kerwin and Paul J Weitz plan a leisure day on the 28 day mission with experiments suspended and routine messages only. They will shower using a handheld device in weightless conditions while ground crews troubleshoot a power shortage and pursue a space walk to free a stuck solar panel.

Space Center, Houston Skylab Space Station Charles Conrad Jr Joseph P. Kerwin Paul J. Weitz Conrad Egypt Pyramids

Senate Bars Bombing Funds in Southeast Asia Fight

A Senate vote 63 to 19 backed an anti bombing amendment to halt all U.S. combat funding for Cambodia and Laos as a conference on a 3.6 billion appropriation sought a compromise with the House. B52 raids began in March to force North Vietnamese troop withdrawal per the ceasefire.

Washington Senate U.S Indochina House Cambodia Laos United States Nixon Thomas F. Eagleton D-Mo Congress Administration Vietnam Eagleton

Doubtful prospects for new Vietnam ceasefire

American diplomatic and intelligence experts doubt Henry Kissinger’s optimism on a meaningful Indochina cease-fire as North Vietnamese tank reinforcements loom in South Vietnam. Sources cite over 300 tanks infiltrated into Hue region and Ho Chi Minh trail armor flows signaling possible offensive if talks fail. Kissinger to meet Le Duc Tho in Paris for a second round while doubts linger about Cambodia cease-fire and planted enemy documents.

Washington Henry A. Kissinger Indochina South Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Trail Cambodia Hanoi Kissinger Paris le Duc Tho United States Tho

New Irish President Pledges Peace Effort

The Irish Republic names English-born Protestant Erskine Childers as president, aiming to ease sectarian strife in Northern Ireland. Terrorist violence reports and a Unionist Party hold amid high turnout mark the local elections ahead of a June 28 legislative vote. Childers vows to push Catholics and Protestants toward dialogue despite skepticism about impact.

Erskine Childers Dublin Nessa Rita Irish Republic Northern Ireland Childers Belfast Unionist Party Ulster Irish Republican Army Banon de Valera Fianna Fail

Philadelphia prison warden and deputy killed prompts death penalty talk

Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo calls for restoring the death penalty after Holmesburg Prison warden Patrick Curran and deputy Robert Fromhold were fatally stabbed and knifed. Two inmates already charged with killing policemen face murder counts in the slayings. Curran, 47, was stabbed in the back and Fromhold, 51, was knifed repeatedly as a medical examiner states the details.

Philadelphia Holmesburg Prison Frank Rizzo Patrick Curran Robert Fromhold

More Jobs For Ohioans Grant Localized Across Six Cities

Gov. John Gilligan announced more than 2 million dollars in federal funds will fund 361 jobs in six cities and 25 counties including Athens County under the Emergency Employment Act. The effort targets Ohio areas facing unemployment.

Columbus, Ohio John Gilligan Athens County

Weather forecast for tonight and Saturday

Skies will be fair tonight with low temperatures in the mid 50s. Saturday will be partly cloudy with a chance of showers or thundershowers, with highs in the upper 70s and low 80s. Details on Page 2.

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