21 Jun 1971
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1971
Page
1
About 50,000 welfare recipients must work for the city to keep benefits after July 1 as stricter state welfare laws require employable recipients to seek work. If private jobs are unavailable, city agencies will hire them on public works projects in exchange for their relief checks.
Washington report says food stamp thefts, totaling over $1 million in six years, are tapering off due to tighter local handling. Director James E. Springfield notes burglars often find stamps removed and moved to vaults, reducing successful thefts.
President and Mrs. Nixon marked their 31st wedding anniversary during a quiet family holiday at their Biscayne Bay compound. The couple resumed postouting after a busy month covering official duties and their daughter Tricia's wedding to Edward Cox.
A brief index of sections including Classifieds Editorial and Entertainment notes with obituaries and sports items listed under the page header. The fragment suggests a newspaper layout pointing to sections 8 9 10 and a roster of column groupings.
Viet Hero Peter Lemon recalls winning the Medal of Honor near Pay Ninh on April 1, 1970 after fighting wave upon wave of Viet Cong. He says he was stoned on marijuana the night before and that his actions included rescuing a wounded comrade before collapsing from exhaustion. He dedicates the award to fallen teammates and questions the war.
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson rejects the Pentagon study’s portrayal of his Vietnam role as biased and distorted. Time and Newsweek report his view, linking the leak to Daniel Ellsberg and possible Kennedy motives, and noting Johnson’s critique of policy timing and censorship.
New York Times and Washington Post return to court in a bid to publish more from a secret Pentagon Vietnam war study. Courts kept temporary bans, citing no proven irreparable harm to national security. News notes judge Gurfein defends public right to know.
Senate Democrats push for a nonbinding or conditional withdrawal date from Vietnam. Senator Mansfield notes resolutions would mainly be psychological, with potential nine month withdrawal after POW release or a July 4 1972 date. House veto unlikely and Nixon would veto any forced deadline.
Ohio lawmakers to study a bill creating a permanent House committee to investigate organized crime. Rep. Alan Norris estimates Ohio crime at 300 to 600 million dollars annually and expects a small team of investigators under one or two attorneys to yield actionable leads for local prosecutors.
In the year after civil engineer Robert Choate's Senate testimony accusing cereals of being empty calories, Kellogg Post and General Mills report customers reverting to bran fortified brands. A&P stores show a general pattern with two regional chains Jewel Food Stores and Giant Food noting fortified cereals gaining 12 to 20 percent. Choate continues his crusade focusing on advertising while government studies on industry competition and fortification progress.
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