22 Jun 1973
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1973
Page
1
The five member majority led by Nixon appointees shifts the obscenity test to focus on whether material is a serious work and sets local community standards. Justices say juries need no expert help while dissent warns the ruling could allow broader bans on publications.
Sen Lowell Weicker calls Nixon aides to account and supports hearing John Dean III. Dean will lead off as hearings resume amid claims the executive branch seeks to thwart the probe. Weicker cites Agnew attacks as evidence of executive pressure and notes the panel may halt secret witness talks.
Washington sources say President Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev reached a broad declaration to avoid nuclear war and plan a signing in the East Room. The pact follows a banquet at the Soviet Embassy and precedes a 1974 Moscow summit. Brezhnev then met about 40 business leaders at Blair House to discuss U.S. Soviet trade.
Skylab astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz landed in the Pacific aboard the Apollo craft after 28 days and 50 minutes in orbit circling Earth 395 times. Recovery aboard the USS Ticonderoga proceeded with minimal activity for postflight checks.
The Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote, rules an investigation into Ohio National Guard training at Kent State University in May 1970 is moot due to changed conditions. Chief Justice Burger says none of the students are enrolled and guardsmen no longer hold authority. training and force rules have since changed. Justice Douglas Brennan Stewart and Marshall join the moot ruling with dissenters arguing continued review was warranted.
The International Court of Justice urged France to refrain from nuclear tests in the South Pacific while it reviews legality. Australia, France, and potential actions to extend the dispute are to be avoided. Australia and New Zealand had sought an injunction last month.
The Miss Ohio Beauty Pageant begins in Sandusky with 21 contestants in preliminary rounds. Cathy Cordes of Cincinnati, Miss Ohio Valley, wins the talent contest with a vocal and tap routine. Karen Zateslo of Akron, representing Miami University, wins the swimsuit event.
Clear tonight with lows in the mid to upper 50s. Sunny Saturday with highs in the low to mid 80s. Continued fair weather Sunday and Monday. Details, Rage 2.
A Aeromexico DC9 crashed into a mountainside near Puerto Vallarta killing 27 aboard, including 11 Americans. Rescue teams found a flight recorder as investigators examine the last movements amid cloud cover and mountain wreckage.
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