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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1971

Page

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Egypt Begins Session Dealing With War Footing

Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad leads a three day European diplomatic session after talks with Tito and Moro as Egypt seeks Western pressure on Israel. Sadat warned the next days would be decisive in the battle for destiny amid a no peace no war stance.

Anwar Sadat Mahmoud Riad Paris Israel Riad Italy Tito Yugoslavia Emilio Colombo Aldo Moro Maurice Schumann Europe America U.N Mohammed Hassan el-Zayyat Ashraf Gharbal Egypt Washington Rome Middle East Sadat Khartoum

Dacca Called Normal Amid Rebel Struggles

East Pakistani rebels held out at various points while West Pakistani troops controlled Dacca, Chittagong, Rangpur, and Khulna. Government Radio Pakistan said normalcy returned with banks reopening and curfew lifted. estimates said 5,000 to 7,000 people killed in Friday and Saturday fighting. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman reported in army custody.

Dacca East Pakistan Associated Press Michel Laurent New Delhi Chittagong Rangpur Khulna Radio Pakistan Pakistan Arnold Zeitlin Ceylon Zeitlin Sheik Mujibur Rahman West Pakistan Joe Schlesinger Canadian Broadcasting Corp

SST money runs out Tuesday in US SST program end

Washington AP reports Magruder says funding ends Tuesday as Congress rejects 134 million in SST subsidies. Federal role ends though program may linger two years while private financing and foreign interest emerge. GE and Boeing contracts for 1800 mph prototypes face layoffs. workers lose jobs.

Washington U.S William M. Magruder Department of Transportation Congress Senate House Magruder

30 GIs Die as Base Is Overrun Near Da Nang

North Vietnamese sappers overran a U.S. artillery base south of Da Nang in the pre-dawn hours, killing 33 Americans and wounding 76 in about an hour. The attack, the war’s deadliest on a U.S. installation to date, left much of the base in enemy hands while U.S. and allied forces pressed counteraction in the Da Nang area.

Saigon U.S da Nang U.S. Command Marble Mountain Chu Lai

Jurors Prodded as Calley Verdict Delays Mount

At Fort Benning Georgia on day 13 of Lt William Calleys My Lai trial Judge Reid Kennedy asks both sides to cite past cases of judicial intervention in jury deliberations He warns against further instruction and notes only two prior instances in sentencing phases not verdict deliberations

FT. Benning, Ga William Calley My Lai Calley Reid Kennedy Aubrey Daniel George Latimer Col. Kennedy Daniel Latimer

Texaco Oklahoma tanker breaks in two in heavy seas

About 120 miles northeast of Cape Hatteras the tanker Texaco Oklahoma broke in two amid heavy seas. At least 20 crewmen are missing, eleven were rescued from a life raft, most from Port Arthur Texas, and the ship carried 220000 barrels of oil.

Portsmouth Texaco Oklahoma Cape Hatteras N. C Port Arthur Tex

Obituary Notice for Centenarian Featured in Classifieds

A centenarian obituary appears in the classified section along with listings for editorial and entertainment items. The readable portion notes a long life celebrated with standard notices and community acknowledgments.

Barron aide paid Combs for help in dropping damag es suit

Charleston report centers on a $10,000 check from Barron law partner John E. Davis Jr to former Kentucky Gov. Bert T. Combs claiming payment for help in reducing a $896,000 to $11,000 damage suit for Cataphore Corp. The secretary says the payment was a token of appreciation and unsolicited. Combs denies any service beyond making a highway department appointment.

Charleston, W.va W.W. Barron Kentucky Bert T. Combs Combs Charleston Charleston Sunday Gazette Mail Janice Sue Moffatt John E. Davis Jr Barron Davis Barron and Davis Cataphore Corp Jackson, Miss Kentucky Department of Highways Gazette Mail Highway Department Bert Combs

Barron and wife face bribery charges in Charleston

Ex governor W. W. Barron and his wife Opal return to Charleston to answer an indictment charging bribery in a federal court.

Charleston W. Va W. W. Barron Opal West Virginia Barrons Pompano Beach Fla Ralph Buckalew Barron

Canandaigua Inn fire claims two lives and raises questions

A early Canandaigua Inn blaze left at least two dead seven missing and about a dozen injured. Stanley Rypka died later of a heart attack after fleeing the fire and a body remained unidentified in the ruins. Ryoka a former VA hospital patient collapsed at the scene and died at the hospital.

Canandaigua N.Y Stanley Rypka Ryoka Veterans Administration

Crimes Rise in Ohio Cities in 1970 FBI Report

FBI results show major crime up 11 percent nationwide in 1970 with six of seven Ohio cities higher. Cleveland fell about 11 percent due largely to fewer auto thefts, while Cincinnati and Dayton saw roughly one third increases and Columbus up 15 percent and Youngstown up 28 percent.

Washington Ohio FBI Cleveland Cincinnati Columbus Dayton Youngstown

Land rush: 1744-acre parcel sold to first caller

James Lomas of Albany touts quick work by Action Acts after receiving a Messenger. Within a half hour, his 1744 acre tract vanished following the first inquiry. Sale advertised for land or power lawnmowers use.

James Lomas Albany

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