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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1974

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Kissinger Shuttle On Move Pressing For Syria Israel Accord

A senior U S official said a disengagement agreement between Syria and Israel on the Golan Heights is shaping up as Kissinger arrives in Damascus after talks in Jerusalem The official noted Israeli settlements and heightened emotion complicate the plan while Kissinger stressed seeking peace not imposing any side The talks focus on disengagement lines buffer zone manning and firepower Meanwhile Israel escalates on the northern front with artillery near Damascus and strikes on bases in Lebanon Continued on Page 9

Damascus Syria Golan Heights Henry A. Kissinger Jerusalem Kissinger Golan Front Golan Marks Israel Palestine Mt. Hermon

Judiciary Members Grant Role To Nixon's Lawyer

The House Judiciary Committee approved rules allowing White House lawyer James St. Clair to question witnesses raise objections and propose witnesses during Nixon impeachment hearings. The move aims to balance fairness with committee control as testimony begins with secret grand jury evidence plus taped materials to be played to members.

Washington House Judiciary Committee Nixon White House James St. Clair Peter W. Rodine Jr D-N.j Committee of the Se St. Clair House

Unemployment Edges Down as Steel Pact Signed and Airline Talks

The April unemployment rate fell to 5.0 percent, the second straight monthly drop. Pittsburgh steel producers and the United Steelworkers began a three year contract under a no strike framework. United Airlines ground staff and machinists neared a tentative settlement before a threatened walkout. Rep Charles A. Mosher sought 100000 dollars to fund an Ohio agricultural weather service station in the 1975 Commerce budget.

Washinton Labor Department Pittsburgh, Pa United Steelworkers Union Union Beach Accord Washington United Air Lines Machinists Union United Washington U.S Charles A. Mosher Ohio Congressional Mosher Oberlin Commerce U.S. Department of Commerce

Quiet Weekend Weather Forecast For Saturday

Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with lows in the low to mid 40s. Sunny and cool Saturday with highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. Details, Page 2.

Oil Marketers sue Metzenbaum over alleged slander

Ohio Petroleum Marketers Association and Parmar Oil Co. of Marietta sue U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum in Franklin County Common Pleas Court seeking 1 million in compensatory damages and 10 million in punitive damages. The suit, a class action for all oil distributors, accuses him of false defamatory statements about the industry in radio and TV ads amid a heated primary race. It targets Standard Oil of Ohio as a frequent critic and notes calls for a federal probe of a Sohio price hike.

Columbus, Ohio Ohio Petroleum Marketers Association Parmar Oil Co Marietta U.S Howard M. Metzenbaum D-Ohio Metzenbaum Ohio Franklin County Common Pleas Court Parmar Standard Oil Co Federal Energy Office Sohio

Sohio cites crude rise behind six cent gas price hike

Sohio official says higher crude oil costs could not be passed to customers until May. Robert G Griffin, vice president for marketing, notes April prices were eight to nine cents lower than competitors, leaving Sohio products competitively priced despite the rise.

Cleveland, Ohio Standard Oil Co. (Ohio Robert G. Griffin

Nixon transcripts claim White House Plumbers burglarized Las Vegas office

Transcripts show the White House Plumbers planned to burglarize Hank Greenspun's Las Vegas office to obtain material on Senator Edmund Muskie. Hunt testified the plan never occurred, while Ehrlichman and Haldeman transcripts claim the burglary happened and involved breaking Greenspun's safe.

Washington Nixon White House Las Vegas Senate Watergate Committee Watergate E. Howard Hunt Plumbers Hank Greenspun Hunt John D. Ehrlichman Sen Edmund S. Muskie Maine Muskie Howard Hughes Greenspun Hughes H.R. Haldeman Ehrlichman

Literacy Shock Highlights National Reading Crisis

A federal study finds about 1 million U.S. youths ages 12 to 17 read at below a fourth grade level. Illiteracy is highest among low income black males, with stark gaps by race and parental education.

Washington U.S Ruth Love Holloway National Center For Health Statistics Department of Health, Education and Welfare HEW Holloway

Gas Tax Dip Threatens Area Road Projects

The Ohio Department of Transportation faces a potential 50 percent cut in highway construction next fiscal year due to declining gasoline tax revenue. Two Athens east end projects continue, but longer term goals, including Route 50 W to Stimson Avenue, may be delayed by years.

Fred Whissel Ohio Department of Transporation Transportation Department Athens Stimson Avenue Department City Nelsonville Pomeroy Gavin Cheshire Southern Ohio Coal Co Wilkesville Harry S. Myers DOT McKenna Ohio

Mother's Day Action Ad Offer in The Messenger

Promote a loving note for Mom with a Mother's Day ad in The Messenger. A 20 word tribute costs $1.00, using the order coupon in today’s classifieds.

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