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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1972
Page
1
More than 5,000 people attended a mass and large procession in Saigon to honor President Ngo Dinh Diem and his adviser-brother Ngo Dinh Nhu. The crowd then visited the Mac Dinh Chi Cemetery where the two are buried, in a ceremony tied to a coup nine years past.
Washington reports say Kissinger sees peace possible in weeks or less but disagreements remain. Agnew urges cautious optimism as Thieu rejects surrender terms and North Vietnamese withdrawal remains unsettled amid approaching elections. Rogers seeks multinational participation in a four nation group.
Surveys show 15 to 39 percent of voters undecided on the Ohio income tax repeal amendment with confusion over ballot wording. Polls indicate majority oppose repeal, but undecided voters, numbering up to 39 percent, could swing the outcome in next Tuesday’s vote.
Nixon schedules a White House address and nationwide TV speeches with trips to Oklahoma, North Carolina, Rhode Island, New Mexico, California, and Illinois as McGovern visits Chicago Ohio and Michigan. The race features debates, fundraising disclosures, and reactions from Shriver and Graham amid rising campaign tensions.
Four Hell’s Angels were taken into custody in Ukiah California amid the discovery of three bodies on a ranch linked to the gang. The ranch owners George Wethern and Helen Wethern offered immunity talks that were rejected as insufficient by public defender Joseph Allen.
North Vietnamese troops and tanks overran the Duc Co border camp in the Central Highlands amid continued fighting to gain territory before a cease-fire. South Vietnamese reports say nearly 150 enemy attacks in the last 24 hours, the highest daily total yet, with U.S. air forces striking the attackers around the clock and at least three T54 tanks knocked out.
U S District Judge Ba tisti set a 2 p m hearing on a suit filed by George McGovern supporters asking the court to extend polls beyond the 6 30 a m to 6 30 p m hours next Tuesday to ease potential problems due to a long ballot and more young voters.
Ezra Pound, renowned poet and influential figure, died in a Venice hospital after a grave heart failure at age 87. His funeral is planned for San Giorgio Maggiore with burial at San Michele Island cemetery.
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau planned to announce after a cabinet meeting whether to seek to stay in office or hand power to Conservative leader Robert Stanfield. The 1969 election left Liberals at 108 seats, Conservatives 109, NDP 30, with Social Credit and independents also elected.
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