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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1972
Page
1
U S B52 bombers hit targets across North and South Vietnam and Laos as fighting persists around An Loc Pleiku and Saigon. U S air forces report 2 500 tons dropped and 117 enemy attacks in 24 hours.
About 300 Indian demonstrators barricaded the Bureau of Indian Affairs building after seizing it at dusk Thursday. Negotiators said the group would leave today, though plans for the Trail of Broken Treaties caravan remain uncertain. The protest continued with a spiritual service planned at Arlington Cemetery and a demand for action on their 20-point petition.
U S officials draft plans for a civilian advisory group to stay in South Vietnam after troop withdrawal. Civilians would work for private firms under contract to Defense or State, modeled on Laos air operations. C130 transports and hundreds of armored vehicles are rushed to Saigon, with training by civilian firms pending ceasefire.
The United Nations General Assembly economics committee approved a plan to create machinery for international environmental action by 115 votes to none. The 132 nation assembly must still vote in plenary, but the committee victory signals likely approval amid Soviet bloc protests and abstentions.
Two men a father and son were detained in Danbury Township Danbury Ohio at the request of Lorain County authorities and brought to Elyria for questioning in the slayings of a Carlisle Two couple whose bodies were found near the Ohio Turnpike Elyria exit.
The Ohio Committee to Re-elect the President says it cannot afford a victory party after the November 7 election. Communications Director Jack Hurley notes invited party attendance by Franklin County group. He cites a $565,000 state budget allocation plus $300,000 from the national committee, funding headquarters in 88 counties and numerous local offices.
The FCC says it cannot legally require networks to pause broadcasting national election projections until polls close in the Far West. California Governor Ronald Reagan urged the industry to cooperate to postpone predictions, appealing to NBC CBS ABC Mutual AP and UPI.
A Washington AP report says the fate of wage and price controls remains uncertain with officials urging against premature removal next year. Decisions hinge on budget shape, inflation, public mood, and politics, with a January option if Nixon is re elected. The control law expires April 30 1973 and insiders expect gradual rather than abrupt action.
Associated Press reports Nixon in a prime time appeal frames the election as a choice between peace with honor and peace with surrender. McGovern agrees the issue dominates, denouncing the talks as not going well. Agnew defends the administration while Shriv er mocks Nixon's pledge for lasting peace.
Thirteen wealthy backers led by W. Clement Stone gave 3.5 million to President Nixon’s re election effort in 1971 72. A donors list of 283 names totaling 5 million was disclosed by the Committee for the Re election of the President under a new disclosure rule. Stone pledged more than 500 000 and later claimed the figure exceeded 1 million. Richard M Scaife and Arthur K Watson were among top contributors.
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau says he will not resign despite a tied general vote and seeks a Parliament session soon to face a confidence vote. David Lewis of the New Democratic Party pledges support conditionally while Bob Stanfield would form a government if Trudeau falls.
With 30 New Democrats and 109 Liberals, Trudeau could hold a 14 vote majority in the 264 seat Commons. Lewis backs Trudeau urging unemployment relief and curb foreign ownership. The House stands Liberals and Conservatives 109 each, New Democrats 30, Social Credit 14, Independents 2. Stanfield criticizes Trudeau’s power stance.
In Los Gatos California police report Rev. Henri Tomei 68 the assistant pastor of St Marys Church was stabbed at least four times in the head back and chest by an unknown assailant. The French native was pronounced dead at the scene or shortly after.
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