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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1971

Page

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Winter blasts hit northern Ohio with heavy snow and record lows

Up to a foot of snow fell in parts of the northeast Ohio snowbelt as temperatures plunged to record lows. Columbus 14, Toledo 16, Cincinnati 20 broke 85 year and date records. Traffic accidents rose with slippery Interstates and a 16 car pileup on I-71.

Ohio Ashtabula Lake Geauga Cleveland Columbus Toledo Cincinnati Cleveland Automobile Club Highway Patrol Post Chardon Near West Side Willoughby Greyhound James Thompson

Senate Vote Due on boosting Tax

In Columbus Ohio the Legislature weighs a plan to raise revenue with a 1.5 cent increase in the state sales tax and a four to eight percent corporate tax. If approved in the Senate, the measure could move to the House that same evening.

Columbus Ohio Senate House House- Senate Gilligan Charles Kurfess Perrysburg Theodore Gray Piqua William Taft R- 26 James Flannery D-48 Cleveland John Gilligan Conference House Finance Committee Kurfess

Amchitka blast yields minimal environmental damage

Government spokesmen report minor initial adverse effects from the Amchitka underground nuclear test and foresee using explosions to tap natural gas. AEC officials plan no further tests on Amchitka and anticipate possible later tests near Rio Blanco Colorado for gas production, amid ongoing environmental monitoring and protests.

Amchitka Island Alaska Amchitka Atomic Energy Commission Aleutian Bering Sea Pacific Ocean Cials Rio Blanco Colo Colorado Wyoming New Mexico Utah AEC James R. Schlesinger Cannikin Cer-Geonuclear, Inc

Advance Team Sets Stage For China at United Nations

A six member advance party from Peking flies to New York to arrange for the arrival of Communist China's first UN representatives. Kao Liang leads the group bound for Kennedy Airport as U.N. officials plan lodging and offices for the 10 member delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Chiao Kuan Hua with Huang Hua as permanent delegate.

United Nations N.Y Peking New York China Paris Karachi Pakistan Kennedy U.N. Protocol and Sec Kao Liang New China Japan U.S Kao General Assembly Chiao Kuan-hua Security Council Huang Hua Canada

U S military strength in Vietnam drops to 191100

Saigon reports a weekly drop of 5600 troops bringing total U S forces in Vietnam to 191100 the lowest since December 1965. Breakdown shows 184900 Army 31900 Air Force 9700 Navy 500 Marines 100 Coast Guard.

Saigon Vietnam U.S Coast Guard

Theaters and Television Cited in Local Watch

A fragmented item notes attention to theaters and television in a local notice. It mentions screenings and schedules in a brief, era-appropriate tone. No clear names or dates are readable, but the fragment indicates entertainment listings and venue focus.

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