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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1972

Page

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Kissinger May Head For Paris Amid Saigon Talks

President Nixon’s emissary Henry Kissinger returns from Saigon as Haig heads home after talks with South Vietnam President Thieu. Officials expect Kissinger soon to resume Paris negotiations with Le Duc Tho while Hanoi reiterates joint pact procedures.

Kissinger Paris Haig Saigon Washington Nixon Henry A. Kissinger Alexander M. Haig Jr South Vietnam Nguyen van Thieu Cambodia South Korea U.S Thieu Hanoi Xuan Thuy Kissinger- Tho North Vietnam

United States Ships Amphibious Vehicles to South Vietnam

The United States delivered 31 amphibious troop and cargo carriers to South Vietnam as part of equipment buildup ahead of a cease-fire. US Marine engineers arrived to train Vietnamese marines in operating the vehicles, which carry 34 troops or 18,000 pounds of cargo. The air war continued with B52 strikes across Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, while Viet Cong attacks in Quang Tri province persisted with light casualties reported.

Saigon United States South Vietnam U.S Indochina Okinawa North Cambodia Laos Hanoi-Haiphong North Vietnam Quang Tri Province Nixon Paris

Nixon Plans Stay at Maryland Lodge for Weeklong Reorganization

President Nixon, continuing his plan to reorganize the federal bureaucracy, heads to a Maryland Ca toctin Mountains lodge for more than a week. He will stay at Camp David until just before a Thanksgiving trip to Florida or California. He returned Sunday night from Key Biscayne, Fla., where he attended a church service and heard a prayer for Vietnam peace talks progress.

Nixon Washington Key Biscayne Fla Camp David Kissinger New York Joe Namath New York Jets Paris North Vietnam le Duc Tho Ronald L. Zeigler Florida California Key Biscayne, Fla Vietnam

Hijacked Jetliner Returns After Cuba Ordeal

Passengers praise the Southern Airways crew for landing the crippled DC9 in Havana after a 28 hour, 3,800 mile hijack flight. FBI sharpshooters shot tires during an Orlando stop. three hijackers were captured in Cuba as ransom money was seized.

Southern Airways Bill Haas Miami International Airport Donna Holman Karen E. Chambers Cuba Haas Lagrange Tenn Southern Havana Memphis Miami Sky Pirates FBI Gale Buchanan Orlando Fla Buchanan Auburn Ala Billy Johnson College City Ark Chattanooga Birmingham United States Melvin Charles Cale Oak Ridge Lewis K. Moore Detroit Henry D. Jackson U.S. Attorney’s Office Cale Nashville Jackson Moore Henry Johnson la Grande Alabama Miss Cleveland Ohio Toronto Canada Lexington Key West Nixon Florida White House Key Biscayne McCoy Air Force Base Frank Robinson Tampa Alvin Fortson Trumann, Ark

Ohio Officials Asked To Void Tax Vote

Robert P. Woodman of Willoughby urged Secretary of State Ted Brown to void Ohio’s tax repeal vote, citing alleged mass corruption and six falsehoods in pro tax advertising. He asked for a second ballot and a statewide investigation.

Cleveland Ohio Brown Woodman

Rudolf Friml Dies in Hollywood at 92

Rudolf Friml, Prague born composer of Rose Marie and The Vagabond King, died in Hollywood at Presbyterian Hospital after a long illness. He was 92 and had entered the hospital on October 5. Friml, last of the great operettists with Herbert and Romberg, wrote 33 operettas and many other works, remaining active into his 90s.

Hollywood Rudolf Friml Rose Marie Presbyterian Hospital Victor Herbert Sigmund Romberg Friml Frank Bow Shington Frank T. Bow Ohio Congress Bethesda Naval Hospital Bow Panama Ralph Regula

Unfinished Business Awaits Legislators in Ohio lame duck session

The 109th General Assembly faces pending issues like criminal code revision capital punishment consumer credit safeguards subsidized housing and veteran benefits. It may also decide on pay raises before 1975 as Democrats gain seats in the House and Republicans still hold the Senate. The new Commissioners on official pay are to report, with early organization unlikely.

Columbus Ohio 109Th General Assembly

Pentagon plans major base closings may cost thousands of jobs

After the election, the Pentagon speeds toward new base closings and civilian job cuts to satisfy Nixon orders and a 1.5 billion dollar budget reduction. The Army may merge Ft. Meade and Atlanta headquarters while shrinking helicopter bases. civil service cuts could reach 5 percent, about 55,000 positions.

Washington Pentagon Congress Defense Nixon Civil Service Melvin R. Laird David Packard Army Navy Air Force First Army Ft. Meade Defense Department

Athens Bypass Funds Approved by Mayor

Athens Mayor Donald Barrett announced approval of about 900000 dollars for an interchange linking Route 33 East Bypass with the Stimson Avenue bridge extension. State Highway Department planning office in Marietta notified the funds, with engineers expected to adjust plans to separate the interchange as a single project and bids possible next spring or summer.

Athens Route 33 East Stimson Avenue Donald Barrett State Highway Department Division 10 Marietta

Five Democratic governors seek Westwood ouster at Washington meeting

In Washington the anti Westwood effort gathers five Democratic governors to pressure party chairman Jean Westwood to resign after Nixon's landslide. Governors Bumpers Anderson Mandel Askew Curtis attend. the 303 member committee meets Dec. 9 and can vote her out.

Westwood Washington Jean Westwood Nixon George McGovern Dale Bumpers Arkansas Democratic Governors Caucus Wendell Anderson Minnesota Marvin Mandel Maryland Reubin Askew Florida Kenneth Curtis Maine

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