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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1973
Page
1
The Wellston Centennial kickoff featured a Sunday parade with 150 units and about 12,000 spectators. Alma Lacy watched from her porch as the Capital City Pipes and Drums passed by. a young girl nearby covered her ears. Activities continue all week with a second parade planned Saturday night.
GAITHERSBURG Md The committee drafting delegate selection rules for the 1976 Democratic convention split over replacing 1972 quotas It voted 8 to 5 to drop special consideration for women minorities and youth The vote lacked three members to confirm next week and the full 73 member commission will revisit the issue on Oct 27 with DNCs involvement noted.
Senate Judiciary subcommittee chair Sen. John V. Tunney questions high fees paid to lawyers representing black lung minor claimants. He notes $5,000 per claim on average versus $10 per claim for veterans’ benefits and cites Kentucky attorneys earning up to $1.08 million for miners. The hearing aims to examine Black Lung Benefits Act fees with witnesses including officials.
Premier Golda Meir heads to Vienna to urge Chancellor Bruno Kreisky to reverse his promise to Arab terrorists to close the Schoenau transit camp for Soviet Jews emigrating to Israel. Refugees continue arriving under police guard at the camp as the visit unfolds.
Scioto County prosecutor to decide today whether to seek a new trial for Ronald Pratt who was implicated in smuggling a gun to inmate Wayne Raney at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility near Lucasville after a jury deadlocked on the charge.
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with occasional showers and a chance of thundershowers tonight. Lows in the 60s. Tuesday brings more showers with highs in the mid to upper 70s. Wednesday and Thursday look mostly fair.
Gasoline prices move higher across the United States as energy adviser to President Nixon predicts further increases over the next six to twelve months. Dealers report weekend jumps up to 2 percent with more rises timed for early week and wholesale costs set to climb.
The Senate Appropriations Committee begins consideration of the major domestic spending bill for Health Education and Welfare and Labor, with President Nixon likely to veto amid a history of vetoes. House and Senate dispute over totals, while other sessions weigh military and foreign aid bills and budget control measures.
Gary Gindlesperger at 4145 Harris Toledo held a weekend garage sale gifting shoppers with rapid turnover. By 10:30 a.m. Saturday 80 percent sold and by 3 p.m. Sunday nothing remained. Unbelievable.
Vice President Spiro Agnew privately believes his political career is ruined but publicly fights accusations. He told California Republican leaders that even exoneration may not restore his future, while affirming his innocence in a fiery Los Angeles speech. A Maryland grand jury probes contractor kickbacks. Maryland Governor Mandel forms a task force on bid practices. Newsweek reports Nixon lawyers sought a deal pressuring Agnew to resign and plead guilty.
In Miami Walton Jordan and Clarence Brinson died in Jackson Memorial Hospital emergency ward wheelchairs after hours unseen. Officials said both men aged 54 and 60 waited days for nursing home beds as welfare patients, with beds scarce due to county payments.
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