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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1972

Page

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Restrictions Rise Around Hanoi After North Vietnam Raid

US war planes pressed attacks on North Vietnam as tighter limits were set around Hanoi. A buffer zone around the city required clearance by the Nixon Administration before targets could be hit. Wednesday’s Midway raid damaged the French delegate general’s residence the Algerian Embassy and Indian mission HQ with casualties among staff and a Cambodian woman killed.

Saigon North Vietnam Hanoi Midway Paris Algiers New Delhi Pierre Susini Susini

Reds clinch pennant in win over Pirates sparks city jubilation

Cincinnati rejoiced after the Reds beat the Pirates 4 to 3 in NL playoffs to host the first two World Series games. Police reported five arrests amid a large spontaneous celebration. witnesses noted orderly conduct with widespread beer drinking and street revelry across Fountain Square and Vine Street.

Cincinnati Fountain Square Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce Reds Oakland Detroit Pittsburgh Pirates Bob Mossman Fifth and Vine

Inmates Free Guards in DC Jail Hostage Crisis

Armed inmates at the District of Columbia jail released 11 guards after nearly 24 hours as negotiations continued. Lt. Charles Wren suffered a head laceration. corrections officials and inmates awaited a federal hearing on a long-running reform suit. Judge William Bryant ordered reforms and set a two-week deadline for a hearing.

Washington District of Columbia Federal District Court Charles Wren Kenneth Hardy William Bryant Bryant

Senate Set Abrams Nomination Vote Amid Criticism

The Abrams Army chief of staff nomination heads to a Senate vote amid concern over unauthorized Vietnam raids. Proxmire and Smith fault senior officers for ignorance or complicity, while Symington and Hughes call for accountability despite backing Abrams.

Senate Abrams Washington Creighton Abrams North Vietnam U.S Vietnam

Nixon to Parade on Peachtree Street in Atlanta Campaign Stop

President Nixon plans a noon motorcade down Atlanta's Peachtree Street to boost Southern support and aid Republican candidates including Rep. Fletcher Thompson. The trip, Nixon's first campaign foray in two weeks, lasts under four hours with a hotel reception for about 200 officials and supporters from ten Southern states.

Washington Nixon Atlanta Peachtree Street George McGovern Republi Senate Fletcher Thompson Sam Nunn White House Thompson Ben Blackburn House Rodney Cook Sam Massell Jr Democrats-for-Nixon Alabama Arkansas Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Florida South Carolina North Carolina Virginia Tennessee Congress

McGovern Hits Nixon Peace Plan Critics in Boston Appeal

Senator George McGovern assailed Nixon Vietnam policy amid a Boston fundraiser, accusing Washington of surrendering POWs for four more years of war and denouncing secret Paris talks. He highlighted labor and social programs, linking officials’ backgrounds to anti worker bias, and planned stops in Minneapolis Fargo and Seattle with campaign events.

Boston Vietnam George McGovern Nixon Paris America Indochina National Guard McGovern Edward M. Kennedy Jean Kennedy Smith Joseph P. Kennedy III Robert F. Kennedy Caroline Kennedy John F. Kennedy Caroline Secretary of Labor and Mediations Service Aerospace Big Steel Big Oil Minneapolis Fargo N.C Seattle Wheaton Ill Chicago Richard J. Daley

Kent State killings suit seeks federal grand jury probe

Attorneys for nine individuals linked to the Kent State incident plan to file in Washington DC requesting a federal grand jury probe. In Ohio, Marietta officials said a crosstown highway plan is dead and urged a new location study and public hearing after an historical impact report warned of harm to historic sites.

Cleveland, Ohio Kent State U.S. District Court Washington, D.C Marietta, Ohio Dan Cole Chamber of Commerce Marietta

Union head urges no vote on Ohio tax repeal plan

Herschel Sigall of the State Employee Union campaigns against a constitutional repeal of the state income tax urging 13 000 members to vote no. In Washington Kissinger returns from Paris after five days of talks with North Vietnamese negotiators on a halt to the war and Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy in Paris. Central Ohio residents face a penny a quart milk price rise starting Monday with ice cream and cottage cheese prices up 15 cents per hundredweight due to higher raw milk costs.

Columbus, Ohio Herschel Sigall State Employee Union Paris Henry A. Kissinger Nixon Washington Kissinger le Duc Tho Hanoi Xuan Thuy Ohio

Wallace May End Silence on Presidential Politics

Alabama Governor George C. Wallace, after a 45 minute talk with Vice President Spiro Agnew, indicated he may publicly back a presidential candidate. Wallace said he is focusing on recovering and managing state affairs and is not sure about making a public endorsement yet.

Mobile Ala Alabama George C. Wallace Spiro T. Agnew Wallace

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Mining Measure Approved Threatens Appalachian Strip Mines

The House passed the Coal Mine Surface Area Protection Act 265 to 75. It requires operators to prove land reclaimability to the Interior Department for a strip-mining permit and bans mining on slopes over 20 degrees. Critics warn it could halve Appalachian mines and curb coal output.

Washington House Interior Department Wayne N. Aspinall D-Corp Interior and Ins Carl E. Bagge National Coal Association Ken Hechler D-W.va Hechler

Two Named To Share Medical Nobel Prize

STOCKHOLM AP The 1972 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine awarded jointly to Gerald Maurice Edelman and Rodney R Porter for discoveries on antibodies. Prize value $98 100. Antibodies are blood proteins key to infection defense and disease. Largely unknown until 1959 their nature was explained by Edelman and Porter. In Columbus Gov Gilligan's office cites arson in a $4 million livestock barn fire at the state fairgrounds with two arrests.

Stockholm Gerald Maurice Edelman Rockefeller University New York Rodney R. Porter University of Oxford England Columbus Ohio John J. Gilligan

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