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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1974

Page

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Energy Saving Urged Over Big Production Boost

A two year Ford Foundation study argues conservation can beat the energy crisis without strip mining the West or offshore drilling. It says cut growth in energy use to about 2 percent annually, while boosting supply 28 percent by 1985, with no harm to living standards.

Nergy Washington West Atlantic Ford Foundation American Petroleum Institute Mobil Oil Corp U.S

Recession Symptoms Grow As GNP Drops

Washington reports the third straight quarterly decline in real GNP for July to September as inflation erodes value. The Commerce Department projects the nominal GNP at 1.1146 trillion dollars, while real output falls 2.9 percent, leaving only a slim gain since 1972. Federal officials blame oil shocks and inflationary pressures for the slowdown. Starts on new houses rose slightly in September to 1.120 million annualized, but remain far below 1972 peak and no rebound is seen before next year.

Washington Ford Commerce Department Federal Reserve Board Arthur F. Burns Commerce Frederick Brent

Nixon May Testify Soon Says Lawyer In Watergate Trial

Nixon may be able to testify in person within three weeks, his lawyer Herbert Miller told Judge Sirica, as electronic testimony continues. Nixon's spokesman in San Clemente said he is not very well and his leg remains swollen with phlebitis, while prosecutors prepare further tapes including a March 17, 1973 conversation with John W. Dean III.

Nixon Washington Richard M. Nixon Herbert J. Miller U.S. District Court John J. Sirica Miller San Clemente Calif White House Ronald L. Ziegler John D. Ehrlichman H.R. Haldeman John N. Mitchell Kenneth W. Parkinson Robert C. Marcian John W. Dean III Dean Nixon White House Donald H. Segretti Daniel Ellsberg Supreme Court Sirica

Rhodes urges tax reform at Ohio GOP convention in Columbus

Former Gov. James A. Rhodes used a Columbus GOP rally to press tax reform, arguing for no tax increases, school funding, and welfare reform while attacking Gov. Giligan. He urged cutting the income tax if funds to schools remain insufficient as delegates backed a platform opposing higher taxes. He blamed turbulence in state education under the Gilligan administration.

Columbus Ohio James A. Rhodes John J. Gilli Gan. Rhodes Gilligan Rhodes Cleveland Ralph Perk

Mrs Rockefeller Faces Cancer Surgery Similar to Betty Ford

Vice President designate Nelson Rockefeller's wife Happy underwent removal of a left breast and armpit lymph nodes at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Doctors reported a 90 percent chance of recovery, noting cancer had not spread and that she could be discharged in a week.

New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Happy Betty Ford Urban Rockefeller Manhattan Ford

Emigration Accord Aims for 60000 Soviet Draftees Outflow

Sen. Henry M. Jackson announced at the White House a historic step to sustain free emigration from the Soviet Union of at least 60,000 people yearly. The accord also opens the way for major trade legislation and ends a two year push to liberalize Soviet emigration policy.

Washington (Ap Henry M. Jackson D-Wash White House Soviet Union Jackson

Weather forecast hints frost and mild weekend

Partly cloudy tonight with a chance of frost and temperatures from the upper 20s to low 30s. Saturday remains partly cloudy with highs in the upper 40s to low 50s. Details on page 4.

Congress Reaches Turkey Aid Compromise After Veto Failures

Congress breaks for a 32 day recess after overriding veto attempts fail twice on a foreign aid cutoff. A compromise bill suspends Turkey aid by December 10 or sooner if Cyprus tensions rise or U S supplied weapons are used in the Cyprus conflict. Senate and House approve the measure amid dispute over defensive implements of war.

Turkey Cyprus U.S House Ford Senate Congress Greece United States Thomas F. Eagleton Dmo

EPA Lifts Sewer Connection Ban in Three Localities

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency ends sewer hookup bans in Jackson County Wellston and the Leading Creek Conservancy District Meigs County allowing residential construction to resume. Officials cite progress toward compliance and ongoing testing to prevent added pollution.

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Jackson County Wellston Leading Creek Conservancy Meigs County Ira Whitman EPA

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