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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1969
Page
1
Five allied powers including the United States and South Korea signed a secret 1970 military campaign plan with South Vietnam. The document sets goals troop and supply priorities and areas of operation while noting no formal treaty commitments.
The Nixon administration pledges to aid adoption and acceptance of the Supreme Court ruling ending government sponsored school desegregation. Southern leaders attack the decision as harmful with Maddox and Wallace denouncing it as dangerous policy while Mississippi officials vow to fight. Mitch ell and Ziegler stress enforcement and use of all resources to uphold the mandate.
The Senate Judiciary Committee backers say Clement Haynsworth is well qualified for the Supreme Court despite flaws noted in a Justice Department memo. They describe him as even handed, skilled, and scholarly, while opponents tally 55 against and 45 for confirmation amid public indecision by Sen. John Williams.
Senate Finance Committee, after tentatively agreeing on about 9 billion dollars of relief for 70 million individual income taxpayers, moved to wrap up work on a tax reform bill. Chairman Russell B. Long signaled a vote today to send the bill to the Senate for debate. The panel backed the House approach with rate cuts, rejecting a larger personal exemption proposal.
A TWA Boeing 707 was hijacked over California by a gunman headed for New York after stopping at Denver to refuel and unload 39 passengers and three stewardesses. The hijacker’s possible Cuba diversion and the FBI radio talks were noted while three stewardesses were discharged. In Washington, Rosel Hyde retires as FCC chairman amid contempt of Congress charges. Dean Burch named to replace him as FCC chairman after Senate confirmation.
Washington report notes Senate Democrats shelved Nixon draft lottery plans amid House action 382 to 13 and 265 to 129 votes. Threats to open the measure as a vehicle to overhaul the Selective Service Act stalled progress and blocked simple reform efforts.
A Union Carbide tank truck carrying liquefied ethylene overturned at a Coal Grove truck stop in TRONTON area early today. Authorities planned immediate area evacuation as a dispatcher warned the explosion danger is very terrific.
A December update notes a reported end of line for Alexander School if the levy fails. The piece appears on page 3 and references a teachers challenge and related SOEA activity.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew denounced antiwar protest organizers as merchants of hate and parasites of passion urging Americans to question their credentials before repression appears. He spoke before 3,000 at a Harrisburg Republican fund raiser, calling for disruption of protesters he deemed militant.
A Lyndon Johnson associates corporate group denies impropriety in multimillion dollar land and loan deals tied to an Austin project. Frank C. Erwin Jr. calls the nonprofit structure above reproach and says no federal money has yet moved. Roy A. Butler adds no funds have been given. Senator Williams alleges a White House backed giveaway involving 26.5 acres and $8.5 million in loans and grants. He cites HEW actions demanding tax exempt status and questions the land valuation and transfers. Erwin defends the project as well intentioned and properly conducted.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules the inquest into Mary Jo Kopechne’s death must be secret but allows Judge James A. Boyle to preside. The decision rejects Kennedy’s bid to disqualify Boyle and upholds witness testimony rules while keeping transcripts confidential unless criminal proceedings follow. Kennedy expresses hope for a quick inquest to serve the people of Massachusetts.
President Nixon is expected to announce a reduced U S leadership role in Latin American economic development. He will frame the policy as a partnership approach while maintaining interest in regional affairs. The remarks to the Inter-American Press Association will be broadcast live by satellite to ten Latin American nations.
In Sunday's Messenger Seven area high school football wraps up 1969 schedules with undefeated Point Pleasant atop West Virginia class AA. Ohio University hosts Western Michigan in a MAC tilt as Messenger reporters cover the action.
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