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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1971
Page
1
Attica NY after four days of battle peace restored as 37 die including 9 guards held hostage by inmates. Federal court orders access for lawyers and medical staff as correction officials face scrutiny over early hostage deaths and the assault plan led by state authorities.
Four U S helicopters were shot down in the Mekong Delta amid renewed anti American protests in Saigon Hue and three other incidents. A Navy petty officer was injured by a bomb in Saigon as demonstrations spread to U S embassies and colleges with students protesting. In the war zone South Vietnamese forces reported clashes near the DMZ with several enemy casualties and multiple Vietcong bunkers destroyed as U S B 52s conducted strikes below the DMZ.
BRUSSELS AP The six Common Market powers unify their monetary policy and urge Washington to devalue the dollar. The decision shapes expectations for Wednesday's London meeting of 10 leading industrial nations and the September 27 IMF gathering in Washington. The United States will participate in both conferences tied to President Nixon's new economic plan.
Washington three weeks from the deadline for a negotiating position on Central Europe troop cuts, but President Nixon has not decided to seek reductions. In Maryland, Col. Oran Henderson claims the My Lai trial is conditioned like an audience being sold soap, calling the prosecution’s long testimony merely repetition and unhelpful to him.
Kent State University anticipates a 15 percent fall in enrollment for 1971 72 from 21 370 last year. Dr Ronald Roskins says final numbers are pending as fall quarter starts later this month with an estimated drop of about 3 000 students including 800 freshmen.
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About 200 inmates barricaded the City Jail cafeteria in Baltimore and were forced out with tear gas. No injuries were reported. Prison officials tied the incident to the Attica uprising, saying the cause was not militant activity.
First Sgt Myron Pryor of Ravenna Ohio sues Peter Davies for 1.5 million alleging a New Yorker private report on Kent State shootings libeled him by suggesting he instigated the fatal guard volley. The report totaled 227 pages and was widely distributed.
Senate testimony made public shows the United States supports about 30,000 guerrilla fighters in Laos. CIA trainers equip and guide the units, with Thai volunteers also serving under Lao government command. North Vietnam deploys about 80,000 troops in Laos.
Washington AP Nixon meets with farm leaders after business opposition to a post freeze wage board. He says he will consult with all factions on what follows the wage price rent freeze. He has held separate talks with labor and business chiefs and will meet again Friday amid split views on anti inflation controls.
Ohio hearings on three Gov Gilligan tax proposals continued amid claims of delay tactics by Republicans and Democrats. Senators Turner and Calabrese called the moves show biz while supporting or opposing a personal income tax. Maloney will hear witnesses as hearings extend through the week. New taxes include a 4 percent severance tax, a 2.5 percent premium tax on domestic insurers, and a bank tax proposal for federally chartered banks.
Ironton Ohio Sen Oakley Collins asserts a Dayton Daily News report on Lawrence County tax rebates to Collins Mining Co is politically motivated. County officials seek to bar further record access citing public information misuse as they await Ohio Supreme Court action on a suit to release county tax records.
Lt. Gov. John Brown accused Gov. John Gilligan of political blackmail over closing 46 of Ohio’s 57 parks during a austerity push stalled in the Senate. Brown urged immediate reopening, citing interim budgets. He also named Laurel Lea Schaefer of Bexley as honorary lieutenant governor and referenced Ohio’s history with Miss America winners.
A barge carrying high explosive fuel struck an abutment on the Washington Street bridge over the Elk River in Charleston this morning. Officials feared a possible explosion as the crew reportedly abandoned the craft. the barge was said to be owned by Tri-State Materials Co., with the bridge near the Elk River’s mouth at its confluence with the Kanawha.
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