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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1969
Page
1
The student loan bill passes 322 to 60 in the House and moves to the Senate. It would provide readily available loans to needy students via government guaranteed interest subsidies with no antiriot provisions added.
The Columbus Dispatch boosted the evening edition price to 10 cents per copy and raised home delivery to 55 cents weekly while Sunday price stays the same. Rising costs across wages materials transport and newsprint prompted the change.
Senate Judiciary Committee opens hearings led by 56 year old Judge Clement Haynsworth amid conflict of interest questions. He testifies as first witness while the panel probes the nomination to the Supreme Court.
The Athens city council approves paving on Tulane Drive and votes to cooperate with a proposed housing authority. A school board discussion on bus schedules and school levy follows as residents speak.
President Nixon said the United States will pull out 35 000 more troops from South Vietnam by December 15, bringing total withdrawals to at least 60 000 since the start of his term. He outlined a path to peace including elections under international supervision and no U.S. bases left in Vietnam, with authorized troops set to 484 000 by year end.
South Vietnamese spokesmen report 24 killed and six wounded as North Vietnamese troops raid Mai Linh village near Quang Ngai. Allied forces clash nationwide with 212 Viet Cong killed and American and South Vietnamese casualties rising in ongoing operations.
The AFL CIO International Association of Machinists alleges the Nixon administration favors National Airlines during a lengthy labor dispute. It ties L. B. Maytag Jr, head of the airline and a major Nixon contributor, to court actions by the Justice Department and the National Mediation Board.
In Belfast the Central Citizens Defense Committee debated lifting Catholic barricades but then withdrew the statement. Bishop Philbin urged immediate removal while Jim Sullivan warned the barricades would stay until a democratic decision. British troops tightened control around Falls and Grosvenor Roads as negotiations faltered.
Congress gathers in joint session to honor Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins as President Nixon signals new space goals beyond the Moon. Vice President Agnew leads a task force proposing a Mars landing by the 1980s with options but no crash program details.
Washington AP Rosel H Hyde says his successor likely won’t overturn established FCC policies after 41 years in regulation including 23 in the FCC and three years as chairman. He notes some publicity has not yet become agency policy.
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