25 Sep 1969
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1969
Page
1
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge pressed Hanoi to stop belittling American troop withdrawals and to reciprocate by pulling out more forces. Nixon’s order to withdraw 60 000 troops by mid December was called a significant step. Hanoi's Lau rejected Nixon’s appeal during the peace talks in Paris.
Washington expects Moscow to rebalance ties with Red China and the United States to ease tensions. Officials cite a possible delay in nuclear disarmament talks, with Moscow seeking more time for new missiles and a looming Peking meeting that could lessen border clashes.
The Senate approved the McGovern plan to broaden food stamps reaching every poor family, voting 54-40 and sending it to the House. The proposal would authorize 1.25 billion this year, rising to 2.5 billion by 1972, with stamps available to families under 60 dollars monthly income and under 1500 dollars annual income.
In Athens an apartment complex will host two food businesses as part of a broader development. The plan signals a shift toward mixed use and new dining options in the area.
AFL CIO Industrial Union Department head J W Abel urged an all out labor push for a four day work week to avert mass automation job losses. He warned the next recession could amplify the impact as computers replace assembly line workers and urged top priority bargaining and congressional action.
Police aided by a suspect sought two more men in a fatal robbery at Cabinet Supreme Savings and Loan in Cincinnati. Four women were shot, including a police officer’s wife. $275 was taken. Victims were Lillian De Wald, Joseph Huebner’s wife, and Henrietta and Luella Stitzel. The crime described as vicious prompted an intense manhunt with an AP report on early Thursday developments.
Pentagon sources say the Nixon administration will maintain the present U. S. combat troop commitment in Europe and South Korea through mid-1971. Some trimming of support troops is expected mainly in Europe, but core NATO and South Korean forces will remain. The United States currently has about 320,000 servicemen in Europe with five Army divisions in West Germany forming NATO’s defense core.
Allied headquarters report last week saw American and South Vietnamese battlefield deaths at their lowest in six weeks with 135 Americans killed and 297 government troops. Enemy casualties rose by over 200 as forces claimed 2,627 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed. A US Command spokesman cautioned against overinterpreting the American death drop. U S fighter bombers hit a North Vietnamese munitions depot 47 miles northwest of Saigon, killing 22 guards and destroying rockets and mortar shells.
Opposition foresees narrow Senate win despite long hearings as liberal Democrat and civil rights leaders expect confirmation. Clarence Mitchell and Stephen Schlossberg say blocking chances exist but committee aid hints majority likely. Tongue in cheek plan for Washington Monument extension ends with a playful note.
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