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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1968
Page
1
Wellington police report 46 bodies recovered from the Wahine ferry with six missing after the 89,44-ton vessel struck a shoal near Wellington Harbor during a severe storm. The ship carried 728 aboard. 614 passengers and 114 crew. Other briefs note Secretary Rusk's hospital visit and various U.S. and international items.
Inside Today reports the selection of a new director for the School of Music at Ohio University. The piece notes the appointment and outlines initial priorities for the program under new leadership.
Congress passes landmark open housing bill by 250 to 171, sending the measure to President Johnson who vows to sign. The vote follows King’s funeral amid riots. leaders press for broader housing and job programs, while critics call the move insufficient for Black access to quality housing.
Tass reports North Vietnam proposed Warsaw as a preliminary peace talks venue with the United States after rejecting Phnom Penh. Hanoi sources say U S rejection of Phnom Penh delays peace moves and note Sihanouk agreed to host a US North Vietnamese meeting with favorable conditions.
Charles White owner of Economy Cab Co files suit with City Solicitor Gerald Mollica to stop Athens bus system claiming funding violates state constitution and home rule. Suit argues city cannot lend money to private enterprise and questions use of tax money. White says he supports a private or city owned system but opposes subsidy. Further details await page 3.
SAIGON AP The number of American troops killed in combat in Vietnam last week fell to 279, the lowest in two and a half months, while 3,190 were wounded. South Vietnamese deaths rose to 407. enemy casualties ranged from 2,251 to 4,012 per command. Reports note continued harassing attacks and skirmishes in the Mekong Delta. A special casualty report cites 93 Americans killed at Khe Sanh over 76 days and 400 wounded evacuated from the Marine base near the DMZ.
President Johnson moved to replace Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien, accepted his resignation, and named W. Marvin Watson as his successor. Abrams was chosen to replace Westmoreland as Army chief of staff in July, while Admiral McCain becomes commander in chief, Pacific, and Goodpaster succeeds Abrams as deputy in Vietnam. The reshuffle follows Johnson’s acknowledgment of his lame duck status.
The Selects Abrams Cabinet sacrifice remark signals shifts as Sen. Robert F. Kennedy aides expect O’Brien to back Kennedy’s campaign. Johnson’s pick of Watson, 43, for postmaster general drew Senate support, with O’Brien pleased by the appointment. Watson, a Texas native from Oakhurst, has been White House appointments secretary for two years and previously led a Texas steel firm.
Washington AP reports the House passed a civil rights bill detailing open housing prohibitions against race color and religion. It limits single family exemptions and expands coverage to about 80 percent of housing by 1969. Enforcement includes private suits, HUD conciliation, and AG action. Also outlines anti interference provisions, penalties up to life, antibot rules, and an Indian Bill of Rights with tribal jurisdiction options.
In the Heat of the Night wins best picture and best actor for Rod Steiger at the 40th Academy Awards in Santa Monica. Katharine Hepburn named 1967's best actress for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as a perplexed mother. Mike Nichols wins director for The Graduate. Supporting honors go to George Kennedy and Estelle Parsons. Bob Hope presides as host.
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