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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1966

Page

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Mansfield Prods State Dept For Viet Nam Peace Feelers

Senate leader Mike Mansfield urged the State Department to issue diplomatic feelers for an Asian peace conference on Viet Nam inviting Hanoi Peking and South Viet Nam elements to meet in Burma or Japan. He said diplomats should explore this approach and would not discuss it with administration sources. The move drew mixed reactions in Congress with little expectation of action.

Mansfield State Department Viet Nam Washington Senate Mike Mansfield Manfield Hanoi Peking South Burma Japan North Viet Nam Hubert H. Humphrey National Democratic Women’s Campaign Johnson Humphrey U. S George D. Aiken R - Vt Leverett Saltonstall R-Mass Stephen M. Young Dohio Congress

Lee Marvin and Julie Christie Win Top Oscars

Britain's Julie Christie and Lee Marvin headline the 38th Academy Awards in Santa Monica as Darling and Cat Ballou claim major honors. The Sound of Music and Doctor Zhivago win multiple awards. Bob Hope earns a gold medal for service.

Lee Marvin Julie Christie Santa Monica Calif Britain Rugged Lee Marvin the Sound of Music Lynda Bird Johnson Miss Christie Anne Frank Doctor Zhivago Main Street Czechoslovakia Robert Bolt Julie Andrews

U S Jets Raid Haiphong Area After Hanoi Attacks

U S jet bombers raided North Viet Nam for the second straight day targeting the Uong Bi power plant near Haiphong. The strike followed Sunday attacks on missiles south of Hanoi and left Haiphong lights out as explosions lit the night.

Saigon South Viet Nam U. S North Viet Nam Haiphong Hanoi Uong Bi Haip Hong

Viet Heartland Plane Delivers Payloads Amid Low Antiair Fire

U.S. reports light antiaircraft fire on Viet Cong targets while raids near Saigon, Hanoi, and Haiphong focus on destroying bunkers tunnels and a medical station. The 25th Infantry and 173rd Airborne Australian force say Viet Cong casualties and captures, with weapons and rice seized.

Haiphong Hanoi U. S U. S. 25Th Infantry Division Saigon 173rd_ Airborne 25Th 173Rd Airborne Additon

Goldberg Downgrades UN Role In Viet Nam War

U S Ambassador Arthur J Goldberg tells the National Press Club the United Nations should defend South Vietnam if needed to secure peace but is not prepared to do so now He says the U S must help Vietnam defend itself and warns the UN’s role may come later in policing ceasefires He notes Red China’s ostracism from the UN as a complicating factor.

Washington United Nations South Viet Nam U. S Arthur J. Goldberg South Korea National Press Club Goldberg United States America

Soldier Honored In Viet Nam Air Medal Awarded

Pfc Clark Richie 22 of Jay Oklahoma earns the Air Medal with oak leaf cluster from the 25th Infantry Division for meritorious aerial door gunner service during a 1965 Viet Nam tour. AP series on his five days in South Viet Nam runs this week on The Messenger editorial pages.

Saigon Clark Richie Jay Okla South Viet Nam Associated Press 25Th Infantry Division the Messenger

Postwar Austria Forms One Party Government

Vienna installs its first postwar one party cabinet after 21 years of coalition with the Socialists. The Conservative bloc takes control as Austria ends shared governance and prepares for new policy direction.

Vienna Austria

Logan school board extends contracts and resignations

The Messenger reports the Logan School Board approved extending 46 contracts while 11 teachers resigned. A policy column notes hard lines toward China remain unchanged. A special report discusses vocational schools meeting local needs. Separate items mention Athens overtime and doubled parking charges with higher lot fees.

Logan China James Marlow Toootes Cckcebssceivecees Athens

Viet Cong Prove Elusive on Battlefield in Viet Nam

Saigon reports show nine U S led operations with many unannounced and secret. Officials cite Viet Cong supply shortages and possible regrouping as they fade from contact. North Vietnamese involvement suspected as VC recruiting continues amid bombing raids.

Saigon South Viet Nam U. S U. S. Military Assistance Command U. S. 1St Cavalry

Newspaper merging talks near agreement in New York

Bert A Powers head of New York Typographical Local 6 said progress was made in talks with three merging city papers Herald-Tribune Journal-American and World Telegram Sun. The World Journal Tribune Inc plans a morning an afternoon and a Sunday edition. He warned it may be too late to publish next Monday if no deal is reached soon. Nine unions must still sign contracts.

New York Bertram A. Powers New York City Powers Herald-Tribune Journal-American World- Telegram & Sun World Journal Tribune Inc New Publishing Corporation

OSU Senate Reverses Stand on Journalism Director

Columbus Ohio State University student senate voted 25 to 17 to rescind last week’s resolution opposing the appointment of Dr. William E. Hall as director of the School of Journalism.

Columbus Ohio State University William E. Hall OSU

Kidnap Claim Probed In Darwin Area

Pomeroy county and state officials probed a report that 12 year old Darwin area youth John David Brooks was abducted after leaving a school bus Monday evening. conflicting witness notes described the suspect vehicle as light colored or black and investigators noted possible involvement of the boy’s relatives. The mother, Dora Juliet, lives in New Albany Indiana.

Pomeroy Darwin Area John David Brooks Dora Juliet New Albany Ind

Reapportionment Battle Aims for Senate Victory

Senate leaders on both sides expressed confidence as a vote looms on Dirksen’s reapportionment amendment adding geography and subdivision to population in legislative seat allocation. Proxmire contends a 34 vote majority exists. the plan seeks Senate approval ahead of a referendum. In Jakarta, hundreds of students sacked the Chinese Consulate.

Senate Washington Everett M. Dirksen Supreme Court

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