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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1967
Page
1
About 150 housing advocates tried to march in defiance of a court order as tear gas and arrests marked the protest in Louisville. Police clamped down after a 600-strong crowd in the all white South end created disruption and heckling.
Sen. Russell B. Long of Louisiana launches a fresh bid to revive a controversial presidential election financing law by amending the tax bill. The amendment seeks to restore the financing measure in modified form after the Senate voted to repeal it 48 to 42. He signals to business interests to back his move or risk the administration tax breaks being defeated.
In a headline noting Chuck Ballinger of Athens as the Bulldogs pitcher, Athens wins 5-0 behind Ballinger’s no-hitter. The brief sports item highlights a dominant performance, with Ballinger earning praise for shutting down the opposing lineup.
KONRAD ADENAUER died at age 91 in his Rheendorf home after influenza and bronchitis worsened. The veteran statesman helped rebuild West Germany from ruins and guided its early postwar rise as a close ally of the Western powers. President Johnson announced he would attend the funeral in Bonn.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 4 to 3 that Bond Issue No 1 remains on the May 2 ballot. The decision denied John Foreman’s mandamus to block the proposed constitutional amendment creating a capital improvements bond commission. The ruling allows the Legislature and voters to proceed with the measure and signals possible treatment of Apportionment Issue No 2.
American pilots pressed the war in the north with 145 bombing missions targeting the Thai Nguyen steel plant and railroad yards, marking the second heaviest strike this year and the 10th on the showpiece facility. The raid came as weather breaks allowed F105s and F4Cs to pierce a guarded triangle north of Hanoi, amid heavy antiaircraft fire and SAM defenses.
Rep. William F. Ryan questions suppression of Phillips report notes and Apollo review board findings. He says North American Aviation failed to fix early cited deficiencies that matched the Apollo accident leading to three astronauts' deaths at Cape Kennedy on January 27. He urges release of a complete, unredacted report to the public.
Pope Paul VI denounced both extreme liberals and extreme conservatives within the Catholic Church during a Vatican meeting of the commission implementing liturgical changes. He said he could not keep silent about tendencies he views as counterproductive to the council’s aims to modernize and update the church.
Washington AP officials say anti poverty programs in Job Corps urban centers reduced first 30 day dropout rate from 22 percent to about 14 percent for the three months ending March. Centers admitted 8,840 youths in Jan–Mar, with 1,237 leaving in the first 30 days, a reduction from the prior six months. Chester R. Lane urged center directors to accelerate plans to further cut dropouts.
President Johnson returns to Washington after an eight day absence to brief his Cabinet on impressions from the Punta del Este meeting with Latin American leaders. He plans to name Robert McBride ambassador to Congo and deny a Brazilian paper report that he slept through Ongania’s speech.
Thai Foreign Minister Thanat Khoman told SEATO meetings that to protect citizens involved in the Vietnam war his nation seeks U S made surface to air missiles. The call comes amid warnings of continuing Communist subversion in Southeast Asia.
In Columbus Ohio AP Joseph E Seagram & Sons chief Edgar M Bronfman denounces Ohio liquor director Donald D Cook as he questions a federal probe into Seagrams pricing. Cook accuses Seagrams of fixing nationwide prices at the highest level while Seagrams claims strong profits and state store sales.
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