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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1968

Page

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Johnson favored by Ohio delegates inAP poll

Ohio delegates favor President Johnson as strongest candidate for the Democratic ticket though Republicans split. The poll shows 23 of 41 Democrats backing Johnson with other choices including Eugene McCarthy, Robert Kennedy, and Hubert Humphrey. Republican picks favor Nixon, Rockefeller, Rhodes, with Reagan ignored.

Columbus Ohio Johnson Associated Press Sen Eugene McCarthy Minnesota Ind New York Robert Kennedy Hubert Humphrey California Ronald Reagan Rockefeller Reagan Nixon Rhodes Miami Beach Fla Chicago Johnson-Humphrey Johnson- Kennedy Johnson-McCarthy Gallup Con Javits Xon Jay Nixon Eugene J. McCarthy Robert F. Kennedy Hubert J. Humphrey Cheyenne Maron Poli

U.S. and World News Briefs Summary of Campus Protest and Hunger Report

Trinity College in Hartford faced a sit in by more than 200 students demanding approval of a student proposed Negro scholarship program. In Washington General Wheeler cited $5.1325 billion in U S aircraft losses in Vietnam and the potential saving from shelters. Draft Chief Hershey projected a higher 1969 draft call potentially up to 100000 more than the Pentagon request. A Citizens Board of Inquiry report highlighted hunger affecting one million Americans nationwide and urged a national emergency and emergency food programs.

Hartford Conn Trinity College Trinity Albert C. Jacobs Men’s College Jacobs Washington Earle G. Wheeler U. S Vietnam Wheeler Joint Chiefs of Staff Pentagon Lewis Blersher Congress Selective Service House Appropriations Subcommittee Hershey Deep South New England Appalachia Citizens Board of Inquiry United States Johnson Hardhit

Ohio University Students To Voice Opinions Tomorrow

Ohio University students will have the chance to express views on issues tomorrow. The notice appears on page two with construction bids for the Hocking River flood control project possible upon request, noted on page three.

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Javits Widens Challenge to Polls on Democratic Prospects

Senator Javits dismisses a Gallup poll suggesting Richard Alton could beat the top three Democrats. He argues the sampling misrepresents Democratic strength and won’t derail Rockefeller’s bid to oppose Nixon for the Republican nomination.

Washington Jacob K. Davits Richard AL On New Yorker Nelson A. Rockefeller Nixon

US loses third F111 crash in Vietnam war

Saigon AP reports another U.S. Air Force F111 fighter-bomber crashed during a mission. aircraft believed down in Thailand with two crewmen unaccounted. The March crashes triggered grounding and rapid replacement. U.S. and South Vietnam units reported ongoing air and ground operations amid heightened alerts and multiple combat actions in Saigon and the delta.

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Coffin To Be Her Home For 75 Days

Mrs Patrick Haverland of Paint Pleasant plans a 75 day burial in a white pine coffin with a shaft for air and viewing. Friends and media, including a Delaware correspondent, report crowds, daily routines, and a race for the world record as she remains a live corpse awaiting medical checks and diet adjustments.

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Telephone Strike Inches Toward Deadlock Across States

Nationwide walkout of about 201000 telephone workers stalls as union lawyers challenge a Alabama injunction aimed at blocking any settlement. Company spokesmen report service largely intact, while Alabama strikers ignore the injunction and seek federal transfer in Mobile to pursue a possible settlement.

Washington Alabama Afl-Cio CWA Joseph A. Beirne Earchy James A. Hare Dallas County Mobile U.S. District Court

United Methodists and EUBs Unite in Dallas Pageant

In Dallas Memorial Auditorium a joint service marked the national merger of the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church forming a denomination with over 11 million members. Bishops from Indianapolis and New York led the ceremony as prayers and litanies honored the union and a covenant was proclaimed.

Dallas Tex United Methodist Church Dallas Memorial Auditorium Germany Evangelical United Brethren Church E.A.B Reuben H. Mueller Indianapolis Lloyd C. Wicke New York

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