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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1967

Page

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Western leaders attend Adenauer rites in Bonn

Presidents Johnson and de Gaulle with Prime Minister Wilson headed Western leaders at the memorial service for Konrad Adenauer in Bonn. Kiesinger urged Germans to honor Adenauer by unifying Germany and Western Europe as funeral rites proceeded at Cologne Cathedral.

Adenauer Bonn Germany Konrad Adenauer West Germany Kurt Georg Kiesinger Johnson Charles de Gaulle Harold Wilson Bundestag de Gaulle Heinrich Luebke Europe Rhineland Cologne Rheendorf Rhine Kiesinger

U S Planes Hit Haiphong and Hanoi In North Vietnam

Air strikes intensified targeting Haiphong and near Hanoi within 24 hours of MIG air field attacks. Four American planes were lost over the North with two MIGs reported shot down. Tass said five U S aircraft were down and one captured. In South Vietnam, ground fighting remained sporadic with Operation Manhattan ongoing and 18 enemy killed since Sunday. tensions rose as Lodge left Saigon for Bunker. China claimed two U S planes shot down near the border, denied by Saigon.

North Vietnam U.S North Tass Haiphong Hanoi Manhattan Saigon Henry Cabot Lodge Ellsworth Bunker China

Congress warns rail negotiators to settle in national interest

In Washington Congress threatens a law to end the deadlock in rail talks or face a nationwide strike. CAPE KENNEDY Florida reports rocket problems delaying five military satellite launches including two space sentries guarding the nuclear test ban treaty.

Washington Congress Cape Kennedy Fla Air Force

Greece’s new military government rounds up thousands

Athens reports a fresh wave of arrests by the coup authorities after soldiers seized hundreds in the first hours of the coup last Friday. The weekend roundups targeted many believed to be leftists as operations extend to the provinces.

Athens Greece

Actor Frank Overton Dies at 49 in California

Pacific Palisades report says Frank Overton film actor and co star of Twelve O Clock High died Monday of an apparent heart attack. He was 49 and appeared in early live TV dramas and films such as To Kill a Mockingbird and Dark at the Top of the Stairs.

Pacific Palisades Calif Frank Overton

Tom Conway Die at 63 Remembered for Falcon Hero Roles

Culver City California Tom Conway a longtime film and television star died Saturday at age 63. He was known as the suave British accented hero of the Falcon series and had resurfaced publicly last year after being found ill and broke in a Venice California waterfront hotel.

Culver City Calif Tom Conway Conway Public Venice

Nelsonville high school students to attend vocational school

Superintendent announces that students from the new High School may attend Nelsonville vocational school. A town meeting in Logan will focus on school system issues. Middleport Council votes to install brighter street lights. Philadelphia wins NBA title while Cincinnati leads the National League.

New High School Nelsonville Vocational School Middleport Council Page Philadelphia Cincinnati Logan

Air strikes resume near Hanoi after zone ban ends

U S air attacks resumed on military targets near Hanoi ending a secret ban on strikes within about ten miles of the city center. F105 Thunderchiefs hit a railroad yard and a transformer site while officials weigh broader escalation and potential actions against MiG bases.

Washington U.S Hanoi Johnson

Westmoreland Warns Of Unpatriotic Protests At Home

General Westmoreland told The Associated Press meeting that there is no end in sight to the Vietnam war and the conflict will rely on maximum pressure to grind down the enemy. He urged support from Congress and governors for a White House briefing and joint session, while noting g low morale from domestic protests and antiwar actions outside the Waldorf Astoria. He welcomed bombing successes against MIG bases in North Vietnam and suggested craft may seek sanctuary in China, though at a disadvantage.

New York William C. Westmoreland Vietnam Congress Westmoreland Associated Press U.S Johnson White House House John W. McCormack Waldorf-Astoria North Vietnam China

Final Tributes To Russian Cosmonaut Komarov

Moscow observes solemn tributes to Vladimir Komarov the first Soviet space program fatality as Nikolai Podgorny and Alexei Kosygin head guard of honor. The urn was placed in the Red Banner Hall with a hero's funeral planned for Red Square. A commission will investigate the crash of Soyuz 1 amid limited public disclosure. U S space officials expressed sympathy and noted renewed talk of cooperation, though doubts remain.

Moscow Nikolai V. Podgorny Alexei N. Kosygin Vladimir Komarov Komarov Red Banner Red Square Kremlin Kovarov Voskhod Supreme Soviet American Astronaut Corps U.S Soviet Union James E. Webb National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington Johnson

Brezhnev Urges U S Withdrawal From Europe

Brezhnev renews Soviet push for U S withdrawal from Europe and Mediterranean bases. He tells 24 European Communist parties in Karlovy Vary that foreign bases must end and calls for closing espionage centers and other American setups in West Germany and Western Europe.

Karlovy Vary Czechoslovakia Leonid I. Brezhnev U.S Europe Mediterranean Brezhnev Soviet Communist Party West Germany

Rhodes Defends Ohio Bond Commission Hopeful Charter

Gov. James A. Rhodes told about 800 Hamilton County Republicans in Cincinnati that opposition to the Ohio Bond Commission is personal and not constitutional. An attorney urged the Ohio Supreme Court to reconsider its May ballot ruling. Lawmakers warned CBC would cost taxpayers 65 million annually for 40 years. In New York the NYSE named Robert W. Haack president of the National Association of Securities Dealers.

James A. Rhodes Ohio Bond Commission Gress Ohio Rhodes Hamilton County Cincinnati John Andrews CBC Afl—Cio Democratic State Committee Columbus Ohio Supreme Court Rankin Gibson Supreme Court John Foreman Frank W. King Toledo Frank R. Porkony Cleveland NEW York New York Stock Exchange Robert W. Haack National Association of Securities Dealers

Rehiring of Curran Ends Catholic University Walkout

The Rev. Charles Curran, dismissed last week for questioning views, is reinstated with his former job and a promotion to associate professor effective Sept. 1. The five day student faculty boycott ends and classes resume. Archbishop O'Boyle announced the concession to a cheering crowd of students.

Patrick J. O'Boyle Washington University

Passover Prompted Early Absentee Ballot Privilege in Ohio

Orthodox Jews observing Passover in Ohio May 2 will be allowed to vote absentee before the holiday delays. The House approved an emergency bill granting ballots to those whose religious beliefs prevent voting next Tuesday, with deadlines set to 4 pm Thursday and noon Friday. The measure passed unanimously despite a heated debate on timing and religious rights.

Columbus Ohio House James A. Rhodes Robert C. Carpenter Seneca Keith McNamara Franklin Carpenter McNamara Frank K. Pokorny Cleveland, Cuyahoga

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