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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1966
Page
1
The ICC endorses rail mergers as a path to fuller utilization and economical service despite higher operating costs. The agency notes U.S. railroads have contracted from 1,243 to under 400 in fifty years, reflecting industry consolidation.
U S Air Force B52s bombed the Mu Gia Pass on the Ho Chi Minh trail in North Vietnam for a second raid, with earlier strikes close the pass. In Saigon Viet Cong attacks killed eight South Koreans and three Vietnamese, wounding more than 40. US ground forces expanded operations Birmingham and Georgia, claiming Viet Cong casualties while reporting limited success. Navy jets concentrated on river and rail targets near Hanoi as ships patrolled the South China Sea.
In Dodgeville Wisconsin the wedding of 76 year old Etta May Wiese and 82 year old Dr. William Foster took place with the Rev. Stanley P. Wiese officiating. The bride’s son assisted along with a brother of the bride’s former husband, both local clergy. The couple, from Clearwater Florida, were joined by the Wieses three sons and two daughters.
Pope Paul VI and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko held a private audience in Vatican City and announced a joint aim to pursue world peace beyond ideological divides. The meeting followed their prior exchange at the UN in New York and included brief remarks on reducing global tensions.
Los Angeles report states Raymond L. Forman age 50 known as radio’s Whistler and announcer on the Robert Young Show died Monday after a short illness. In Columbus J L McNealey becomes president of Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. succeeding Harry M Miller who remains board chairman. New York officials say peace talks between the Newspaper Guild and World Journal Tribune Inc. show no progress. Washington skeptics comment on calls for federal final say in auto safety standards. New York Paul Miller of Gannett Newspapers is reelected president of the Associated Press.
A British writer analyzes the U S relations with Red China in the first part of a series. The page mentions editorial content and upcoming election coverage, plus notes on local and regional items across Point Pleasant Athens Middleport Nelsonville Pomeroy.
Sen. Everett Dirksen marked 40 years in public service at a Chicago appreciation dinner. The Illinois Republican, 70, blew out 40 candles on a cake and recalled voting for a coal miners bill he now calls a mistake, praising Bob Taft for opposing it.
Dean Acheson told Senate hearings that French nationalism could fracture Western Europe into weak states and invite Soviet probing. He endorsed the empty chair policy toward De Gaulle while cautioning France may not be a dependable ally.
In London Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced informal talks have begun with Rhodesia to seek a settlement to the rebellion. Wilson said the talks started Friday as Rhodesia’s Prime Minister Ian Smith indicated willingness to enter negotiations without preconditions, signaling a conciliatory tone.
A $78 455 Title I allotment funds the York local school system for remedial summer instruction. York executive head Jack Hillyer said the notice arrived Wednesday from the State Department of Education approving eight weeks of classes in reading health science social and cultural development and physical fitness with ten weeks of teaching staff. Free lunches and transportation will be provided. The grant marks the first major program of its kind in Athens County.
The Justice Department proposes a uniform desegregation plan to be used as a model in federal courts across the South. It calls for total desegregation of all grades by fall 1967 under a freedom of choice framework.
LOS ANGELES Actress Hedy Lamarr was acquitted on a petty theft charge after a six day trial at Municipal Court. The jury found she did not steal 18 items worth 86 dollars from May Co. on Wilshire Boulevard last January 27, with Lamarr claiming she intended to pay.
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