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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1967
Page
1
A British tribunal faults the nationalized coal board for bungling that allowed the Aberfan coal waste slide to kill 116 children and 26 adults in October. It says the disaster could have and should have been prevented and criticizes officials.
Moscow Tass said today China may be nearing civil war citing unnamed witnesses. The dispatch claimed witnesses arriving from China described the central and south regions as increasingly resembling a civil war.
John and Jane Johnson, aged 20 and 21, were hospitalized in Salt Lake City after a nail punctured a rear tire on their motorcycle on Interstate 15. A later ambulance also picked up a nail but reached the hospital before a flat tire could happen. Patrolmen suspect nails were spilled in the area.
Zanesville native appointed administrator of Hocking Valley Community Hospital noted on page 12 while Ohio Senate passes proposed tax hire bill on page 13. Ferrante and Teicher perform to near capacity audience on page 15. Decking installed on Leading Creek bridge at Route 7 bypass work progresses on page 16.
Senate Judiciary Committee hearings feature Eastland and Brooke contrasting views on rioting. Police chiefs in Cambridge Cincinnati and Nashville blame outside agitators led by Carmichael and Brown, urging anti riot legislation amid calls for arrest if Carmichael returns from Cuba. The Cincinnati unrest has caused one death, 70 injuries, 405 arrests and about 3 million dollars in damage.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a $3.2 billion Social Security bill, about $1.2 billion less than Johnson proposed, spelling a 12% benefit increase effective after enactment, higher payroll taxes, and Medicaid and welfare program eligibility limits.
U S combat casualties last week fell to the lowest level in six months with 114 Americans killed, 893 wounded and five missing. U S and allied fatalities and a high kill ratio contrasted with a tragic Forrestal carrier disaster adding 131 dead and 62 wounded or missing. Saigon: South Vietnamese killed fell to 76 from 183 prior week as Communist fatalities reached 1,399.
Gov. Rhodes appoints Fred J. Milligan of Columbus attorney and Ohio Historical Society trustee as chairman of a state committee to raise at least 5000 dollars for an Ohio Acre at the Congressional Medal of Honor Grove in Valley Forge. Freedoms Foundation plans a 50 acre landscape with a memorial for all Ohio Medal of Honor recipients since 1863, about 200 honorees.
Floyd McKissick listed six demands to President Johnson and Congress demanding action or risk proving white America’s lack of interest in Black Americans. Ohio NAACP chapters plan a Saturday state conference at Fort Hayes Hotel to review unrest and law enforcement relations with cities including Cleveland Cincinnati Dayton Toledo Youngstown Lorain Hamilton Greene County Yellow Springs Wilberforce Oberlin Massillon Xenia and Massillon with aims for riot prevention programs and resolved community action.
President Johnson's fight with Michigan Governor George Romney over federal troops in Detroit gathers political bite and could cost vital House votes on a key amendment. Republicans back shifting grant control to states with police training measures, aiming to dilute federal oversight and pressure Johnson and Ramsey Clark.
Civilian vice presidential candidate Phan Quang Dan urged negotiations with the Viet Cong at all levels, including the National Liberation Front, while Premier Nguyen Cao Ky backed a peace settlement but warned no bombing pause until Hanoi responds. Dan proposed land to peasants and tax relief to end the war, arguing peasants favor communism.
An early morning two alarm blaze on Hildreth Avenue Columbus caused more than 600000 dollars in damage to Liebert Corp and Air Filter Service Co. Six firefighters suffered minor injuries from smoke inhalation and the cause remained undetermined with the fire starting near a rear loading dock. Jack Liebert estimates his Liebert Corp damage at 500000 dollars while the other firm could reach 60000 dollars.
Associated Press reports violence loosening across the United States as investigations into riot causes gain momentum. In Milwaukee a fatal police shooting raised the city toll to four since Sunday amid youth unrest. Wyandanch and Providence see lighter outbreaks with fires and rock throwing. Detroit mayor seeks a wide ranging inquiry as federal troops depart and Michigan guardsmen faces decision on withdrawal.
Federal investigators report widespread deprivation in Mississippi affecting both white and Negro residents with no clear discrimination pattern in welfare payments. The Health Education and Welfare study notes poverty exists statewide, worsened by low income and limited funding, and cites low average assistance yet high state and local aid per $1,000 of personal income.
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