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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1965
Page
1
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reviews a year since the August North Vietnam bombing began escalating US involvement. He notes rising dangers, greater frustration, and a tougher path to a solution as US troop strength grew from 16,300 advisers to about 80,000, with many in active roles.
The article notes the first anniversary of U S air strikes on North Vietnam after torpedo boat attacks in the Tonkin Gulf. It links events to Khrushchev's death, Nguyen Khanh's removal in South Vietnam, Viet Cong tactics, and Red China's rising influence and rhetoric.
President Johnson asked Congress for 1.7 billion dollars in emergency funds to bolster U S military strength in Southeast Asia. Defense Secretary McNamara testified in a closed session as Johnson framed the request as an emergency fund with limited details. Senators weighed larger totals while talks of troop shifts and Army readiness issues surfaced.
Roving Ambassador W. Averell Harriman reports to President Johnson on his talks with Soviet Premier Kosygin in Moscow and Europe. He says Soviets want a peaceful Viet Nam solution but the initiative rests with North Vietnam, and Kosygin appears a serious, reform-minded leader.
The Navy begins muster of first draftees in ten years and weighs involuntary extensions for expiring enlistments. Officials estimate a manpower rise of about 35 000, with Pentagon plans for 4 600 Navy draftees in October amid high Army quotas.
The voting rights bill, aimed at strong means for Negroes to access the ballot, was one step from final passage in Congress. The Senate holds the final say, with opposition senator Ellender saying he knows of no coordinated Southern effort to block it. A simple majority remains to pass.
Senate showdown looms as Dirksen seeks to bypass the Supreme Court one man one vote ruling through a constitutional amendment. The plan would let states use geography and politics alongside population for one house of state legislatures if approved by referendum. President Johnson denies interfering as votes and possible filibuster loom.
Ohio lawmakers eye a $400 million capital improvements and welfare bill returning after recess. Sen. Ross Pepple proposes shifting funds that could kill subsidies for about 15 airports in 57 counties and affect a new library building in Columbus. He also seeks to boost community colleges and branch universities funding while altering airport subsidies.
Cloudy tonight with by showers or thundershowers and a low around 61. Thursday looks mostly fair and warmer with a high near 86. Temperatures remain near normal with little day to day change, normal highs around 86 and lows near 62. Scattered showers total under two tenths of an inch, especially toward week’s end in the north.
Patricia Neal, 39, delivering her fifth child after a prior triple stroke six months earlier, welcomed a 6 pound 8 ounce daughter at Radcliffe Hospital Oxford. Roald Dahl said both mother and baby are well and that the birth was easy and natural after a four hour labor.
In Ventura California Sharon Evans exposes her 4 year old daughter Joy Lynne to chicken pox hoping an infection may arrest leukemia. The mother and physician describe the risk as high but potentially life saving after other treatments failed. Joy Lynne awaits signs of infection while 35 replies offered chicken pox exposure.
Gov James A Rhodes vetoed two measures on Tuesday. One would require flashing amber lights on rural mail vehicles and the other a land transfer act.
Secretary of Commerce John T. Connor warns that the recent improvement in the nations balance of payments deficit may prove temporary. A Chicago group of about 100 integrationists resumes nightly picketing of Mayor Richard J. Daleys home for an indefinite period. U S District Judge Paul Jones dies at 84 in Shaker Heights after a 42 year on the bench, the oldest active judge, appointed by President Harding in 1923.
London reports Elizabeth II the Queen Mother, widow of George VI, marks her 65th birthday with a vacation at May Castle in northern Scotland. Cleveland notes Weatherhead Co secures a third $2 million shell contract for the U S Army in three months.
American military officials in Honolulu expect that extra ground forces and intensified air strikes may avert a Communist takeover in South Vietnam. They foresee a milestone after the monsoon ends and note Viet Cong momentum fading from high casualties and North Viet Nam air raids. President Johnson approves a troop increase to about 125,000 with room for more. Saigon and Pentagon staffs await final paperwork this week. Key figures include Gen Earle G. Wheeler Adm U S Grant Sharp and Gen William C Westmoreland.
U S jet fighters flew within 30 miles of Red China in a bombing run over North Viet Nam. F105s hit railroad cars and B52s conducted a second three day raid on Do Xa area. 101st Airborne units faced Viet Cong fire six days after landing at Cam Ranh Bay.
Ohio's 1.5 billion budget includes a 100000 line item to create a chair for general practice at Ohio State University Medical School. The move, pushed by Sen. Shaw, aims to boost family physicians as counties report physician shortfalls and towns remain doctorless.
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