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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1968
Page
1
In mangrove swamps 23 miles west of Saigon the 1st Air Cavalry Division recovered 12 enemy bodies as air strikes and gunships pounded a Viet Cong hideout overnight. The toll was expected to rise as the sweep continued.
At the 17 nation disarmament conference British Minister Fred Mulley outlined a draft treaty banning the manufacture and use of bacteriological weapons. The plan aims to curb germ warfare among nations.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla Air Force launched a new experimental spy satellite in secrecy from Cape Kennedy at 7 08 a m EDT aboard an Atlas Agena rocket nicknamed Spook Bird The mission aims to gather vast intelligence on Russia Red China Southeast Asia and other areas Officials say Joint Chiefs of Staff and State Department ordered the secrecy to avoid upsetting nations during a delicate period in international relations
Ohio delegates show continued support for Governor James A. Rhodes favorite son bid. Mayor Lindsay meets Ohio hosts to back Nelson Rockefeller as potential vice president. Delegates note Rhodes uncommitted with 56 of 58 votes pledged, leaving Nixon or Reagan options if moves occur.
An AP survey from Miami Beach shows Nixon 81 votes short of a first ballot majority with 126 uncommitted delegates and Reagan backing Southern delegates. Nixon holds 586-14 votes toward the 667 needed as Spiro Agnew aims to shift support before Wednesday night balloting.
Nixon struggles to win pledged Ohio and Michigan delegates as Rhodes and Romney keep their favorite son holds firm. Rockefeller gains a Washington state endorsement while Reagan widens his own active candidacy in the high‑stakes runoff for the 1960s GOP nomination.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, recovering from a heart attack, again suffers chest pains at 6 15 a m while at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Officials say the attack seems to be another myocardial infarction and his condition remains stable and comfortable. He had spoken to the Republican National Convention by television Monday night in seeming good health.
Republic and Armco pledged not to raise prices on military barbed wire and shell-casing steel, while Bethlehem Steel did raise prices on basic mill products. The government studies industry moves as Labor Secretary Wirtz warns of rising wage and price pressures and Johnson favors private restraint.
Addis Ababa Ethiopia hosts Nigeria and Biafra as thousands of refugees die daily. Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu asserts Biafra’s survival linked to sovereignty while Chief Anthony Enahoro demands renunciation of secession from the Nigerian side.
Nixon said he may visit the Soviet Union this month and would travel to Paris to reestablish dialogue with General De Gaulle and the French government if elected. He indicated no running mate decision yet and planned to announce his nomination speech choice after the GOP convention.
In Winter Haven Florida two Silver Meteor passenger trains collided head on in an orange grove. A Seaboard Coast Line spokesman cited a faulty switch or dispatching error as possible cause. One hundred twenty five people were injured with twenty seven admitted and one critically hurt.
President Johnson and wife, staying near Johnson City, enter Brooke Army Medical Center for routine annual checkups. Press secretary George Christian said health is normal as the President rests during a prolonged Texas hill country visit while Congress is in recess.
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