09 Aug 1966
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1966
Page
1
Bahamian officials note a White House request for privacy for Patrick and Luci Johnson Nugent on their Nassau honeymoon at a luxury waterfront residence. The Information Ministry cited respect for the couple’s privacy amid visiting crowds.
In Little Rock Democrats choose their gubernatorial nominee in a runoff. Jim Johnson 41 leads a ticket touting anti Washington policies against Frank Holt 55 who warns Johnson could endanger access to federal aid programs. Washington also reports Freeman raises wheat allotment by 15 percent to 68.2 million acres.
Civil rights leaders allege state highway patrolmen dispersed a Negro voter registration rally in Grenada with tear gas. Robert Johnson of the SCLC said a patrolman warned Hosea Williams to disperse before firing tear gas, with one trooper firing two shots at him.
A fragmented page lists event notices and editor notes for The Messenger. It references the 115th Athens County Fair opening Wednesday and a contract for the Meigs County Welfare Department office. Other items include baseball hall of fame visit and local columns with page references.
North Viet Nam anti aircraft fire downed three American Thunderchiefs as U S jets mounted a record 139 combat missions. Since Sunday ten U S planes are lost over the north with at least 85 enemy dead reported in the highlands and helicopter losses rising.
Michigan police used tear gas to disperse youths throwing bombs and bricks during a second night of racial unrest in Lansing. Four people were shot, none seriously, and about a score were arrested as clergy and police worked to prevent a relapse. May or Murninghan said the violence had cooled and did not expect renewed clashes.
President Johnson stated in Washington that conditions in Vietnam show no worsening and domestic inflation is being held. He said weekend Viet Nam losses were not unexpected and denied Saigon reports of an eight year war. Johnson praised current price guidelines, while noting ongoing study and urging continued restraint from management and labor.
Negotiators for striking machinists and five major carriers agreed to another round after House Commerce Committee urging a back to work bill. The session followed a weekend meeting with no progress and a bleak outlook, while Manila reports President Marcos plans a state visit to the United States next month.
Bobby Bragan was fired as manager of the Atlanta Braves and replaced by coach Billy Hitchcock. Hitchcock previously managed the Baltimore Orioles in 1962 and 1963, was a Braves scout in 1965, and was hired as a coach last winter.
Belpre officials and Ohio Department of Highways engineer Robert O. Malley met with Memorial Bridge manager Creel Harrah and New York consulting engineers Monday to study warning devices for the bridge road crossing at Main Street. Two fatalities and several minor crashes have occurred at the intersection, and specifications for safety devices are being prepared for Belpre officials next week.
In Fort Worth Texas the body of a teenage girl was found after Roy Green 18 and Kenneth McDuff 20 were charged with murder in a case that also left two teenage boys dead. Green allegedly implicated a third victim Edna Sullivan 16 of Everman guiding investigators to the site.
A block-long maintenance building at the Norfolk and Western Railway yard in Portsmouth caught fire early today. More than 50 firemen from Portsmouth and nearby departments fought the blaze, causing about 1 million dollars in damage. Captain Jack Noel was briefly injured by falling timbers but returned to the scene after treatment. The unoccupied 800 by 75 foot cement and steel backshop was last used for maintenance work. Ford Foundation ready to fund nonprofit satellite relay network.
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