12 Aug 1966
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1966
Page
1
The Messenger notes a proposed rise in Athens city water charges to start next month. Southeast Ohio Regional Council plans suggested projects for members. Fred Beasley to finance air conditioning at Mount St. Mary Hospital. Page references indicate local feature coverage including the Athens County Fair with photographer Jon Webb.
Columbus reports general fund revenues show a $28.5 million surplus at the start of the year that may shrink by June as higher spending and slower sales tax growth erode cushion. Officials note July taxes rose 5.7 percent over June, with prior years’ surpluses shaping current projections.
Groundbreaking for the U. S. 33 bypass at Logan in Hocking County is set for 9 30 a.m. August 23 with Gov. James A Rhodes officiating. The 5.3 mile, 3.4 million project spans Good Hope and Falls Townships and includes two bridges. Engle Construction Co. of McArthur and Allied Enterprises Inc. of Canton submitted the low bid of 3 374 116 dollars.
A 6 foot 2 man described as a Negro allegedly berserk shot seven women at the Winchester Gun Club cafeteria in New Haven. Police said the attacker was shot by officers and removed by ambulance. The club serves Olin Mathieson Corp employees with a rifle range and cafe facilities.
Dr Martin Luther King Jr urged Chicago Negro leaders to join the open housing march planned today into the Bogan area on the Southwest Side. A rally speaker said at least 500 would participate, with or without police protection, amid police rebuke over tactics.
North Korea issued a Rodong Shinmoon declaration asserting independence from Chinese and Soviet influence and rejecting centralized party control. The piece argues each Communist party must chart its own course, marking a rupture with Peking and aligning with Romania’s nationalist trend.
U S Air Force and Navy planes attacked targets within 14 miles of Haiphong including the Uong Bi power plant, which previously supplied about 15 percent of North Vietnam’s electricity. A Crusader from the Oriskany was among the losses, with 118 missions flown that day and several helicopters reported missing in action.
Two rookie undercover Cleveland police officers say they found no personal knowledge of pre riot plans by the Communist Party or affiliates related to the Hough and Superior Avenue disturbances. They note contacts with several grand jury named recurring personalities but decline comment on a Communist link. Much of their information is classified.
Gemini 11 is set for a September 9 launch on a 44 orbit mission. Cmdr Charles Conrad Jr. and Lt Cmdr Richard Gordon Jr. plan a world cartwheel around a corded Agena rendezvous reaching a record 865 miles. Gordon is a rookie astronaut.
John Lennon apologized for remarks about Christianity saying he was misunderstood and deploring attitudes toward the faith. Paul McCartney supported him as the Beatles faced radio bans and bonfires in the United States while arriving at O'Hare for two Chicago concerts.
Des Moines Register and Minneapolis Tribune report Hans V. Tofte, a CIA operative suspended after papers were seized in Washington, claims inside information on Bay of Pigs, Dominican Republic, and Vietnamese operations. He sent a three page letter to a Mason City friend. Washington correspondent Clark Mollenhoff cites the Letter.
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