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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1969

Page

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Five Die as Ulster Violence Surges in Belfast and Armagh

Night of gunfire in Belfast and Armagh leaves five dead and 192 injured as mobs clash with police and sectarian hatred rises. Britain recalls 600 infantrymen to Ulster and deploys 600 more as fear grows of wider rioting and IRA sniper activity.

Belfast Northern Ireland Armagh Ulster Royal Air Force England Londonderry Royal Green Jackets British Defense Ministry Royal Ulster Constabulary Britain Irish Immigrants Republican Organization London Birmingham Glasgow Irish Civil Rights Solidarity Der Irish Republican Army IRA

Hospital board resignations follow administrator offer

Rutherford and Mutchler quit Sheltering Arms Hospital Board of Trustees amid ongoing hospital controversy. Rutherford offered no comment and said he is no longer on the board. Mutchler cited wife health concerns and distance from home as reason to resign.

Tom Price James Bishop Craig Athens Sheltering Arms Hospital Board of Trustees Carl Thielmann Dwight Rutherford Dwight Mutchler Messenger Rutherford Mutchler Thielmann

Trains Carry Gas Phosgene Pods to Louisiana and New York

Two trains carrying hundreds of canisters of phosgene gas head to industrial buyers in Louisiana and New York State. One route passes through Chicago with about 300 tons shipped from the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Colorado under special DOT permits.

Louisiana New York State Chicago Des Moines Iowa Army Rocky Mountain Arsenal Colorado U. S. Department of Transportation

Seven astronauts join line for first space ride

Seven Air Force Navy and Marine officers from the canceled MOL program join a long line of rookies awaiting a spaceflight. The group includes Karol J. Bobko Charles G. Fullerton Henry W. Hartsfield Donald H. Peterson Richard H. Truly Robert L Crippen and Robert F Overmyer. Meanwhile a Northeast Airlines hijacking in Miami leaves a gunman seeking his mother and a knife accomplice on board. Governor Rhodes eyes a two million attendance at the Ohio State Fair while previewing on a shuttle bus.

Meridian Miss Robert L. Crippen Porter, Tex Robert F. Overmyer Westlake Ohio Astronaut Corps Air Force Mannec Orbiting Laboratory Space Station Earth Columbus James A. Rhodes

Briefly more money for junior fair exhibitors in the annual livestock show

U S military spokesmen said Viet Cong and North Vietnamese attacks will likely continue at 20 to 40 a night, with a later spike before Sept 2. U S headquarters reported 41 enemy rocket and mortar attacks and eight ground fights in 24 hours. Casualties: 11 Americans killed, 88 wounded. South Vietnamese losses described as light. A Chicago area shipment to a Lockport chemical plant split in St. Joseph Missouri with a neutralizing agent on hand. Antiwar protesters demonstrated as a train passed Elmhurst logs.

U. S Chicago Lockport N. Y Louisiana St. Joseph

Army refuses release of Green Beret in Vietnam murder case

Eight U S Special Forces members face premeditated murder and conspiracy charges over the death of a supposed double agent linked to Cambodia. Maj. Gen Mabry ordered arrest. Gen Abrams allegedly issued the top orders. The victim Chu Yen Thai Khac has been identified though some say alias. All eight remain jailed at Long Binh as the Army weighs trial.

Middleton Chu Yen Thai Khac Cambodia U.S. Cen Tral Intelligence Agency CIA South China Sea Nha Trang Army U.S Robert B. Rheault Vineyard Ha Green Beret G.L. Mabry Vietnam Mabry Creighton W. Abrams

Income climbs as prices rise in July economy

The Commerce Department reports personal income reaching a new high while prices also increase. Treasury Secretary Kennedy warns of intolerable inflation that could devalue the dollar. July income rose by about $6 billion to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $752.3 billion, driven largely by a $2.5 billion federal pay raise. Economists expect roughly $5 billion monthly gains for the rest of the year. Temperatures expect mild heat with scattered showers early next week.

Commerce Department U.S Secretary of the Treasury David M. Kennedy Kennedy Dedi

Who Are Nixon's Men

Sunday Messenger reports on the aides surrounding President Nixon and their influence while noting the difficulty of identifying their names. Also covers a Stewart man painting a mural at Federal Hocking School, Winnie Owens recalling circus life, Professor Lewis as a music leader, and a statewide American Legion baseball tournament winner to be decided tomorrow with sports coverage.

Nixon Stewart New Federal Hocking School Federal Creek Hocking River Winnie” Owens Nelsonville Ringling Brothers Circus Lewis Middleport Opera House American Legion Messenger

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