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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1967
Page
1
U S losses rose to 12 planes and 18 fliers for the week as MIGs and ground batteries downed six American jets. pilots shot down two MIGs in Hanoi vicinity. one possibly downed. one rescued. ten missing.
U S and World News Briefs describe the Salvation Army offering free coffee and support at The Answer cafe on Macdougal Street near Bleecker, aiming to reach hippies and teens. Also notes Nancy Cole of Santa Monica faces Oct 5 sentencing for prostitution after being Playboy Playmate of the Month, and a Senate bill expands veterans benefits, including Vietnam service, with President Johnson expected to sign.
The United States and the Soviet Union plan to submit a joint draft to curb nuclear spread at a special session of the 17 nation disarmament conference this afternoon. Sources report both nations have reached agreement on a fully detailed draft, though not entirely complete.
The Alaska 67 ex position ended after four months with losses up to a half million dollars. Floodwaters from the Chena River last week submerged the site and much of Fairbanks, ending the project prematurely and leaving widespread financial impact.
Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson remained composed as French President Charles de Gaulle urged increased French cultural and technical aid to Quebec. The French Cabinet pledged acceleration of aid to help the French of Canada sustain and develop their personality.
U S taxpayers are paying over 1 million dollars weekly to aid Cuban refugees starting life in the United States. Officials say total program expenditures have reached hundreds of millions of dollars.
Britain plans to rebuild its Peking legation as proof of staying in China amid Red China threats over Hong Kong. Donald Hopson and staff are safe, back in apartments after ransacking, with no withdrawal planned.
A secret Johnson administration memo attacking a 5.2 billion Senate antipoverty bill sparks furor in the Labor Committee. It demands removal of a 3 billion emergency job program for slum dwellers, deletion of five year cost projections, and scrapping of a 105 million slum job financing item. The memo claims such changes would threaten passage in an election year and notes President Johnson has focused heavily on the bill’s language.
Washington reports a Soviet warning of possible retaliatory steps after intensified U.S. bombing in North Vietnam. Senator Fulbright calls it a mild warning to be taken seriously, while Senator Hickenlooper doubts guessing Soviet intent but sees it as an objection for North Vietnamese allies.
Washington AP reports administration leaders in the House aim to rally after a 129 to 116 nonrecord vote trimmed the foreign aid bill. A two year authorisation was reduced to one year, cutting the $2.5 billion economic aid portion and sparking further amendments.
Washington senators seek a safer cigarette with a new filter claimed to be far more effective. A Senate Commerce subcommittee was told some current filters are ineffective while researchers warn about overstatement. Inventor Robert L. Strickman and Columbia University President Grayson Kirk were slated to testify.
Columbus Ohio Rep Robert L Wilhelm calls for a legislature investigation into 3.2 beer sold to youths ages 18 to 20. He notes Ohio law bans intoxicants for minors but 3.2 beer is legally nonintoxicant, a point of dispute among authorities.
Columbus Ohio reports the 117th annual Ohio State Fair opened at 6 am on 360 acres. Fair Manager E J Keirns predicts 1.8 million attendees through Labor Day, aiming higher than last year’s 1.5 million. The event features the All Ohio Boys Band, the 300 voice Ohio State Fair Youth Choir, and the All Ohio Youth Symphony.
In Detroit hundreds of skilled tradesmen staged a five hour protest at Ford Motor Co challenging union leadership. They chanted for higher wages and blocked traffic as they marched along the entrance ramp near Ford headquarters. The action raises questions about union leverage in potential wage increases with Ford, GM, or Chrysler.
Professor Charles L. Smith 49 of 187 N Congress St Athens died unexpectedly Wednesday while vacationing near Boston Mass He designed Ohio’s 1953 sesquicentennial symbol and taught in Ohio University College of Fine Arts since 1948 A Marysville Tenn native and UC 1941 BSA graduate he earned a master’s from the Institute Allende Mexico He previously led a printing firm art department and served in the Army Transportation Corps.
Mason County native Sgt. Jimmy G. Stewart killed in Vietnam May 16 1966 receives the Medal of Honor posthumously. His wife Gertrude will accept in Washington with his mother and family present. Stewart held his position for four hours against three North Vietnamese attackers near Ankhhe Vietnam.
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