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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1967

Page

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Bomb In Judge Harrington Home Leaves Damages Unknown

A bomb exploded early today at the home of Municipal Court Judge Robert L. Harrington in Van Wert Ohio. No one was injured. the judge was the only person inside. Significant damage occurred to the residence, with the blast in a entrance between house and garage.

van Wert Ohio Robert L. Harrington Beirut Lebanon Yemen San’a Red Sea Hodeida Hodenda Yellow Springs Central State University America Antioch College Central State Wilberforce Ohio National Guard

Petit Grand Jury Lists Chosen for January Term

Athens County petit and grand jury lists are selected for the January term of court as reported across pages three and four. The GOP Governors call for party support of the Vietnam War commitment in the 1968 campaign, while a fire at Riverview in Mason County is blamed on arson. Military sources report U S planes bombing Communist infiltration routes in Thansae as the conflict intensifies.

Athens County Petit GOP U.S Thansae Oop

Marines Beat Back Assault At Con Thien

North Vietnamese gunners hit the Con Thien forward post with the heaviest artillery barrage in over two months. Seven Marines were killed and 77 wounded by the barrage and ground probe, with five more Leathernecks killed by an accidental bombing. Marines reported three enemy dead as U.S. countered with B52 raids and naval gunfire.

Saigon Con Thien Demilitarized Zone U.S 4Th Marine Regiment United States

U S weighs UN meeting for Vietnam peace talks

United States plans to seek a United Nations Security Council session this month to push for a negotiated end to the Vietnam war. Arthur Goldberg may request the council be convened as Saigon and Hanoi dispute Viet Cong participation and a broader peace process. The Soviet Union remains opposed to bringing the war before the UN.

United Nations, N.Y United States U.N. Security Council U.S Arthur J. Goldberg White House Washington Goldberg Senate Johnson United Nations Saigon Council Vietnam Viet Cong National Liberation Front State Department Goldbergs Senate Foreign Relations Committee Liberation Front Hanoi Soviet Union Security Council

Antipoverty Disputes Stall Planned End-Week Adjournment

Congress faces potential delays as fights over antipoverty and foreign aid bills threaten to end sessions by next week. A meat inspection measure cleared both houses, with plans for action on Social Security increases postal and federal pay rises, and possibly education. Senate House conferees agreed on a $4.1 billion spending cut for the year, with Bow aiming for $5.7 billion. Speaker McCormick and Leader Albert expressed optimism for a Dec 15 adjournment, barring further disputes.

Washington Congress Johnson Senate House Frank T. Bow Ohio Peace Corps Agency For International Development Office of Economic Opportunity John W. McCormick Carl B. Albert

Police Arrest 200 Marchers in Antiwar Protests

New York AP reports a third antiwar draft protest roved from Battery Park to Times Square and the UN, drawing about 700 at the start and ending with 200 plus arrests. Police used horses and helicopters to chase roving groups through rain slick streets, with some demonstrators tossing flowers on cars as they moved toward the induction center.

New York Manhattan Times Square United Nations Battery Park Lower Manhattan Park Armed Forces Induction Center Vietnam

Goldberg May Quit U N Post Return To Supreme Court Seat

Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg, 59, weighs resigning from his U N post and possibly returning to law practice in New York or being considered for a Supreme Court vacancy. He has discussed with President Johnson and has not formalized a resignation. He is known as a Vietnam dove and has suggested inviting Viet Cong representatives to U N talks.

Goldberg U.N Supreme Court Washington Arthur J. Goldberg U.S United Nations Johnson N Goldberg World Organization New York High Court

Baby Dies After Heart Transplant Fails in Brooklyn

In Brooklyn at Maimonides Hospital doctors led by Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz report the second baby heart transplant in four days failed when a 2 week old recipient died 14 to 15 hours after receiving the heart from a 2 day old donor. The team plans to try again.

New York Maimonides Hospital Brooklyn Adrian Kantrowitz Kantrowitz Maimonides Philadelphia

Senate weighs education aid bill with desegregation safeguards

Washington AP Senate sponsors of a 14.2 billion education aid measure seek White House support to ease Southern objections to federal desegregation enforcement. An amendment may set Aug 1 as a fixed date for HEW to report on district eligibility, else funds flow. A rival Russell proposal would bar HEW from denying aid after the school year starts.

Washington Senate White House Congress Wayne Morse D-Ore Dixie Morse Ment of Health, Education and Welfare Richard B. Russell D-Ga Russell

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