09 Dec 1966
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1966
Page
20
Republican governors from Colorado to Michigan forcefully criticize the Johnson administration. They endorse George Romney as the 1968 standard bearer, saying Americans are weary of unfulfilled promises and tired of 60s solutions.
Governors say they will take local responsibility to tackle urban sprawl health education and other quality of life issues as part of a broader shift in American political thinking. They emphasize a growing confidence among party leaders to back Romney for 1968.
Governor Ronald Reagan of California urged a tough U.S. course in the Vietnam War while remaining neutral on the 1968 presidential race. He said he would support the Republican nominee but would not commit to any candidate until watching all contenders. Reagan spoke after a 30 minute private meeting with Richard Nixon.
State Sen Theodore M Gray of Piqua was reelected majority leader of the Ohio Senate at a Republican caucus. He appointed two term Sen Michael J Maloney of Cincinnati as Senate whip, the post vacant since World War II. Pope Paul VI to visit Florence for Christmas and celebrate midnight Mass in the damaged cathedral. Cincinnati voters rejected a 4.8 mill levy, forcing cuts including ending federal programs like Head Start and shortening the school year. Queen Mother Elizabeth underwent an abdominal operation for a partial obstruction. A mother and two children died in a kerosene tank explosion in Chesapeake Ohio. Dean Paul L Selby Jr. of WVU narrowly escaped injury in a hotel window fall in Charleston WV.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower will have a 90 minute gallbladder removal operation at Walter Reed Army Hospital Monday morning. The procedure is set for 8 am after doctors cited multiple gallstones as the reason.
Inside Today notes that Levy funding is eyed to finance planned changes at Athens High School. The article introduces Lavelle as a potential candidate for the 10th District congressional seat in 1968.
In South Vietnam near the DMZ five miles south of the Rockpile, two 250 pound bombs exploded during a Marine support mission. Spokesman confirms 16 Marines killed and 11 wounded. The bombs may have ricocheted or malfunctioned as four others hit suspected enemy positions. This marks the second fatal bombing accident in the area within three months.
The Johnson administration wants any Christmas truce extension to push toward ending the war. Officials doubt Communist losses justify negotiations or scaling down, fearing delays to reinforce troops. Rusk says there has been no sign of a Communist peace move, despite Pope Paul VI linking Christmas and New Year truces.
Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelaziz Bouteflika met separately with Chinese Ambassador Tseng Tao and North Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Van Phat after brief talks with W Averell Harriman and President Houari Boumedienne. Harriman asked Algeria to use its good offices to start peace talks for Vietnam.
Rain in Athens and upstream along the Hocking River was set to flood the area by Sunday. C L Colmer reported .63 inches of rain Saturday, with the river at 7 p.m. at 12.23 feet and a crest above 18 feet predicted, Lancaster logging .75 inches as snow flurries were forecast Sunday under clearing skies.
Ohio's general operating fund could reach a record two billion dollars for 1968 69 as more money for schools salaries and other expenditures is planned Deputy Finance Director Howard Collier asked Governor James A Rhodes for more time to assemble the vast two year budget Statutes mandate Collier to submit two year income and spending estimates by Dec 30 and the governor to present the budget with the state of the state message within four weeks after both houses organize The 107th General Assembly convenes Jan 2 and is expected to take two weeks to begin work
Collier outlined early February budget timing as Rhodes nears a second term. Preliminary figures may guide deletions and revisions later as school surveys and tax studies shape requests. Uncertainties over school funding, teacher pay, state employee raises, and university expansions slow the process. Initial year end general fund showed a 28 million balance but November data indicated a 12.7 million surplus with a projected rise to about 15 million as holiday sales tax rolls in. State income remained close to estimates.
Heavy snows hit Northwestern Ohio with snow across the state and colder temperatures. Residents watched swollen streams worsen a weather situation driven by extended rainfalls. The snow provided some relief from a threatened major flood along the Maumee River and surrounding areas.
Northwestern Ohio faces rising flood risk as Maumee River crests near 15 feet in Defiance with 144 feet observed at noon. Defiance and nearby towns plan evacuations if crests exceed forecasts while snow and cold weather critter forecast for Saturday night into Sunday.
Sheriff Bill Decker said Jack Ruby 55, killer of Lee Harvey Oswald, has cancer. Ruby was hospitalized Friday for pneumonia and was in serious condition at Parkland Hospital where Kennedy and Oswald died. Doctors reported cancer after tests and a hospital statement noted a more comfortable night but serious status.
Four Nelsonville women returning from a Logan Goodyear plant job report a near collision with a huge bird as they travel on Route 33 by Johnny Appleseed Roadside Park near the Athens Hocking County line. The flighted encounter startled the drivers and prompted notes of the area.
Washington AP The National Advisory Cancer Council warns the rise in lung cancer may offset gains in other cancers and urges stronger public attention to the cigarette smoking epidemic. Abstinence from smoking is urged as the best protection against lung cancer.
West German Foreign Minister Willy Brandt said he will meet French President Charles de Gaulle in Paris next Wednesday. The remark signals quick effort to repair Franco German ties under the new Bonn government with Brandt as vice chancellor and foreign minister and Kiesinger as chancellor.
Dense fog and stagnant warm air caused flight and traffic disruptions across the East Coast. Airports in major cities were closed or delayed as hundreds of flights were canceled. A cold front was expected to relieve the stagnation by Sunday noon.
Dixie Auflick drove a Goodyear crewed car with Edna Guess Betty Hook and Kath leen Bond as passengers between 11 and 11:30 p.m. A large brownish silvery bird with red eyes swooped from the swampy area between the highway and railroad, followed by a smaller bird. A Haydenville youth reported a similar sighting nearby earlier in the week.
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