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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1967

Page

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Route 33 Rock Springs to Darwin priority project set

Meigs and Gallia County highway work ranked first and second by Rep. Ralph Welker. Bids for the Route 33 relocation near Rock Springs and Darwin open March 21, and bids for the Gallipolis bypass on U.S. Route 35 open May 16 as part of four month timeframe.

Pomeroy Meigs Gallia County Ralph Welker Tony Rock Springs Darwin Gallipolis U.S

South Korea backs ongoing U S air war against North Vietnam

Seoul premier Chung Il Kwon urged continuation of U S air raids to keep peace talks possible, while Washington reported the federal minimum wage rising to 1.40 per hour as officials anticipated inquiries and labor leaders warned of enforcement.

Seoul South Korea Chung Il Kwon U.S North Vietnam Washington

Six Die In Bus Truck Crash Near Columbia

Six passengers were killed and at least 12 injured when a Continental Trailways bus rear ended a stalled tractor-trailer on Interstate 26 near Columbia South Carolina. The collision occurred early today, blocking the highway and prompting emergency responses.

Columbia S. C Continental Trailways Interstate 26

Vatican and USSR Open Door to Religious Talks

Vatican circles expect secret technical level talks to follow Pope Paul VI’s meeting with Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny. The talks could mark a new era in Catholic Communist relations.

Vatican City Vatican Soviet Union Paul VI Nikolai Podgorny

Cleveland Hough Initiative Council Splits With City Hall

A civic committee formed at the request of Mayor Ralph S. Locher to improve Cleveland's Hough area abruptly severed ties with city hall. Ralph M. Besse, head of the inner city action committee, cited six months of frustration in dealings with city hall.

Cleveland Ralph S. Locher Hough City Hall Ralph M. Besse Inner City Action Committee

Ohio U Bobcats face must-win stretch to stay in race

In a busy semester start at Ohio University, Bobcat basketball sits on a razor edge must win to avoid dropping out of the conference race. Diplomat-historian Edwin O Reischauer cites American policy errors as causes of the Vietnam war in a broader context on page 11.

Ohio University Edwin O. Reischauer

Mao Supporters Claim More Advances In China

AP dispatches from Tokyo report pro Mao wall posters in Peking claim Mao Tse tung forces have routed opposition in Sinkiang and captured a fifth major city. Posters claim control of Urumuqi and Shihhotze with anti Maoists fleeing to mountains and arming guerrillas.

Tokyo Peking Mao Tse-tung Sinkiang Red China Japan Kyodo News Service Mao Urumechi Shihhotze Kyodo Urumchi Peking Radio Communist Party Kweiyang Kweichow China Oth Shanghai Chou Enlai Sinkiang Province Soviet Union Wang En-mao Lop Nor Chou

Coolville Poised for $1 Million Photo Plant Move

Premier Photo Co of Parkersburg plans relocating a 1 million dollar mail order photo finishing plant to Coolville Ohio. The 30 000 square foot facility will sit on a 70 acre site inside Coolville limits and is expected to open by July 1. About 200 employees are planned with housing for some staff and lots sold at cost to workers.

Coolville Parkersburg W. Va A. Karl Summers Premier Photo Co Carthage-Troy High School Summers Coolville Corporation Athens County Employes West Virginia Belpre Ohio

Blocking Action Gains Hollow Victory in Ohio

In Columbus Democrats block a GOP plan to place bond financing and reapportionment on the May 2 primary ballots as constitutional amendments. Secretary of State Ted W. Brown says the proposals would go to voters, while Republicans push to approve them before February 16.

Columbus, Ohio Ted W. Brown

Dirksen Might Block New Consular Treaty Vote

Senate Republican Leader Dirksen, famed for shaping White House bills, appears to hold the deciding vote on the U S Soviet consular treaty. He currently opposes ratification, which requires two thirds of voting senators, echoing his 1966 stance on civil rights legislation.

Senate House Washington Everett M. Dirksen Dirksen GOP

Attorney's Baby Slain, Wife Injured in Lancaster

In Lancaster Ohio police report the six month old Jennifer, daughter of 27 year old attorney J Michael Acton who ran for state senator last fall, was found dead in her crib with multiple stab wounds. His wife Marilyn Acton 27 sustained wrist injuries and was hospitalized in satisfactory condition under psychiatric care. Acton was not home at the time and Jennifer died on arrival at Lancaster Fairfield County Hospital.

Lancaster Ohio J. Michael Acton Actons Jennifer Marilyn Acton Acton Lancaster - Fairfield County Hospital University Hospital At Columbus

GM Profits Dip From 1965 Record by 333 Million

Detroit AP General Motors the world's largest corporation saw 1966 profits fall 333 million below 1965 record. Despite a sales drop near 500 million the firm still posted its second-best year with 1.793 billion in profits, down from 2.126 billion in 1965.

Detroit General Motors

Two U S Planes Hit Five Crewmen Killed

Two U S planes were struck by Communist ground fire along the Ho Chi Minh trail near the Laotian border. One twin engine Provider was shot down with five crewmen killed, another saved by an emergency landing at Khe Sanh. A Marine Intruder bombed a Marine position, killing one and wounding eleven.

Saigon South Vietnam U.S da Nang Khe Sanh North Vietnam Mekong

Auto makers study softened US car safety standards

DETROIT AP U S auto makers plan detailed study of the federal softened safety standards after the Commerce Department pulled three of 23 original rules. The rest were toned down with a four month extension to fit 1968 models. Major executives from Ford GM and Chrysler weighed impact, while AMC and Ford criticized earlier rules as potentially fatal to their businesses. Weather outlook shows seasonal norms near normal temperatures, a warm weekend, then cooler early next week with mixed precip.

Detroit U.S Commerce Department Ford Motor Co General Motors Corp Chrysler Corp Roy Chapin American Motors Corp Volkswagen American Motors Ford AMC Henry Ford I

Sorcerer Marries Couple In Satanist Church

In San Francisco a 500-pound lion watched as Anton Szandor LaVey, wearing devil horns, married Judith Case and John Raymond in a ritual he called conceived in hell. No marriage license was issued. ceremony featured occult props and a basement bar.

San Francisco Hell Anton Szandor LaVey Vey Pan LaVey Togare Raymond Satanic Church Heaven

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