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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1968

Page

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Plain language credit costs bill nears Senate vote

Washington reports the House passed a broad disclosure bill 382 to 4 with many provisions beyond the Senate version. Differences will be resolved in a House-Senate conference. In Ohio reports, explosions injure and kill workers at Tri-State Manufacturing Co. and a local businessman enters the Senate race, while protests, mediations, and drug-related incidents unfold in Cincinnati and Columbus.

Washington House Senate Senate House Columbus Ohio Ohio State University Ohio State Mount Vernon William L. White U.S. Senate White

Call-up doubt noted as Pueblo talks progress

Washington reports no imminent call-up of ground force reservists amid broader Asia crisis coverage. The State Department affirmed readiness for face-to-face talks with North Korea to secure the Pueblo and its 83 crew, while President Johnson defended continued bombing of North Vietnam.

Washington United States Asia State Department U.S North Korea Panmunjom Johnson North Vietnam South Vietnam William C. West Capitol Hill Robert

Injury to Fred Cluff Shrinks Ohio University Basketball Team

Inside Today reports that an injury to Fred Cluff has reduced Ohio University’s basketball squad to nine players, limiting roster depth and options for the season. Page 7.

Fred Cluff Ohio University

Reds Lose Ground In Hue As Saigon Attacks Persist

In Hue and Saigon the pace of fighting continued as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces held much of Hue while South Vietnamese and U.S. troops battled to drive them from key areas. U.S. and Vietnamese officials reported heavy enemy losses across the country, with Thieu declaring the Viet Cong attack largely defeated.

Saigon Kings da Nang

Commies Hold Imperial Capital Hue Vietnam Siege Deepens

Four battalions of Communist troops control most Hue streets resisting allied forces with heavy fire. Two U.S. helicopters were shot down while attempting to evacuate wounded. Marines and South Vietnamese troops fight to hold positions as refugees flood the city. Civilians suffer likely heavy casualties. the Perfume River bridge remains under allied control. Nine American civilians, including a senior pacification adviser, are feared in enemy hands.

Saigon U.S Hue Associated Press John Lengel Demilitarized Zone Sengel Nguyen van Thieu Ellsworth Bunker South Vietnam Thieu Republic Thieuw Racetrack Hue, Vietnam Vietnam Tham van Khoa Perfume River

OU Strike Threat Is Averted

Ohio University avoided a strike after talks between university officials and Local 1699 of the AFSCME. The transfer of Local President Oscar McGee from Seigfred Hall to Haning Hall was temporarily delayed to study the situation. McGee warned the union would still hold a strike vote and meet as planned, while criticizing the delay as harassment.

Ohio University American Federation of State, County and Municipal Afl-Cio Oscar McGee Seigfred Hall Haning Hall Ohio U’s Administration Ward Wilson Ohio U. Director of Personnel Services McGee Wilson

Prisoner moved after threats tied to Cummins graves tale

Reuben Johnson, 59, who led authorities to unmarked graves at Cummins Prison Farm, has been transferred to Tucker Prison Farm amid reported threats on his life. Governor Rockefeller questioned paupers graveyard claims while prison officials cited warnings from Cummins inmates as supporting Johnson's account. Johnson says he helped bury 10 to 12 slain inmates, with as many as 2,000 bodies believed buried at Cummins.

Little Rock Ark Cummins Thomas Murton Reuben Johnson Johnson Winthrop Rockefeller Rockefeller Tucker

Nude sensory session at UC Davis sparks probe

At UC Davis 14 students attended a nude sensory awareness session led by assistant professor Jerry Friedberg who says five undressed and sat in a semicircle holding hands. Chancellor Emily Mrak pledges no disciplinary action for students not in credit-bearing portions as the off-campus class is reviewed.

Davis Calif University of California Jerry Friedberg Friedberg Emily Mrak Harvard Robert Bynum Severa Smalller San Francisco

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