12 Feb 1969
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1969
Page
1
U.S. troops thwarted two Viet Cong bomb plots near Tan Son Nhut Air Base. Aimed at a bus carrying Gen. Abrams staff, the blasts caused minor damage and slight injury to a Vietnamese child. A second device on another shuttle bus was disarmed.
Israeli air force claims it shot down a Syrian MIG21 and chased another jet after they crossed the cease fire over the Golan Heights. Premier Levi Eshkol's government wins a strong confidence vote in the Knesset amid coalition tensions.
President Nixon summoned the National Security Council a day early, with White House aides saying no emergency. Press secretary Ziegler refused to reveal topics for the session of top defense, military, diplomatic and intelligence advisers. The move cuts short Nixon's Urban Affairs Council meeting to hear Nelson Rockefeller's federal aid overhaul proposals.
A National Commission report pins police ineptness and a hard line against Negroes as key factors in the Miami riot during the 1968 Republican National Convention. Four people died amid looting and gunfire, while the violence echoed patterns seen in other urban areas with unemployment, poor schools, and high crime. The study notes Headley’s 1967 get tough stance and criticizes white business inertia on summer jobs, plus civic officials courting Chicago’s convention location and misrepresenting black patience.
The State Department says Cuba will allow hijacked U S airliners to return with passengers if a safety agreement is reached among Havana the airlines and the pilots. The change follows an Eastern Air Lines DC8 flight from San Juan that landed illegally and later departed with 109 passengers.
In Point Pleasant the rehire of I Brooks Smith as Mason County schools superintendent at 14500 dollars a year provoked loud boos and threats. Eight state troopers cleared the way as board members and Smith left after a closed session. The crowd also touched on a bus driver work stoppage not publicly discussed. The board, led by President Earl Keefer, voted to retain Smith after a four year term was approved.
In Pittsburgh I W Abel leads Emil Narick by about two to one in unofficial voting for the United Steelworkers Union presidency. Abel's tally covers about 2 225 locals of the 3 700, with results unlikely to be certified before May 1. Narick remains undaunted, hoping to shake up a historic incumbent race.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth celebrate her 85th birthday at her Dupont Circle mansion in Washington. She quips about being a mix of Marie Dressler and Phyllis Diller reflecting her theatrical reputation and sharp humor among friends and relatives.
An intelligence technician testified he did not hear the Pueblo attack commander issue orders while the ship faced fire. James F. Kell said he ordered the destruction of classified equipment and that burning stopped when told to cease, unclear who gave that word. Kell called Lt Stephen Harris an average officer with no notable traits.
Local school board in Nelsonville York approves hiring two teachers and purchasing school buses as part of ongoing district operations. Other items on page include Logan City Council bid rejection for additional oil wells and a Mason Chamber of Commerce discussion on management talent.
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