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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1967

Page

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Ohio traffic deaths below normal for weekend

The Associated Press reports Ohio's weekend traffic toll was nine fatalities in the Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight window, far below the usual 20s. Other briefs include Powell aide subpoena in Washington and Humphrey aiding the Democratic drive toward 1968. Muggsy Spanier dies at 61 in California. Cincinnati murder charge filed against Carl Wright in connection with a tavern shooting.

Associated Press Ohio

Miami University winter enrollment hits record 10 163

Oxford campus enrolls 10 163 for the winter trimester, a new high and 518 more than the same period last year. Lunar Orbiter 3 moves closer to the Moon to photograph landing sites, launched by a 34 second rocket burn and now in an 3 hour 28 minute orbit.

Oxford Ohio Miami University Pasadena Calif

Fire at Brussels Old Folks Home Kills Six

Firefighters recovered six bodies from the charred interior of a near Brussels old folks home. Dozens more may be missing as the blaze at the 100 year old Chateau du Val Vert Green Valley Chateau raged. Three firefighters were hurt, two seriously, after being delayed about half an hour before the call.

Brussels Belgium Chateau du Val Vert Green Valley Chateau

Peace moves urged as bombing of North Vietnam may resume

Officials warned that the United States could restart air strikes against North Vietnam unless Hanoi signals a move toward peace or begins reciprocal talks. President Johnson extended the lunar new year pause briefly, but policy remains to end the pause if no negotiations begin.

Washington U.S North Vietnam Hanoi Johnson Vietnam Harold Wilson Wilson Rexei Kosygin Kosygin Moscow Newsweek Magazine State Department Red China Mao Tse-tung United States Soviet Union Robert F. Kennedy Dn.v Paris Newsweek Kennedy Dean Rusk Paul VI Rusk West Germany Sen. Kennedy

Viet Cong Mortar Attack Targets Saigon Command Center

Viet Cong fired mortars at the U.S. military headquarters in downtown Saigon. Twelve Vietnamese were reported killed and 40 wounded as another mortar destroyed a house from which the attack was launched. Allied air and ground operations resumed after the lunar new year truce.

Saigon South Vietnam U.S USS North Vietnam Washington Hanoi South William C. Westmoreland Vietnam

Ohio Legislature Moves Bond Commission Plan Forward

Gov Rhodes Ohio Bond Commission proposal advances to Senate Finance Committee for possible floor vote and voter approval this year. House already passed a five member panel to float bonds for capital improvements and highways.

Columbus Ohio James A. Rhodes Senate House Ted W. Brown

Five Day Forecast Sees Warm Trend Across Regions

A brief forecast notes a warming trend from Tuesday through Saturday with temperatures near normal in the north and above normal in the south. Daytime highs range from the mid 30s in the north to the low 30s in the south, with nighttime lows in the low to mid 30s. Precipitation is expected to average about a half inch late in the week, arriving from the south as rain or snow.

Subzero Front Grips Northeast as Snow Consumes City Streets

The East endures subzero temperatures while Chicago and Milwaukee accumulate two inches of fresh snow. A wide snow belt stretches from Minnesota to Michigan and drifts eastward, with Massena New York reporting readings as low as minus 27. The South enjoys warmer beach weather as northern travelers seek sunshine.

Associated Press Chicago Milwaukee Minnesota Michigan Massena Upstate New York

Charges Swapped By Reds

Moscow radio accused China of trying to disrupt Soviet ties to block peace in Vietnam. Chen Yi denied initiating a split as Mao purges triggered military moves in Beijing. Rallies in Peking and other cities drew tens of thousands, with anti Soviet imagery burned.

Tokyo Moscow Red China Soviet Union Vietnam Chen Yi China Peking Mao Tse-tung Formosa Mao Communist Party New China News Agency Alexei N. Kosygin Leonid I. Brezhnev Taiyuan North Vietnam U.S

Book dispute tied to Kennedy family tensions and reactions

Author William Manchester cites differences of opinion between Mrs Kennedy and Sen Kennedy as partly fueling the controversy over The Death of a President. He says Kennedy showed family loyalty and sought solutions after Mrs Kennedy’s distress. Manchester asserts the book is not anti Johnson, and defends his account based on interviews.

Newsweek Washington William Manchester John F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy Bob Manchester Kennedy NBC Meet the Press Sen John Johnson Kenneth O'Donnell Air Force One O'Donnell Warren Commission The Boston Globe Mrs. Kennedy LBJ Bernie Faingold Denver White House Faingold

Leaders Repeat Vietnam Pledge After Talks in Britain

Soviet Premier Kosygin and British Prime Minister Wilson failed to agree on joint peace talks for Vietnam but pledged to pursue a settlement. They reaffirmed adherence to Geneva principles and agreed to continue studying the situation while maintaining contact.

London Alexei N. Kosygin Harold Wilson Vietnam Kosygin Britain Indochina Wilson Johnson North Vietnam

Kosygin Signals Shift in Soviet Tactics With West Powers

Kosygin and Harold Wilson discuss three aims signaling a Kremlin shift toward Europe and away from pure confrontation. He stresses Vietnam limits, fears a China civil war or nationalist turn, and frames the USSR as a European power with a stake in postwar order.

Arthur L. Gavshon London Alexei N. Kosygin Harold Wilson Kremlin Soviet Union Vietnam Moscow Mao Tse-tung China Europe Kosygin Wilson Johnson Hanoi

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