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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1968
Page
1
A survey on youth and religion finds younger generations moving away from formal church life while still seeking spiritual engagement. Youths resist institutionalism, pursue personal, experiential faith and social action, with only selective participation in traditional church programs.
U S Marines resumed air and ground assault near Hue Citadel as jets hit a Communist ammunition dump and shanty fortifications. artillery barrages and tear gas sown disruptors followed the blast, with Lt Gen Cushman warning the siege could endure weeks more as fresh Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces push toward the city.
After a 7 hour session Secretary of Defense McNamara and Senator Fulbright sparred over the Aug 4 1964 sea clash in the Gulf of Tonkin. McNamara released a 21 page account asserting North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked U S destroyers Maddox and Turner Joy. Fulbright called the statement incomplete and said the whole story was not told. Morse criticized the rationale behind the Tonkin Gulf resolution and stood against McNamara’s account.
Washington reports indicate U Thant's White House talks with President Johnson are unlikely to spark a new U.S. peace initiative. Senate critics warn of South Vietnamese instability after city reconstruction ruptures, while U.N. observers say North Vietnam demands an unconditional halt to U.S. bombing. Johnson insists a halt requires North Vietnam to refrain from exploiting any pause.
Columbus Ohio AP lawmakers plan to cut an 850 million bond issue and limit its use to water pollution highways and mental health while expanding financing to include state universities. Senate panel backs pay raises for senators representatives judges and county officials to 15000 a year.
White House aides report President Johnson is cautiously optimistic that diplomacy will secure release of the Pueblo’s 82 crew members. North Korea’s Zangel Zoon warned of punishment and threatened war if reprisals occur, while U.S. officials say substantive negotiations are now underway after initial hostile exchanges.
A pre-dawn blast damaged the Soviet Embassy in Washington and shattered windows in nearby buildings. Police and an embassy spokesman reported no injuries and said staff were mostly at home. A State Department spokesperson noted possible planting or throwing of a bomb with one witness and two suspects not yet caught.
Senate backers of President Johnson's civil rights bill move to table the open housing amendment to salvage the measure. Supporters debate modifying the proposal to win wider acceptance, while other senators push for changes.
Bertram L. Podell, a pro Johnson Democrat, defeated Melvin Dubin, who ran as an independent peace candidate, and two others in a Brooklyn special congressional election. Podell described himself as 100 percent pro President Johnson, winning about four to three over Dubin in the Vietnam war heated race. Dubin said he would not fight in Vietnam if of draft age unless Congress declares war.
National police in Saigon arrest Buddhist leader Thich Tri Quang along with two other political opponents amid a government crackdown. U S Embassy calls timing unfortunate as a new Communist front titled The People's Congress for National Salvation claims to unite political allies and adversaries of the regime.
Inside Today note shows 250 University of Oklahoma students crowding a dorm lounge for a Vietnam War dialogue. LAWTON VORHEES is the subject of Bob Rogers' photograph which won a state award, with other briefs across pages noting television and legal topics and a Houston UCLA potential rematch on March 22.
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