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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1969

Page

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Turmoil erupts as 2000 Berkeley protesters clash with police

Across campuses, 2000 demonstrators at UC Berkeley clash with police amid tear gas and barricades. Twenty six students and 13 officers injured, 14 youths and a girl arrested after police tried to disperse a regents meeting.

University of California Berkeley University Regents Chicago Roosevelt University Berkeley Sproul Plaza Stanford University San Francisco Bay

Explosion Shatters Israeli Supermart

A powerful explosion shattered Jerusalem's largest supermarket as shoppers prepared for the Sabbath. Two university students were killed, an Australian major and seven women were wounded. A second bomb found near the British Consulate was detonated in a field.

Jerusalem Eliahu Sasson Zurich Switzerland Yosef Polishuk King David Hotel

Trial of Shaw Must Continue in Kennedy Conspiracy Case

Judge Haggerty denied the defense motion for a directed verdict and ordered Shaw's attorneys to begin presenting their case. Perry Russo testified that he heard David Ferrie Shaw and Oswald plotting a Kennedy killing at a 1963 party in New Orleans.

New Orleans Edward A. Haggerty Clay Shaw Shaw Marina Oswald Porter Lee Harvey Oswald Warren Commission John F. Kennedy Jim Garrison Kennedy Dymond Garrison Dallas Perry Russo David W. Ferrie Ferrie Oswald

Uris Death Autopsy Consideration In Colorado Case

Aspen officials weigh autopsy for Marjorie Uris who was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot near her mountain home. Authorities say the pistol owned by Leon Uris was near the body and no final decision had been made. In Washington, Senator Hansen notes Marine Corps study of using commercial airliners to curb hijackings, pending a final decision.

Aspen Colo Martin G. Dumont Marjorie Uris Novelist Leon Uris Dumont Uris Exodus Topaz Carroll Whitmire Pitkin County Washington Clifford P. Hansen R-Wyo Marine Corps Hansen J. M. Platt Defense Department

Statewide water fluoridation bill by State Sen Collins

State Sen Oakley Collins plans to introduce a bill seeking statewide water fluoridation. Article notes related pages and mentions other local items such as cottage style homes for Children’s Home without a site yet, and local committee efforts on school politics.

Oakley Collins

Battleship USS New Jersey to leave Vietnam duties

AP report says the world's only active battleship the USS New Jersey will depart in March after a six month tour off Vietnam and may not return to the war. Officials say departure does not mean a escalation. after six months in Long Beach for repairs retraining she may not be needed depending on progress of Paris peace talks.

Saigon USS New Jersey North South Vietnam Long Beach Calif Vietnam Paris

Ex President Truman III Enters Missouri Hospital

Former President Harry S. Truman, 84, was taken by ambulance to Research Hospital and Medical Center in Kansas City with gastroenteritis and stomach and intestinal inflammation. He is in satisfactory condition, under care of Dr. Wallace Graham, with ongoing digestive issues since a 1954 gall bladder operation.

Kansas City Harry S. Truman John Dreves Public Information Research Hospital Truman Dreves Independence Secret Service Wallace Graham Rose Conway

Nixon Backs Limited Electoral Reform Not Direct Vote

President Nixon urges Congress to reform the electoral system without adopting a direct popular vote. He favors proportional or district-based distribution, suggests a 40 percent threshold plus nationwide run off, and proposes eliminating individual state electors.

Nixon Washington Congress Birch Bayh D-Ind Capitol Hill Hugh Scott R-Pa John F. Kennedy

Soviets Plan Warsaw Pact Maneuvers In East Germany

The Soviet Union announced Warsaw Pact forces will stage maneuvers in East Germany in early March to pressure West Berlin amid a West German presidential election on March 5. Tass did not specify date or exact location, but operations are to occur in central and western regions near the German Democratic Republic border, with reports of tank and troop movements entering East Germany from northwest Bohemia.

East Germany West Germany Berlin Tass German Democratic Republic West Berlin Prague Bohemia North Atlantic Treaty Command Saber Federal Assembly United States Britain France Soviet Union Harold Wilson Nixon

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