25 Feb 1966
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1966
Page
1
The article notes 135 enemy dead with 46 more bodies found outside the camp walls and fifteen Viet Cong were captured. Heavy rains slowed air raids over North Vietnam for a third day, as U S forces praised their conduct.
The House Committee on Un American Activities wrapped up five months of public hearings on the Ku Klux Klan with 4300 pages of testimony from 190 witnesses. Rep. Joe Pool described the record as not pretty, detailing floggings, beatings, killings, and plots against public figures for racial reasons. Ralph E. Pryor Jr. appeared as a former detective and former Delaware grand dragon who defended Klan principles while expressing disillusionment.
Gen Maxwell D. Taylor, a White House adviser, warned that the road to victory in Vietnam will be long and hard. He said the United States has the upper hand but must exercise patience and deeds over words as months ahead test national courage.
Ghana's new military leaders declare they toppled President Kwame Nkrumah citing abuse of rights and gross economic mismanagement. Radio Ghana announces a National Revolutionary Council and pledges immediate radical reforms as Nkrumah is seized near dawn before dawn in a palace bid. The takeover follows a paratroop infantry assault that met resistance from the presidential guard.
In Miami Beach AFL-CIO leaders praised President Johnson over Viet Nam and criticized Robert Kennedy for his war stance. Meany urged Kennedy to study history as the federation avoided naming him. Kennedy argued against admitting Communists to a settlement but said negotiations should consider any outcome.
Senate debate moves toward Morse bid to attach his antiwar rider to $4.8 billion war-funding bill. Morse aims to rescind the 1964 blank-check resolution, arguing for Congress to reaffirm limits on Johnson’s Vietnam effort. Humphrey rallies support with Asian trip briefing.
Athens may receive up to 1 million dollars in Hill Burton funds for a new Sheltering Arms Hospital. Dr. Eugene Wehr confirmed the A-1 priority in Columbus, noting matching funds of two dollars for each federal dollar. A fundraising campaign will start in late spring with headquarters at 42 N Court St. and an initial gift phase in about two months.
London prime minister Harold Wilson is expected to call a national election for March 31. MPs note his Labour government holds 314 seats to Conservatives 302 and Liberals 9, giving a slim majority. Observers say he may seek a stronger mandate amid controversial legislation and opinion polls.
Candace Mossler and her nephew Melvin Lane Powers close in on first degree murder trial. The defense points to Fred Roy Weissel, 29, a husky interior decorator found beaten in the area about an hour after Jacques Messier was slain on June 30, 1964. Weissel was questioned but not treated as a suspect and has not testified.
University of Miami officials disclose that 53 students were disciplined after an investigation into stolen exams. Spokesman Dr. William R. Butler announced the action after hearings by the Student Honor Council and appeals.
Southwest Texas State College students repay a two year debt by sending two boxes of 20 pound Texas snowballs to Michigan Tech University in Houston. A four inch snowfall in San Marcos provided the chance to ship the snowballs Thursday.
Area election board officials take oaths as the reapportionment plan remains in place. Public open house at the new Hocking Valley Hospital continues. Meigs County TB levy renewal planned for November ballast. Obituaries noted for Athens Logan Nelsonville Glouster. Page references indicate further coverage on sports and communities.
Wallace on the brink of a gubernatorial contest as Lurleen Wallace is set to run and Flowers prepares to challenge Governor George Wallace in the May 3 Democratic primary. State Sen. Bob Gilchrist appears ready to enter the crowded race, having opposed Wallace’s bid to seek re election and backed Ryan deGraffenried prior to his death.
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