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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1968
Page
1
Army researchers at Walter Reed will launch a behavioral science lab to study how radiation from a nuclear attack might alter decision making and behavior in the population including top officials. Minor studies show radiation effects on blood and psychomotor control.
Chicago Board of Education vetoed half of the pupil busing proposal and postponed the rest as hundreds march with signs. The plan, set amid two months of hearings, aimed to move 1,035 students from overcrowded inner city schools to vacant classrooms in nearby white neighborhoods to promote integration.
Cuba charges U S Coast Guard vessels used cannons and a warlike maneuver to interfere with a Cuban lifeboat fleeing mutineers off the Virginia coast. Radio Havana carried a Foreign Ministry protest denouncing imperialistic Yankee aggression and pirate-like action.
Reports indicate a countywide voter registration effort could begin by June while Mason County school board weighs what extras to include in a new school building. An Antonionis piece contrasts modern world reality with speculative theory as part of an examination. Flood control in Leading Creek Conservancy District shows initial benefits to residents.
Radar guided U S fighter bombers struck three Hanoi Hai phong targets for the second straight day amid conflicting reports of damage. The U S command tallies show 470 American dead and 2 675 wounded for the week ending last Saturday while allied forces report 5 769 Communist dead and Hue battles continue.
George Romney quits the Republican presidential contest after 101 days, triggering a possible Rockefeller draft. Governors weigh backing a new candidate as Romney urges consensus while Rockefeller signals openness to a draft but plans no immediate run. Nixon campaign sees Romney’s exit as a victory, and Oregon and New Hampshire drives gain fresh urgency.
Washington reports President Johnson lauded Robert S. McNamara as a brilliant and good man as the defense chief ends a record seven-year tour. A lavish farewell accompanied by a 19 gun salute honors, with McNamara set to become World Bank president on April 1 after a vacation in Aspen.
Ohio House approved Gov Rhodes 750 million bond plan by 77 to 16 after lengthy debates. Revenue bond limits narrowed to mental health and retardation facilities parks recreation and higher education. The measure moves to the Senate with conference committee likely.
Washington AP President Johnsons Commission on Civil Disorders will urge tax incentives for industries to locate plants in slums and depressed areas to fight unemployment. Republicans in Congress have pushed similar measures, but the Johnson administration and Rep Wilbur D Mills have resisted. The panel approved its riot report and will issue it this weekend. Governor Otto Kerner of Illinois, chairman, said the recommendation will be uncomfortable for all.
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen seeks a two thirds vote today to end debate on a civil rights open housing bill. The plan would ban discrimination in sale or rental of housing with staged effectiveness starting immediately for certain housing and federal loans, and later expanding to multiunit housing. The measure also imposes federal penalties for force or threats to obstruct civil rights.
Washington reports any rise in Vietnam troop strength could trigger a higher tax surcharge than the proposed 10 percent. Officials say a 1 percent levy yields about $1 billion, and sending 50 000 more troops could cost $2 billion annually, potentially undermining the budget unless Congress approves a larger levy. Wheeler conferred with Johnson amid troop-strength speculation with no official course disclosed.
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