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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1966
Page
1
Governor Rhodes and aides highlighted a multi year push totaling over 1 billion dollars for Ohio Appalachia counties. They cited highway spending 175 million to date with 341 million planned on 4000 miles, plus 95 million for mental hygiene and correction from 1963 67 and nearly 4 million in non highway funds available this fiscal year.
South Viet Nam reports Operation Jefferson ends with Koreans and Vietnamese forces claiming 278 Viet Cong killed in five days of fighting near Tuy Hoa Phu Yen Province. U S aid to South Viet Nam to rise to 400 million in 1966 with more food fertilizer and construction materials.
Thousands of New Yorkers rush to work as a transit walkout stretches into a fifth day. Lower Manhattan firms urged staggered hours while Long Island Rail Road faces potential halt. Union leader Michael J. Quill remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition. Transport workers and bus and subway unions led the strike over pay and shorter hours.
President Johnson plans to seek nearly 13 billion dollars in new appropriations for the Viet Nam war for the year ending June 30. About 5 billion would cover stock replacements while the rest would be available if future needs arise, officials say. The move follows a lull in bombing and draws scrutiny from Senator Russell, who questions its timing and aims.
Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg will deliver a formal U S statement on Washington’s peace moves in Vietnam to 117 UN members via Undersecretary Jose Roiz Bennett. He also outlined a cease in bombing North Vietnam and urged negotiations with Hanoi.
U S Steel Corp the nation s largest steelmaker will raise prices on structural steel shapes by 2 75 a ton. The move follows smaller hikes by Bethlehem Steel and others as the industry faces a broader price surge. Ohio highway director Masheter warned a federal order tying federal aid to steel prices could jeopardize highway program.
Washington report says the House Committee on Un American Activities plans to call Ku Klux Klan members from Bogalusa Louisiana as witnesses. The hearings focus on linking the Klan to violence and profits, with six man wrecking crews and castration discussed as possible tactics.
Fergus Falls Minnesota reports a steady flow of well wishers and hundreds of cards for Ole Sholberg 103 and his wife Otila 101 on their 80th anniversary. They married January 5 1886 at the farm home of Otila's parents.
A Scioto County farm owner’s death may slow a 20 to 22 million penitentiary site decision. Carl D. Schisler, 77, of Portsmouth, owned a 1750 acre farm along U.S. 23 near Lucasville, one of three possible locations along with sites near Jackson and Pomeroy.
A committee trimming the proposed 348 million atom smasher site list has 85 communities in 43 states still in contention. Illinois Wisconsin California Colorado and Michigan remain among the bidders as the National Academy of Sciences panel prepares to forward picks to the Atomic Energy Commission for final approval.
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