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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1968
Page
1
Louis Block, 57, the world’s fifth heart transplant recipient, died at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn 10 hours after a donor heart was implanted. Surgeons used a balloon pump to assist circulation due to the donor heart’s small size and Block’s long heart disease history.
Communist forces pressed hit and run assaults across South Vietnam eight days after the ceasefire ended. At Kontum airfield they attacked U S helicopters with satchel charges, killing seven Americans and wounding 25, while U S troops reported 14 enemy bodies inside the compound. Casualties and damage were described as moderate to heavy across multiple fronts.
Washington AP Pentagon sources report a March 39,000 draft call signaling ongoing expansion with about 40,000 monthly requests anticipated in April through June. The upturn follows a replacement cycle from Southeast Asia buildup and August to November intake levels, with August inductees set to become fall replacements after training and induction.
Ohio lawmakers draft a bill to ease filing deadlines for 1968 congressional and convention candidates. The measure extends the filing window to 20 days after a federal court approves a plan while preserving other deadlines. The joint subcommittee set guidelines allowing population variation to 2.5 percent, with room for 4 to 5 percent to keep county lines.
Ohio Democrat Sen. Frank J. Lausche says he will not seek his party’s endorsement if it costs him his honest judgment on national policy. He welcomes support but will not trade his principles, as Ohio Democrats weigh a favorite son candidate and endorsement for the U.S. Senate race. Gilligan may oppose Lausche in the May 7 primary.
Washington AP report notes Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew launched a campaign to draft Nelson Rockefeller for the Republican presidential nomination, the first state effort and likely to spread. Rockefeller said he is not a candidate but would back Nixon if he secures the nomination, while urging less enthusiasm for Nixon in New York. Oregon Republicans also moved to place Rockefeller on their primary ballot. Ford indicated stronger House GOP backing for Nixon than Rockefeller, and Romney criticized Johnson's balance of payments program.
Surveyor 7 achieved a near flat landing at Tycho crater on the moon despite a 43 percent chance of success. The unmanned craft sent back dramatic images of a rock strewn plateau and a Copernicus like landscape, with one leg narrowly missing a rock.
President Johnson focused on composing the State of the Union message for Congress with reconvening set for Jan 15. He typically addresses a joint session soon after assembly but the date and time were not announced. He spoke from the LBJ Ranch as rain and cold weather lingered in Texas and sent a note to industrialists praising payroll savings bonds.
Stanford Medical Center doctors report Mike Kasperak, the world s fourth heart transplant patient, is able to sit up and dangle his legs over the bed edge as he improves on day four after operation. His condition remains critical but improving amid earlier complications and a setback. The fifth such operation occurred Tuesday at Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn, N Y. Reading Pa police say three dead and six missing after a gas explosion damaged two homes Tuesday night. Cambodian officials describe a frank cordial meeting between U S Ambassador Chester Bowles and Prince Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh as useful, with no details disclosed. Bowles arrived Monday to discuss Communist use of Cambodian territory as refuge from U S and South Vietnamese troops in the Vietnam War.
U S safety council reports 11 month motor vehicle deaths total 47810 just 150 less than 1966 as travel rose from 850 to 887 billion miles. The decline is numerical and relative to mileage, indicating only a small gap between years. Cincinnati police end mass sit in with non harsh tactics after safety director Henry Sandman led review.
Pope Paul VI met Premier Mika Spiljak of Yugoslavia for 45 minutes and urged negotiations to end the Vietnam war. It was his first meeting with a high Communist official since meeting Soviet President Podgorny. Speculation rose of a Tito visit to the Pope.
Inside Today notes Mrs. Eldon Dailey failing to win re election as county school board president. The Fourth District Court of Appeals race for judge appears crowded. Housing needs for Tri County Technical Institute students highlighted to Rotarians. Ohioans face potential electric chair timing before June with appeals possible. Kent State upsets league leading Toledo on Rockets home court.
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