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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1968

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U S Presses Hanoi Over Peace Talks Conditions

AP dispatch from Washington reports no assurances to halt bombing of North Vietnam yet. U S officials seek firm signs that a bombing halt would prompt talks and stop North Vietnamese troop movements to the South while diplomacy continues. President Johnson’s push ties a halt to productive discussions and U S officials see Trinh’s statements as mixed.

Washington U. S Hanoi United States North Vietnam Nguyen Duy Trinh Trinh Johnson San Antonio Tex America Rusk Britain George Brown Brown

Marines Boost Strength To Counter North Threat

U S Marines in South Vietnam boosted strength to 25000 as a regiment moved north to counter North Vietnamese divisions near the DMZ. Officials anticipate a spring offensive in Quang Tri and Thua Thien, with increased security along Highway 1 and lines of communications. North infiltrations via Laos prompt reinforced allied infantry in the DMZ theater, amid air and missile strikes north of the DMZ and raids into central highlands.

Saigon South Vietnam da Nang Thua Thien Nist Dmz Know 5Th Marine Regiment Con Thien Laos A Shau U.S Washington Hanoi Soul Vietnam Marine Phantom U.S. Command

Gilligan Endorsed by Ohio Democrats Over Lausche for Senate

Ohio Democratic Executive Committee endorsed John J. Gilligan for the U S Senate nomination, rejecting Sen. Frank J. Lausche who warned the move could hurt the party. Gilligan, a Cincinnati councilman, claimed the endorsement 45 to 14 amid Lausche’s vow to pursue a third term.

Columbus Ohio Ohio Democratic Executive Committee Frank J. Lausche John J. Gilligan U. S. Senate Lausche Democratic Party Senate Gilligan Washington Cincinnati Robert Taft Jr Congress Democratic Committee Stephen M. Young Frazier Reams Jr Toledo Dirksen Citizens For Gilligan Citizens For Thomas Cady Athens

Transplant Survivors Doing Well Amid New Soviet Experiments

The Associated Press reports two of five heart transplant survivors are improving. Soviet scientists claim work on transplant techniques includes a two headed dog. Dr Barnard faces safety criticisms as Capetown patient Blaiberg recovers. Kasperak in Stanford shows strong progress after transplant.

Associated Press Boris V. Petrovsky Christiaan Barnard Groote Schuur Hospital Cape Town South Africa Barnard Philip Blaiberg Blaiberg Stanford Calif Mike Kasperak

Britain to quit Southeast Asia and Gulf by 1971 plan

London reports the British government will stand by its decision to pull out of Southeast Asia and the Persian Gulf by 1971 despite Commonwealth protests. Officials say they will reassure allies of continued loyalty to treaty obligations and may stage annual SEATO exercises and create an amphibious task force to visit friendly nations. Lee Kuan Yew seeks joint leaders’ descent on London to press for changes.

London Southeast Asia Persian Gulf Commonwealth Southeast Asia Treaty Organization SEATO Singapore Lee Kuan Yew New Zealand

Governor Sees Win In Primary In New Hampshire

Michigan Gov. George Romney began his presidential primary campaign in Nashua New Hampshire with a sunrise greeting to workers at Sanders Associates Inc. He campaign for support to upset former Vice President Richard Nixon who leads in polls in New Hampshire’s Republican race.

Nashua N.H Michigan George Romney New Hampshire Romney Sanders Associates, Inc Richard M. Nixon

New York Bound Train Crashes At Jersey City

A rapid transit commuter train bound for New York collided with a rear train during the evening rush in Jersey City injuring about 200 people. Eighteen needed hospitalization. In Washington, North Vietnam plans sending troops toward Laos near the DMZ to bolster forces for the dry season.

Jersey City N. J New York Washington North Vietnam

Bowles Ends Cambodian Visit as Soviets Oppose Pact

US ambassador Chester Bowles wrapped up a Phnom Penh trip amid Soviet opposition to any Cambodian Vietnam border pact. Phnom Penh sources hinted Sihanouk favored ICC oversight and U S helicopter aid, while Moscow and Warsaw warned against a deal not tied to 1954 Geneva accords.

Bowles Bangkok Thailand Chester Bowles Cambodia Soviet Union Norodom Sihanouk Phnom Penh Johnson New Delhi Sihanouk International Control Commission South Vietnam Sergei Koudriavtsev M. Mylicki ICC U.S United States Indochina Control Commission Commission India Canada Poland Britain

Gasoline Leak Source Not Found In Archbold

Workmen dug in frozen ground seeking the source of a gasoline leak that forced evacuation of Archbold downtown. About 1,250 students in three local schools stayed home for a second day as fumes drifted from sewer lines and many businesses remained closed.

Archbold, Ohio Archbold

Picket violence as Rusk speaks at San Francisco event

In San Francisco antiwar demonstrators clash with police outside as Secretary of State Dean Rusk delivers a foreign policy speech before about 1,500 Commonwealth Club attendees. Fifty arrests occur. police use spray to disperse crowds while bricks bottles and red paint target the hotel and cars.

San Francisco Dean Rusk Rusk Commonwealth Club World Affairs Council

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