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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1968
Page
1
President Thieu warned that Hanoi offers no softening of its four points for ending the Vietnam war and urged peaceful options only if the Communists show flexibility. He warned that if they refuse to yield, heavier pressure would follow.
Starr and Chandler power the Packers as they clinch their second Super Bowl title. Report highlights veteran leadership and dominant offense across the season.
Palermo reports a devastating series of earthquakes across western Sicily with over 250 killed and many towns wrecked including Gibellina and Montevago. Palerma, Trapani, and Marsala suffered damage as relief crews rush medicine, blankets, and tents to shelters.
Europe endures hurricane force winds and snow as Sicily quakes kill over 250. England Scotland report 16 deaths, many injured. Syria Jordan Israel Lebanon suffer blizzards and desolation. In U.S. widespread snow, freezing rain, and power outages follow, with 46 weekend deaths and warnings across northeastern states.
Severe snow battered Southeastern Ohio as 17 inches piled on landmarks like the Landmark Warehouse in Athens and the Excelsior Salt Works in Pomeroy. Roofs collapsed, utilities failed, and crews worked through the weekend to restore power and clear icy roads. Crews aided in the hardest hit towns while smoke and fire briefly followed a warehouse collapse. Weather details note temperatures staying cold with flurries and highs in the mid-30s across five days.
In North Vietnam a MIG21 shot down a U S Air Force F105 Thunderchief during a radar attack on Yen Bai airfield in northwest Hanoi. The pilot is missing. The strike formed part of the effort to disrupt truck convoys and storage areas, with weather limiting damage assessment.
The Humphrey campaign for party unity falters as California Democrats tilt toward Senator Eugene McCarthy over Vietnam policy. McCarthy garners roughly 50 delegates while Humphrey warns intraparty strife could cost Democrats the White House. Romney delays New Hampshire primary, praising social justice, amid Republican jitters about Rockefeller entering the GOP race.
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