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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1969

Page

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Solutions For Seventies Would Reshape Ohio Education

Ohio Board of Regents proposals to strip campus branches raise student fees and expand regent power spark scrutiny at Athens trustees meeting. The plan aims at consolidation regionalization and administration efficiency with the governor's influence intensifying. Critics warn of financial strain and loss of local control as education systems reorganize statewide.

Ohio Board of Regents Ohio University Board of Trustees Athens Rhodes Ohio James Rhodes Ohio Board of Education Ohio Education Association

Viet Cease-Fire Talks Focus on U.S. Pullout Options

U S Ambassador Bunker and General Abrams confer with President Thieu on troop withdrawals and a potential cease-fire as four way talks open in Paris. Officials discuss scope and timing of withdrawals, possible cease-fire formats, and responses if violence erupts during negotiations.

Nixon Pledges Calm Push for Viet Peace Talks

President-elect Nixon vowed a purposeful and energetic pursuit of Paris peace negotiations with no policy shift. He announced the talks would resume in Paris and would begin after his inauguration, signaling a steady approach to Vietnam policy.

Saigon North Vietnam Demilitarized Zone South Vietnam Paris Europe U. Alexis Johnson Nixon Thieu U.S Johnson Key Biscayne Fla Vietnam Florida New York George A. Lincoln U.S. Military Academy Office of Pentagon White House Lincoln West Point

U.S. readies airlift show of force in West Germany

U S officials plan Reforger 1 a major air and ground exercise near the Czechoslovak border in West Germany. About 12 000 Army troops and 3 500 Air Force personnel will train at Grafenwoehr and Nuernberg with equipment from storage in Germany. The aim is to test rapid airlifted unit readiness and precision deployments rather than speed.

Heidelberg Germany U.S West Germany Czechoslovakia Europe 2Nd Armored Texas 24Th Infantry Division Nuernberg Frm Forbes Air Free Base Kan Grafenwoehr United States Robert S. McNamara North Atlantic Treaty Organization Polk

New Chair Appointed for Ohio University Psychology

Ohio University announces a new chair for the psychology department as part of academic leadership updates. Other items note efforts toward a Meigs County museum and a hockey game where Ohio U hosts Bowling Green in a home stand.

Ohio University

Athens woman touts success of renting rooms fast

Mrs. Betty Wilkes of 96 N Shafer St Athens says 35 calls led to a room being rented at 3 45 after an ad appeared in the Athens Messenger. She wishes for 20 more rooms and urges readers to place their Action Ad now.

Betty Wilkes N. Shafer St Athens Athens Messenger

Reds Return Safely From Space Mission

Three Soviet cosmonauts in Soyuz 4 landed in snow and winds about 1,500 miles southeast of Moscow. Soyuz 5, with Boris Volynov, remained in orbit while two crew from Soyuz 5 joined Soyuz 4 after an orbital linkup. They landed near Karaganda, Kazakhstan, and were flown to Karaganda for temporary hotel housing.

Moscow Soyuz 5 Boris Volynov Karaganda Kazakhstan Chaika—Seagull Tass

Antiwar group wins permit for counterinaugural tent in DC

Washington protesters win government approval to erect a multicolored counterinaugural tent in downtown for a Sunday ball and parade the day before Nixon's inauguration. The permit was cleared by Harry R. Van Cleve of the General Services Administration after days of bargaining.

Washington Pennsylvania Avenue Nixon Harry R. van Cleve General Services Administration

Czech Student Sets Self on Fire in Protest

Prague reports indicate Jan Palach, 21, a Charles University history student, set himself ablaze to protest Soviet occupation. Doctors describe burns as very serious but survival possible given his youth and strength. further self immolations rumored.

Prague Czechoslovakia Jan Palach Charles University

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