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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1967
Page
1
AP briefs report 22 lives lost in Ohio traffic crashes from Friday evening to Sunday midnight marking the worst weekend death toll of 1967. Included are deaths across multiple counties as authorities tally the incidents and possible contributing factors.
Ohio House speaker Charles F. Kurfess argues the legislature should focus on local revenue sources to address education problems rather than simply increasing state funds. He voices Bowling Green alignment and emphasizes fiscal reform at the local level.
Toledo Ohio Sunday night former gubernatorial candidate Frazier Reams Jr accuses Republicans of partisan gerrymandering to push the legislature toward a permanent reapportionment plan.
Inside Today Dr John W Seay minister of First Methodist Church transferred to Cincinnati. Middleport to receive its first federal funds for sewage treatment facilities. Ames Bern wins 15th game, Ohio U upset. Four persons announce candidacies.
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes announced he will not seek the 1968 Republican presidential or vice presidential nomination. He said he would focus on Ohio issues and that no national office is of interest to him. Rhodes declined to discuss potential reconsideration if offered a spot on a ticket. He favored supporting the convention effort in Cleveland or Cincinnati.
President Johnson asked Congress to raise Social Security benefits by 15 to 59 percent, guarantee minimums of 70 dollars for individuals and 105 for couples, and adjust tax bases and rates. The plan would lift annual earnings taxed to 7800, 9000, and 10800 by years 196? and 1974, with employer matching increases. Minimums rise with a 150 dollar monthly target for couples and 100 for individuals, while taxes would push the maximum individual to about 343.20 in 1968 and 390 in 1969.
Tokyo dispatch reports Premier Chou En-lai pledged China s 2.5 million strong army to crush Mao opposed rebels as unrest spreads from Manchuria to Kwangtung. Wall posters cite the dictatorship of the proletariat and a plan to purge opposition. Clashes near Changchun leave dozens injured and captured amid calls for a revolutionary city government.
Virgil Jackson, 22, of Millfield Route 1 faces two counts of second degree manslaughter for a Friday collision that killed Lawrence Cominsky, 64, and Cecelia Cominsky, 53, of Jacksonville. A third charge for failing to yield while turning left was filed. Ruth Jackson, 21, a passenger, was hospitalized in satisfactory condition with severe head injuries.
AP reports in Moscow that the United States offered cooperation on world problems while Soviet President Podgorny cited Vietnam as an obstacle. Johnson's message to the Soviets was delivered by Ambassador Thompson at the Kremlin hall during credential ceremonies.
The Johnson administration seeks Senate approval of a U S Soviet consular pact and $9.4 billion more for Vietnam this year, with Defense Secretary McNamara and Gen Wheeler briefing on next year’s $73 billion budget. Senate leadership weighs merits amid opposition and broader East-West accords.
The S S Atlantic spent 49 hours on a mudbar off Fort Lauderdale after captain says an errant buoy caused the grounding. Coast Guard counters that navigational aids were operational and an investigation continues. None aboard were hurt and ship was declared undamaged.
The Supreme Court voided a New York law that allowed dismissal of state university and college teachers for Communist party membership and struck down a 1917 law making treasonous or seditious words or acts grounds for dismissal from the public school system.
Hollywood AP reports Ann Sheridan, famed for her red hair and as an independent actress, died Saturday night at her Hollywood Hills home at age 51. Her husband Scott McKay was at her bedside. Friends note she suffered from emphysema. others allege cancer.
New York AP report cites Kennedy family advisers objecting to an early book chapter that depicted Johnson as violent and deer hunter. The dispute centers on political motives behind portraying President Johnson before Kennedy's assassination era. Author Manchester claims Kennedy ally sought to shred the book for political reasons.
Ohio lawmakers convene as hearings begin on two measures to exempt the state from the federal Uniform Time Act or align with it. The third proposal would keep daylight time year round or standard time depending on passage. Controversy pits farm groups against city residents in a session with GOP Gov. Rhodes backing both ballot asks.
In Managua a rebel group holed up in the Gran Hotel seized 20 American guests as hostages as National Guard troops surrounded the building. The violence followed antigovernment rioting Sunday night leaving 12 dead and over 30 wounded in clashes between tank units and demonstrators.
In the Cedar Falls operation the allied drive through the iron triangle enters its third week with 1,219 enemy killed captured or surrendered. The campaign also reports a record 3560 tons of Viet Cong rice seized. U S jet bombers patrol the Red River Delta and clash with MIGs in MIG Valley. four F105s face four MIG-17s with no losses reported that day.
CHRISTCHURCH AP Premier Nguyen Cao Ky rejects Fulbright charge he is a puppet of the United States and defends his stance amid media questions about a past Hitler remark. He calls Fulbright a colonialist and praises Vietnamese fighters as his heroes, then faces a flood of inquiries.
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