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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1968
Page
1
In Columbus lawmakers push for committee approval of the Senate redistricting bill as amendments emerge from both parties. With a court deadline four days away observers see little chance of major changes. the plan must be filed in U S District Court by Friday or new districts may be drawn.
In a tense hours long incident, North Korean patrol boats surrounded the U S Pueblo about 25 miles off Korea, boarding the vessel in international waters near Wonsan. The Pueblo reported no weapons used, then followed the North Koreans into Wonsan before going off the air. Seoul said a sixth North Korean assassination suspect was killed and a South Korean soldier died in subsequent clashes as authorities pursued infiltrators.
South Vietnamese soldiers and civilians withdrew from Huong Hoa as U S reinforcements flood the northern sector. More than 3 000 helicopter borne infantry from the 1st Air Cavalry Division move up the line. Marines bolster Khe Sanh base after three Combined Action Platoons pull out. U S air power pounds suspected enemy positions with over 1 000 tons of bombs.
In Washington a Massachusetts Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee says President Johnson will face delays or possible rejection on his proposed tax increase, urging administration witnesses to add sweeteners to gain support. In Tokyo a pharmaceutical firm reports a cancer drug cured a mouth cancer in one man and shows encouraging clinic results at Kanazawa University Hospital. In Columbus Ohio officials plan to withhold $600 million for 1968 highway funding, potentially slashing Ohio’s highway program by about $40 million.
The Inside Today page notes a World of Work course labeled controversial cannot be fitted into the AHS timetable as required. The item references scheduling friction and educational policy concerns within the school system. The blurb hints at broader debates over curriculum fit and district planning.
The Lunar Module 1 completed its maiden flight at Cape Kennedy with precision apart from a brief abbreviated engine burn. Officials led by Dr. George Mueller hailed the test as a strong step toward the 1969 moon landing and indicated future flights may skip a duplicate spring test.
Ohio University non academic staff may receive about a 5 percent step increase within current salary ranges after State Personnel Department findings show over 80 percent earn less than counterparts at other state universities. Additional 5 percent raises slated for July 1 under House Bill 93. Retroactive to Jan 1.
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Soviet leader Leonid I. Brezhnev met for three hours in Moscow in a constructive talks session. Officials said topics included international questions and UK Soviet relations, with speculation on reconvening the Geneva Conference on Indochina to seek peace in Vietnam.
U S officers and Danish authorities chase remains of a B52 crash seven miles off Thule Greenland where as many as four unarmed hydrogen bombs may be lost. The Pentagon confirms no nuclear detonation risk and recovery chances are doubtful amid extreme cold and sea depths. One crewman died and six survived as searchers work with dogsleds and helicopters in the icy darkness. The plane, valued at ten million dollars, originated from Plattsburgh Air Force Base and was on routine northern patrols.
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