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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1968
Page
1
Lao military sources reported North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces captured the Ban Houei Lane outpost in southern Laos, about 2.5 miles from the South Vietnamese border. Three to four battalions attacked, forcing roughly 300 Laotian troops to flee into South Vietnam after contact was lost.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey led a $150 per person Diamond Ball for the Institute of International Education at the Plaza Hotel. About 300 antiwar demonstrators gathered outside, with 83 arrested for disorderly conduct as Humphrey arrived nearly an hour late.
Cincinnati CTA officials said 2,500 members will attend a 8:30 a.m. professional meeting at city schools rather than teach today after negotiations on Wednesday failed. Leonard Arcilesi leads CTA as president.
Mahoning County Coroner David Belinky ruled murder and death by own action in the shooting deaths of steelworker George Stefko and his 17-year-old daughter Faith at their Boardman home. Police said Stefko, 42, killed Faith with three shots from a .38 caliber pistol and then killed himself in the head after tear gas was used to clear the upstairs bedroom. Initially police believed Stefko had wounded Faith and held her captive.
In Havana the Cuban Communist party central committee met in a way that spurred talk Fidel Castro could resign as prime minister while staying in control. The theory suggests the prime post becomes admin only, with Raul Castro or Osvaldo Dorticos taking the reins, as Castro continues to direct policy from the top party role.
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson arrived at the Women's National Democratic Club amid loud picketing with slogans like End the war. She ignored the demonstrators as she exited and reentered the club, maintaining a calm, silent demeanor throughout the encounter.
Daniel Peterson was honored with the Athens Jaycee Distinguished Service Award, announced inside Today. The award highlights Petersons community leadership and service contributions.
Washington officials report 14,000 Air Force reservists called to active duty after North Korea seized the Pueblo. President Johnson urges calm while pursuing diplomatic avenues and possible Soviet help. Navy air support and carrier Enterprise stand by as Congress debates potential war risks and nuclear options.
Kanauga searches focus on Ohio shore wreckage for cause of the Silver Bridge collapse. Adm. L M Thayer says findings may take up to two years with 39 dead and seven missing. Investigators, bridge experts, and officials comb wreckage while reassembly efforts continue in Henderson, West Virginia. The Hustler ferry boat from Uniontown, Kentucky will serve Point Pleasant-Kanauga.
A strong new Sicily earthquake strikes western Palermo area, killing at least four and injuring about 50. The epicenter mirrors January’s disaster in Gibellina Partanna and other towns, with police reporting deaths of a sergeant and two firemen under a collapsing wall. Rescue teams rush in as helicopters carry plasma and medicine.
U S. bombers pounded North Vietnamese gun and troop concentrations around Khe Sanh for the sixth straight day amid a massive air campaign. Despite 6000 tons of bombs, enemy guns kept shelling the Marine base and surrounding hills, with 37 of 77 wounded evacuated. Reports say North Vietnamese fire, including 152mm guns, pressed near the bases as ground combat swirled to Phu Cat and central coast areas.
The Supreme Court rebuffed ACLU contentions that the 1965 draft card burning ban is symbolic speech protection. Justice Fortas and Justice Harlan echoed concerns about judging legislative motives, while Chief Justice Warren questioned whether an act like breaking a weapon could qualify as symbolic speech.
In Columbus U S District Court Judge Kinnery sentenced Betty Storer to six years and her husband to ten years for a $426 976 shortage at the Belpre branch of Peoples Bank and Trust of Marietta. Betty Storer, a 37 year old bookkeeper, pleaded guilty to misapplication of funds and related counts. Her husband, farm equipment firm operator, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting and conspiracy. The case covered a 14 year period and involved multiple accounts. Both had been free on $10 000 bonds.
US nuclear scientists in Greenland believe one or more of four missing hydrogen bombs ruptured in Sunday's B52 crash near Thule Air Force Base. Pieces found seven miles from the site prompted warnings of radiation on ice and gear though described as negligible. The accident prompts questions on search time, ice depth, and whether bombs are embedded in North Star Bay ice or seabed, with potential long search ahead. Gardner resigns as HEW secretary in White House announcement.
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