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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1965
Page
1
President Johnson forecast a fifth straight rise in prosperity and urged Congress to speed tax action and Great Society programs. He pledged possible extra tax relief if growth falters, while outlining social and economic goals and backing a shift to end gold backing for bank deposits.
In Ohio a proposal to create a state institution to treat sex offenders gains support after a Cleveland kidnapping and maiming by a paroled man. Corrections officials cite lack of psychiatric care and consider shifting parole duties as part of the plan, while Canton Judge Rossetti urges new laws and improved treatment.
Donna Adkins seven remained in Southwest Community Hospital while doctors removed her left eye after a kidnapper fired blank cartridges from a tear gas pistol at close range. Police say William Rehard twenty two abducted and held her overnight, then abandoned her on the Ohio Turnpike.
The Senate takes up the administration's 1.092 billion Appalachian region aid bill to boost jobs with new highways and projects in 11 states led by West Virginia and Georgia. Democratic leaders aim to rush it to the House after Senate approval as a rival water pollution bill also advances for stronger antipollution enforcement and sewage treatment funding.
South Viet Nam strongman Nguyen Khanh ousted Premier Tran Van Huong in a bloodless coup and appointed Nguyen Xuan Conh as premier again. He planned a 20 member military civilian council to advise the government, signaling control through military appointees. Khanh criticized U S Ambassador Maxwell D Taylor and asserted internal affairs and sovereignty. President Johnson named Nicholas Katzenbach as permanent attorney general. Khanh asked Phan Khac Sun to stay as chief of state until a new government forms with Huong’s cabinet remaining on caretaker basis.
The Johnson administration launches a full Senate drive to overturn the House vote banning sale of surplus food to the United Arab Republic. In Meridian Mississippi suspects charged in a civil rights workers murder case face 15 day deadline for additional legal arguments after arraignment of 17 men. In Gardena California a theft resurgence follows a watchdog guard dog purchase. At the Air Force Academy Colorado, 30 more cadets resign, raising total to 65 amid cheating controversy.
Baltimore officials move to investigate a proposed Eight point contract related to a potential dispute. The action aims to clarify terms with the Longshoremen’s union amid tensions at the port.
The piece warns a looming steel strike could derail economic expansion. It notes rising imports, potential profit squeeze in 1965 or higher prices, and stockpiles by major buyers like auto and appliance makers ahead of a possible May 1 steelwork stoppage. Edmund F. Martin of Bethlehem Steel cautions stockpiling creates artificial demand and later a downturn.
President Johnson, advised by doctors, stayed home rather than attend Sir Winston Churchill's funeral. He told reporters he lacks the usual energy and gloomy weather kept him from the trip. He hoped to reach his office later, though he appeared pale and spoke intermittently while blowing his nose.
Blind and disabled World War II veterans joined crowds in London to file past Sir Winston Churchill's flag draped coffin in Westminster Hall. Officials reported 87,773 had moved by midmorning, with police predicting over a million spectators for the funeral procession to St Pauls and along the Thames. Weather remained cold and dry for the service.
In Saigon the Buddhists’ aims remain unclear amid the coup and repeated shifts in government. Buddhists cheered Khanh’s move yet previously opposed civilian and representative rule, while some leaders hope to counter the Communist threat. The Viet Cong exploits Buddhist discontent as the struggle for stability drags on.
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