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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1969
Page
1
An AP survey highlights small acts of kindness and civic courage in seven days after the inaugural. From free hospital candy to kidney transplant fundraisers and car rescue deeds, everyday citizens and volunteers show community spirit and support for those in need.
South Vietnamese ranger battalion with US air support claims 320 North Vietnamese killed in two days 18 miles from the Laotian border. U.S. bombers artillery account for 200 enemy dead as battles expand near Pleiku and near Cambodia border.
Iraq hanged nine Jews and five others for spying for Israel. Israel warned U Thant of further threats to more Jews in Iraq. International reaction condemned the executions as barbaric and dangerous to Middle East peace efforts.
President Nixon launched a broad effort to win Democratic support in Congress. He planned sunup breakfast with Republicans, a bipartisan lunch, and an afternoon White House session with Democrats while pledging personal oversight of major departments. He described the Paris peace talks as off to a good start and outlined new tactics.
Heart transplant patient Wylie Julliard died in Cleveland Clinic Hospital after a Dec. 16 transplant. He had been discharged Jan. 21 and readmitted Sunday with stomach pains amid reports of a circulatory slowdown. His twin brother Wayne died last year from the same congenital heart disease.
Rear Admiral Frank L. Johnson testified behind closed doors on the USS Pueblo seizure with public remarks planned for Wednesday. The Belfast clash sees Jan Paisley refuse jail, while Biafran hostilities pivot to talks and arm stoppage proposals in Lagos.
Prague reports a clash within Czechoslovakia's ruling Communist party as conservative faction leaders seek domestic allies. Liberal sources say conservatives backed by roughly 100,000 Soviet troops are probing the army and workers' militia to gauge support.
State Senator Ronald Mottle of Parma announced plans to introduce a measure in the Ohio Senate to ban fees for swimming at state park lakes and beaches. The Parks Division recently set 50 cents for ages over 16 and 25 cents for children with under six admitted free. He suggested a resolution to urge rescinding the fee or a bill to strip the division of authority. He argued the charges are discriminatory and hit poor families hardest. AFL-CIO leaders in Cleveland protested the fee amid debate over access to state parks. Separately, Senator Charles Carney proposed a labor dispute hearing requirement before any court injunction.
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