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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1968

Page

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Submarine Dakar search widens in Cyprus and Minerve probe

In Cyprus the sea and air hunt for the missing Dakar submarine intensified after signals from a radio buoy were intercepted. Nearby, another rescue task force performed underwater soundings for the French submarine Minerve missing since Saturday. A total of 121 aboard both vessels. In Cincinnati, about 700 of 3200 to 3300 teachers strike though most classes stayed open. CTU members walkout while CTA members return to work.

Nicosia Cyprus Mediterranean Nother Rescue Minerve Cincinnati

Derailment Injures 25 Near Hopkinsville Kentucky

A northbound Louisville and Nashville passenger train derailed about two miles south of Hopkinsville injuring 25 of the 150 aboard. Twelve were admitted to Jennie Stuart Hospital. three serious injuries, one to be transferred to a Nashville hospital.

Hopkinsville Louisville & Nashville Railroad Jennie Stuart Hospital Nashville

Kennedy Family Pledges 1 Million to Aid Cardinal Cushing

The Kennedy family pledged 1 million dollars to help Cardinal Cushing cut archdiocesan debt before his 1970 retirement. Sen Edward M Kennedy stated the pledge was made on behalf of the family. The pledge funds total 200000 dollars a year for five years. The cardinal said the drive to raise 50 million will extend to March 24 to attempt to raise 14 more million to reach the goal.

Boston Kennedy Cardinal Cushing Edward M. Kennedy Mass Cardinal

Mia Farrow Centers On Meditation And Future

New Delhi reports Mia Farrow says she spends two hours daily meditating and is leaving herself in God’s hands about her future career. Spotted shopping, she initially avoided reporters but later said she feels more at peace. She plans a stay at Rishikesh on the Ganges where Maharishi Mahesh Yogi offers transcendental meditation courses.

New Delhi India Mia Farrow Holy Center Rishikesh Ganges River Guru Maharishi Mehesh

Belmont Blaze Claims Three, Including Coach's Wife

In Belmont, Ohio, a house fire killed Mrs Elaine Polinski, 32, her daughter Frances, 8, and her brother Charles Bagle, 6. The coach's wife perished while trying to rescue another daughter. the incident also killed the wife's young brother. McMechen, West Virginia is listed as the relatives' origin.

ST. Clairsville Ohio Belmont Elaine Polinski Frances Charles Bagle McMechen W. Va

Third graders study the community within the community

At Ohio University laboratory school third graders examine the nearby community as part of a classroom project. The note references a West Virginia House of Delegates vote on a legislative investigation into the Silver Bridge disaster, urging readers to page 7.

Ohio University Laboratory School West Virginia House of Delegates

Johnson seeks tax hike to fund record 186.1 billion budget

President Johnson unveiled a unified budget calling for record outlays of 186.1 billion dollars and a 10.2 billion dollar income tax levy aimed at financing the war in Vietnam and funding domestic programs. He urged sacrifices and warned the deficit would be near 20 billion without the tax increase, noting 1968 would still post a peacetime deficit of 19.8 billion. The plan would boost defense spending, particularly for Vietnam, and shift trust fund outlays into regular budget accounting.

Washington Johnson Vietnam Congress Defense Department Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Commission

Johnson requests record Appalachian budget for 13 states

President Johnson submitted a budget asking 213.6 million dollars for the Appalachian Regional Development Program for the year starting July 1. Total Appalachia spending would be 277.243 million, with 178.341 million for a development highway system from New York to Mississippi and 29.769 million for demonstration health projects.

Washington Johnson Congress Appalachia New York Mississippi

Allies end Tet truce in North Saigon as invasion feared

Allied powers canceled the Tet cease fire in the 1st Corps area of North Vietnam amid reports of a large North Vietnamese invasion force near the DMZ and Laos. U S and South Vietnamese forces rushed reinforcements and planned continued air raids on parts of North Vietnam while the truce held elsewhere.

U. S. 9Th Division Ham Luong Saigon South Vietnam U.S Khe Sanh Demilitarized Zone Nouncement North Vietnam Panhandle United States J A.m Republic of Vietnam 1St Corps

Redistrict Plan Under Court Eyes

Three federal judges hear arguments on the legality of Ohio's latest congressional redistricting plan. The plan, signed by Gov. Rhodes, aims to cut population disparity from 33 percent to about 2.4 percent across 24 districts, while Democrats contest the residual gap and submit a rival measure. Judges Celebrezze Kalbfleish and Connell preside as the plan arrives by state plane to meet a court deadline.

Cleveland Ohio Anthony J. Celebrezze U.S Girard E. Kalbfleish James C. Connell James A. Rhodes U.S. Supreme Court

Inmates Use Police Car Escapees Nabbed in Club

Two escaped Plymouth County inmates dressed in blue denim prison clothing were found in a Boston nightclub after officers, unaware of the alert, grew suspicious. They had escaped in a sheriff's car and were returned to jail.

Boston Plymouth County House of Correction Plymouth

Shooting Flares Along DMZ Amid Pueblo Crisis

US and South Korean forces push back North Korean infiltrators for the eighth straight day near the DMZ as the Pueblo crisis widens. Pentagon boosted Far East air power while Japan's Asahi reports Soviet ships shadowing Enterprise. UN diplomacy hints at talks without immediate action.

Seoul Korea North Korea U.S United Nations Demilitarized Zone Pentagon Far East Washington Pueblo Navy Johnson South Korea Defense Kim Sungeun Yorktown Enterprise Asahi

Continuing Search Set For Bombs

The Pentagon says no bomb will be found intact but search crews will pursue the wrecks in Greenland for months if needed. Fragments with matching serial numbers link to all four hydrogen bombs aboard the crashed plane. An Air Force colonel noted the bombs were torn apart in the crash and fire. Parachutes for the delivery system have been located at North Star Bay.

Washington Pentagon Frigid Greenland Strategic Air Command Air Force North Star Bay Thule Air Base

Ohio lawmakers ready bond issue and riot bill

The General Assembly returns to Columbus to consider Gov. Rhodes 850 million bond package for highway construction and capital projects. Hearings precede floor action as a federal court may rule on the redistricting case. A riot control bill is expected in the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday. Temperatures trend above normal with scattered rain and milder midweek.

Colubus Ohio General Assembly James A. Rhodes Senate Finance Committee Cleveland Rhodes Cern House Judiciary Committee Alan E. Norris Westerville Franklin

Cuban Reds Accuse Nine Bolsheviks in Havana Trial

The Cuban Communist party will try nine Old Bolsheviks who opposed Fidel Castro's policy of exporting guerrilla revolutions. The purge followed a three day central committee meeting. Two committee members, Jose Matar and Ramon Calcines, were implicated but not slated for trial. Anibal Escalante, a former top leader, heads the accused group.

Havana Cuban Communist Party Moscow Fidel Castro Latin America Jose Matar The Committee For the Defense of the Revolution Ramon Calcines Anibal Escalante Castro Escalante

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