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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1968
Page
1
Logan County officers said a mysterious intruder opened the dog pound doors at the fairgrounds, freeing 30 stray dogs after breaking a window. Fifteen were returned by the morning, two died, and the remaining canines wandered the east end as James Leonard, the dog warden, pursued the escapees.
Three committees are named for long range planning on enccupeee care and beautification in Athens. The notice outlines committee scope and reporting expectations for city development efforts, aiming to guide future projects and community enhancements.
Flood warnings eased as the Hocking River neared flood stage but water covered parts of Route 56 and 356 near New Marshfield and Route 329 south of Route 50 A. West Green dormitories flooded basements at Ohio University while streets and athletic fields flooded, with several county roads submerged in Meigs and Hocking counties. Authorities reported creeks at bank full levels and weather noted 0.42 inch rainfall and a high of 47 degrees.
An explosion in Pittsburgh’s Ingram business area killed six people and injured 17 as a gas crew from Equitable Gas Co. worked nearby. Five dead were company workers. one man was thrown 90 feet and several hurtled into a fence. The blast leveled a row of shops and rattled homes half a mile away. the cause remains undetermined.
State police probe into three unmarked graves at Cummins Prison Farm amid suspicions they hold inmates buried in a paupers cemetery or victims of prison brutality. Maj. Streubing sees paupers’ plots as likely. governor urges withholding details to avoid bad publicity.
Viet Cong pressed a major assault on Saigon as U S troops repelled attackers at the U S Embassy. Five Americans and 19 guerrillas died in six hours of fighting. President Thieu declared martial law and ordered curbs on entertainment.
South Korea's foreign minister urged more attention to North Korea's assassination attempt on President Park than the Pueblo incident. He vowed to oppose direct talks with the North and any Pueblo crew exchange. Ruling and opposition parties united for decisive action. the National Assembly prepared resolutions.
The 14 year old Ei leen Adams from Toledo Central High School vanished December 18 after being seen with an unidentified man on a city bus. Her body was found rolled in a brown rug in Monroe County Michigan, hands tied, neck bound with electrical cord, and dressed in a blue suit and blouse. An autopsy was ordered to determine cause of death and potential sexual molestation.
Ohio legislators return from recess as the House Judiciary Committee backs an omnibus riot control bill and votes on outlawing possession and sale of sawed-off shotguns. Senate hearings begin on a student riot conviction ban at state universities while a major highway and capital improvements bond issue faces finance committee work. Freshman Rep. Ronald Mott cited the weapon bill, penalties range one to ten years, and the House passes a new 11th District Appeals Court, plus measures for a legislative fiscal analyst and to allow tractors to haul two farm trailers at 25 mph.
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