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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1967
Page
1
Ohio safety officials report at least 19 highway fatalities by Monday morning with a projected 35 lives lost through Tuesday. Weekend wrecks include two fatal plane crashes and a boating death.
Sen. Robert Kennedy and 43 guests will raft the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, traveling about 20 miles Sunday and camping 10 miles from the climb start as they prepare for a seven mile uphill ascent starting Friday. The expedition marks the last leg of their trip.
Washington officials report the Senate may close its session without a new code of ethics. Vice Chairman Wallace Bennett of Utah says members of the Senate ethics committee will have little time to draft standards after a 10 day July fourth recess, due to a heavy backlog of work.
Andrew Ransom of Athens is hired as county elementary school supervisor. Sargent Shriver fights to preserve the Office of Economic Opportunity from critics. Leo Durocher pursues a second miracle in 16 years, following the 1951 Giants, with Chicago’s chances unclear.
Egyptian and Israeli troops clash for the third day at the Suez Canal near El Qantara as the UN readies a vote on Israeli withdrawal. Both sides report exchanges across the canal with casualties and claims of tank and armored car losses. Cairo says Egyptians crossed the canal. Israel says forces were repelled.
Maariv quotes Jerusalem informants saying the tians seek to influence the General Assembly to back a withdrawal of Israeli forces from lands captured in Egypt Syria and Jordan. Two rival resolutions are before the assembly, both urging withdrawal and neither assured of a two thirds majority.
Traffic deaths climbed through the Independence Day weekend with a National Safety Council estimate of 700 to 800 deaths over the four days. As of 6 p.m. Friday 391 fatalities were recorded, with the period ending at midnight Tuesday. A fatal crash on Illinois Route 23 near Chicago killed six teens, and Governor Mills E. Godwin Jr. and wife were in a crash in Waynesboro, Virginia, where one passenger died and the governor's wife suffered a broken ankle. Drownings reached 74 and boating fatalities 21 nationwide.
US Marines halted a 3,000 strong North Vietnamese force in the 1st Corps area near the demilitarized zone. The clash left 51 American dead, 170 wounded and 34 missing amid heavy artillery, air and naval bombardment. Communists suffered significant losses, with bodies counted and more likely buried by strikes. The battle followed an ambush on a 100-truck convoy from Da Nang to Phu Bai, while Dong Ha airfield and radar sites took heavy fire.
The Congo government asks Algeria to hand Moise Tshombe to Kinshasa so he can be executed for treason and plot to overthrow President Mobutu. Tshombe, held in Algiers after a plane hijacking, faces charges amid diplomatic strain and exile.
Thousands of youths clashed with police in a second night of violence in Lake Geneva Wisconsin as windows were smashed meters torn loose and officers pelted with beer bottles and fireworks. Police estimated arrests above 100 over two nights and a 1 am curfew was imposed with National Guardsmen held in reserve.
Charles Junior Keller, 34, of Pomeroy Route 2, was found hanged in the Athens County jail wash room about 11:20 a.m. Monday. Indicted for first degree murder in the March death of wife Evelyn, 20, Keller reportedly had belt tied to a ceiling fixture. Deputy Coroner L. A. Hamilton ruled death by own action. Keller faced trial after mental examinations.
Philadelphia prepares a week of events centering on Independence National Historic Park with fireworks concerts and a parade by colonial dressed 3rd Infantry Old Guard. Veterans groups plan memorial services for Vietnam and other wars as a somber note amid national celebrations.
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