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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1968

Page

10

Missiles Fight U S Bombers Over North Vietnam

Reports from Saigon say two Soviet made missiles targeted eight B 52 bombers in North Vietnam's southern panhandle. None were hit as B 52 raids and air support continued around DMZ sites, while U S Marines suffered casualties at Khe Sanh and ground fighting persisted near Gio Linh and Saigon.

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OVST Productions Sets Open Tryouts For Two Plays

OVST Productions announces open tryouts Sunday at 2 p.m. in Ohio University Theater auditorium for Summer and Smoke and Spoon River Anthology. Director John Walker seeks eight men and six women ages 16 to 60 for Summer and Smoke and at least five men and five women for Spoon River Anthology with Dr Rex McGraw directing. Three or four singers and musicians will perform interludes.

Ohio Valley Summer Theater Ohio University Theater Tennessee Wiliams John Walker Edgar Lee Masters Rex McGraw

Wyoming Travel Commission Plans New Ghost Town Map

The Wyoming Travel Commission announced a new map showing where ghost towns would be if still present. In India, Siddhavanahalli Nijalingappa, former chief minister and current Congress Party leader, criticized red tape as delaying industry, citing a bone meal factory permit taking a year.

Cheyenne Wyo Wyoming Travel Commission Wyoming Bangalore India Wysore Siddhavanahalli Nijalingappa Congress Party

Maddox Denies Ordering Troops to Stop MLK March

A new biography claims Governor Maddox ordered about 200 state troopers to guard the Georgia capitol during Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. funeral marches to prevent marchers entering. Maddox acknowledged issuing a precautionary order after threats but denied a plan to storm the capitol.

Atlanta, Ga Lester Maddox Martin Luther King Jr Marcherg Georgen Capitol Maddox Bruce Galphin Atlanta Constitution Camelot Publishing Co Atlanta Mianta King Galphin Atlanta Maser

Fourth Aid Installment Is Received

City Auditor Robert J. Lee reports receipt of the fourth installment of a federal grant for expanding the water treatment plant and system. The check totaled 34,800 dollars, bringing total grant funds to date under the Economic Development Administration program as the city expects about 12 million more for the population program.

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SEORC Golf Tournament Set for July

SEORC plans a July golf tournament at Portsmouth Kik s Country Club managed by Dick Finn with a 9am start and a 6:20pm dinner and SEORC meeting. John Tein and K E Davis announce tourism promotion efforts while the SEORC Tourism Committee coordinates attractions and events across the region.

Olna Regional Council SEORC Portsmouth Kiks Country Club K. E. Davis Dick Finn Geneval ‘Telephone Wam SEORG Fon Tourism Ohio John P. Tein Finn SHORC Jeunes Anastas Athens National Bank Tek Thibbard Nelsonville Peppies Bank

Traffic Pins Municipal Court Ad To RG PR Nike

Local item notes a municipal court matter involving traffic and an appeal to the regional court. The fragment references a party named Nike and a possible adjudicative action with unspecified timing.

Nike

Gun Control Push Grows Across Major Cities

The Nation al Be Casis reports broad support for stricter gun laws with cities like New York Philadelphia and Washington pushing measures. A federal bill bans mail order pistols while committees weigh licensing and registration and may revise weapon laws nationwide.

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Communists Rally Against Leftist Petty Bourgeois Radicals

At a New York gathering, American Communist Party general secretary Hull criticizes the new left as petty bourgeois radicalism amid a convention drafting the first CP presidential ticket since 1940. He cites student protests and anti draft actions as evidence of communist influence on campuses and youth movements.

New York Wall American Commununist Party New Left Left Phra Communist Party Hull Barl Browder Hall Johnson Michael Zagarell Ses Columbia University Tutu

Youth representation debated by World Council of Churches

The World Council of Churches formed a committee to study giving youth more representation after a protest at the assembly. Two youths protested with a placard while another was removed from a lamp post. The council currently includes 140 youths without voting rights as Roman Catholic observers attend for the first time. The gathering spans Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and Catholic denominations totaling over 350 million members in six nations. The assembly opened with a tribute to the late Rev. Dr. Franklin Clark Fry.

Uppsala Sweden World Council of Churches Assembly Assembly Frankin Clark Fry Fry WCC

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