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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1967
Page
1
U S forces report the 600th combat aircraft lost over North Vietnam as two B52s collided off South Vietnam. Marines claim 150 North Vietnamese killed near Con Thien, with McNamara pressing for 100000 to 200000 more troops.
Congo government radio says the army has retaken Bukavu and part of Kisangani from white mercenaries recruited by an international mafia. Three army battalions surrounded about 200 mercenaries who seized Bukavu post office and radio station amid heavy fighting in eastern Kivu. Mobutu seeks extradition of ex Premier Tshombe, blamed for the plot.
Gen Westmoreland told Defense Secretary McNamara that allied forces in Vietnam are winning slowly but steadily and urged sending about 100,000 more troops atop the 475,000 authorized. He said North Vietnam pays a tremendous price with little to show. The briefing at Tan Son Nhut was secret but summarized to reporters.
Maj. Ralph Brubaker, 33, parachuted after his A4 Skyhawk was hit near the DMZ. He hid in a bomb crater for nine hours as an Air Force Jolly Green Giant helicopter crew braved ground fire to reach him north of Dong Ha. Brubaker suffered a dislocated right hip and a blackened left eye. His wife and mother live in New Bern, North Carolina and Savannah, Ohio.
A tall gaunt sniper in Vancouver shot a university professor and his wife in their backyard, killing the pair and wounding two bystanders before surrendering to police after about 20 minutes. Police seized more than 10 rifles and noted a history of mental illness. motive remains undetermined.
The FCC authorized a construction permit to Valley Broadcasting Inc for a standard broadcasting facility in Nelsonville The Messenger Publishing Co subsidiary will operate on 940 kHz with 250 watts and a directional antenna Bush Messenger publisher says plans proceed immediately and outlines a bright future for the Hocking Valley and Southeastern Ohio with community service goals
NAACP official McConnell accuses Ohio of defying a May federal order against contracting with discrimination. Rhodes aides deny, citing effort to implement Kinneary ruling to aid both Negro and white workers amid stalled projects including a 12 million OSU medical sciences building. Newcombe wins Wimbledon title, defeating Bungert 6 3 1 6 1 to give Australia its ninth men’s singles crown in 12 years.
Ohio AFL-CIO proposes new business taxes as an alternative to a gross receipts levy. Warren J. Smith, secretary treasurer, argues the receipts tax unfairly shifts burden to consumers. Testimony followed four hours of debate before the Senate Ways and Means Committee assessing the $252 million education funding bill for 1967-69.
U S and World News Briefs report Michigan Gov. George Romney seeking support in New Hampshire ahead of the March 12 presidential primary, meeting with New England governors including John Volpe of Massachusetts as part of his campaigning.
WASHINGTON The Defense Department will permanently continue its program providing corrective medical treatment to volunteers who would otherwise be rejected for health reasons. Secretary of Defense Robert S McNamara started the trial on February 1 to qualify 100,000 men annually who fail standard physicals or aptitude tests.
The Justice Department notes Negro registration in Alabama Georgia Louisiana Mississippi and South Carolina has risen from 700000 in August 1965 to about 1250000 now, a 78 percent gain in 22 months, representing over half of eligible Black voters in these states. Census 1960 counted 2.4 million as eligible in the five states.
Inside Today reports Athens school board held a closed session to discuss personalities and people. The item appears on Page 2. The rest of the page notes Nelsonville York board approving six new buses on Page 9, and Thorny problems of higher taxes and apportionment sent to committees. A new Point Pleasant city clerk resigns on Page 18.
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