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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1968

Page

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Bronx Gunman Sought After Bronx Killings and Shootings

Police hunted for Bobby Rogers alias Bobby Pugh a 31 year old superintendent linked to three deaths and a wounding in a Bronx tenement. More than 200 officers with rifles sought him after a 6:27 pm incident on East 138th Street. witnesses and victims identified include Manuel Angel Figueroa 19 Erain Castro 21 and Jose Rivera 18.

New York Bronx Bronx Asst. Dist. Atty Burton Roberts Bobby Rogers Bobby Pugh Manuel Angel Figueroa Efrain Castro Jose Rivera Roberts Figueroa Lincoln Hospital Castro Rivera Rogers Central Park Angel Angelos East 138Th Street

Buses Arrive in Athens After Delays in Memphis

The two remaining Corpus Christi buses were due in Athens today after delays in Memphis for transmission repairs. Safety Service Director Dwight Robinson and city mechanic Bud Lowry notified Mayor Raymond Shepard Thursday night they reached Bowling Green, Kentucky. Two other city buses arrived in Athens on Tuesday.

Corpus Christi Tex Athens Safety Service Dwight Robinson Raymond Shepard Bud Lowry Bowling Green Memphis

JFK Death Linked To CIA Force

New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison said his office has exchanged information with a European foreign intelligence agency he credits with penetrating the Kennedy assassination operation. He says the agency’s detailed material supports his claim that Kennedy was killed by elements of the CIA.

New Orleans Jim Garrison John F. Kennedy Times-Picayune Garrison Kennedy Central Intelligence Agency Foreign Intelligence Agency New Yorker Edward Jay Epstein Warren Commission Dallas Epstein Clay Shaw

Ohio State Trustees Fire Professor and Allow Limited Beer on Campus

Ohio State University trustees dismissed assistant history professor David M. Green for grave misconduct including burning his draft card in class and urging donations to fund weapons. The board approved 3.2 beer in restricted areas and in the faculty club after 5 pm, rejecting beer in fraternities and dorms. They also adopted law and order rules allowing suspension for students in disruptive demonstrations after police orders to disperse.

Columbus Ohio Ohio State University 4G. Fawcett David M. Green Green Fawcett Ohio Union

Terrorist kills U S soldier in Saigon amid raid threats

A gunman shot and killed a U S soldier in downtown Saigon as Viet Cong death by own action reports of raids circulated. Extra guards at the U S Embassy and key sites raised alert while U S and Vietnamese authorities prepared for possible third Viet Cong offensive.

Saigon U.S

Humphrey urges China talks as McCarthy slams hunger policy

Vice President Humphrey proposes broader contacts with Red China and says the U S should seek to replace conflict with cooperation when possible. McCarthy accuses the administration of neglecting the poor while Rockefeller cites inflation and GDP growth. The Agriculture Department rebukes McCarthy for urging a hunger emergency.

Washington Hubert H. Humphrey United States U. S Mainland Humphrey San Francisco Sen Eugene J. McCarthy Minnesota Department of Agriculture McCarthy Department Kennedy Johnson Senate Agriculture Committee Thomas R. Hughes Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman

Griffin Blasts LBJ Court Move Over Nominations

Sen. Robert P. Griffin assails President Johnson’s court picks Abe Fortas and Homer Thornberry as possibly bypassing constitutional separation of powers. He questions Fortas’s White House influence since 1965 and Thornberry’s five month Senate delay after judicial nomination, suggesting votes influenced by the interim arrangement.

Washington (Ap Johnson Supreme Court Robert P. Griffin Rmich Senate Senate Judiciary Committee Abe Fortas Homer Thornberry Griffin Karl Warren White House Fortas Thornberry Congress Texas

Defense chief backs new superfast nuclear submarine model

Secretary of Defense Clark M. Clifford approved work on a faster submarine concept with an estimated price of about 185 million dollars. He ordered top scientists to develop the vessel, signaling potential expansion of the U S nuclear attack submarine fleet.

Washington Clark M. Clifford U. S Clifford

Resurfacing bids invited for Routes 33 and 50 in Athens

Athens officials set August bid opening for resurfacing of Routes 33 and 50 as part of a local road program. A new swimming pool is planned at the former Athens High School stadium site. McCarthy leads in latest Gallup trial heat poll. Voter registration guidance appears for Point in classifieds. Obituaries list mentions Middleport Nelsonville Pomeroy and Point Pleasant.

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