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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1965
Page
1
Pale desert like area with bright center edged by darker smudges appears in the first closeup from Mariner 4 as it relays its second image. Scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory call the streaked frame a technical achievement and caution it does not resolve life on Mars.
A parliamentary committee probing the 1963 Valent Dam disaster urged steps to safeguard residents near major water basins. The panel did not assign blame for the Oct 9, 1963 tragedy in northern Italy.
A government survey reports Communist parties in Indonesia India Japan and New Zealand show strong pro Chinese tendencies and new pro Chinese parties formed in Australia Belgium Brazil Burma Ceylon Colombia Mexico Paraguay and Switzerland.
Saigon's military government urged Defense Secretary McNamara in a two hour session to increase American forces in South Viet Nam. Leaders Thieu Ky and Co gave force level estimates without naming a precise number while U.S. later assessed Viet Cong losses and North Vietnamese presence.
Ohio voters may face a sales tax rise from three to four percent in November. T G O Keefe of the Ohio Education Association says petitions will push a tax hike due to the school foundation bill. He estimates a one percent rise would yield $232 million for schools in two years. The proposal would add about $100 million in the same period.
Congress approves a $7.5 billion rent subsidy measure in a Senate 54 to 30 vote and a House 245 to 169 vote, sending the bill to conference. The program targets families in the public housing income range, with differences between chambers narrowly viewed as easily reconciled. President Johnson gains most of his requests aside from final town development aid.
The Messenger presents the best available, AP staff consensus on Vietnam war progress as of today. It draws on field observations, expert opinions, and ongoing assessments of U S commitment in Southeast Asia and what the near term may hold.
In Washington the United States described Thursday's Moscow conference on Viet Nam as of interest but not changing official posture. Harriman reported to Washington that Kosygin noted U S aggression claims and urged end to bombing. Johnson remains ready to escalate if needed to stop northern guerrilla advances. Both sides indicated renewed efforts to break the peace talks deadlock.
President Johnson restricts federal wiretapping to cases essential for national security. White House press secretary Bill D Moyers says any such action requires prior attorney general approval and will not be condoned under other circumstances.
Washington honored Adlai E Stevenson with a national memorial at the National Cathedral as President Johnson led dignitaries in a solemn service. Thousands filed past the flag-draped casket while 2000 invited notables gathered for the rites and a eulogy by Judge Carl McGowan.
Presidential troubleshooter John Doar arrives in Bogalusa after a stop in Baton Rouge to meet Gov. McKeithen and discuss measures to relax civil rights tensions. The Bogalusa Civic and Voters League plans more demonstrations to desegregate facilities and seek equal job opportunities amid past violence including the murder of Deputy Sheriff O Neal Moore.
In Athens the new premier George Athenasiades Novas bans demonstrations as he forms a government to resolve Greece's worst political crisis since the civil war. Ex-premier George Papandreou vows to return to power and urges protests against the new leader.
Columbus State Development Director Fred Neuenschwander says new and expanding industries invested more than $600 million in Ohio through June 30, creating 13,618 new jobs. The report notes 4,261 of those jobs were added in June with an $87 million investment.
An Eastern Air Lines jet with 83 people aboard landed safely at O Hare after hovering over the field for more than an hour with jammed nose gear. The plane touched down in rain with nose wheels retracted and nose end damaged slightly. None of the 78 passengers or five crew were injured.
Sen. James Eastland dismissed as "all bank" allegations by a Negro farm worker that he runs his Mississippi plantation with paroled convicts. The House Labor subcommittee chair struck the statements and two Mississippi delegation references from the record. The worker, Andrew Hawkins, 46, named Eastland along with Sen. John C. Stennis and Rep. John Bell Williams as officials who maintain such farms.
Presidents Charles de Gaulle of France and Giuseppe Saragat of Italy opened the Mont Blanc tunnel the world’s longest highway route under the summit linking Paris and Rome. Public access starts next week after three days of safety checks and police control posts.
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