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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1969
Page
1
Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins sleep well as Columbia nears the moon. Ground control reports the crew well rested and systems nominal while Luna 15 looms as a possible Soviet soil sampling mission.
The forecast calls for temperatures averaging below normal from Saturday through Wednesday with daytime highs in the upper 70s to 80s and nighttime lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. A cooler start to the week is expected. Rain chances include about one inch of showers and thundershowers on most days.
Jodrell Bank researchers report Luna 15 remains in a close low lunar orbit after a single retrorocket burn. They describe its path near the Moon’s center and across Mare Austral del Sur, with four radio bursts detected and no immediate danger to Apollo 11 missions.
The Ohio House passed a 414.7 million capital improvements package to fund education highways and water pollution control as lawmakers take a weekend break. One bill creating a Public Facilities Commission drew Democratic opposition. The package goes to the Senate for concurrence.
U S forces report a second ambush on a highway north of Saigon as convoys fight through enemy fire near An Loe. Nine Americans wounded, none killed. North Vietnamese losses include eight killed and one captured. Additional clashes near Tanjan and air strikes claim enemy casualties as pace of action edges up.
Army and Air Force Exchange Service raised snack bar prices as GI pay rose by about 45 percent, costing a coffee up from five to ten cents and a ham burger from 25–30 cents to 35 cents. The timing and debt from Vietnam-era buildup drew note as servicemen face higher costs at PXs and snack bars.
Sen. Oakley C. Collins seeks to boost aid for Ohio’s poorest school districts in seven Appalachia counties Athens Gallia Jackson Lawrence Meigs Pike Scioto by adding funds to the 1.85 billion education tax bill. Collins, Gov. Rhodes, Finance Director Collier and Sen. Theodore Gray plan a higher per pupil share.
Ohio Development Director F. P. Neuenschwander challenges a Cleveland economists report calling Ohio weak on manufacturing growth and services. He asserts five years of leadership in manufacturing expansion capital investment and job opportunities.
Raquel Welch will star as the title character in the film version of Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge. The story centers on Myron who undergoes a sex change to become Myra. Velma Warren Brown sues for divorce from James Brown in Georgia, citing insurmountable marital problems after 11 years of marriage and four children.
Five federal grants totaling nearly 600000 support various projects announced October. Southern Local School District Perry County seeks voter approval of an additional 5 mill levy. Meigs Local School Board votes to keep roadside park property in district ownership. Ohio Valley Summer Theater stages A Thousand Clowns praised by Messenger reviewer.
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