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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1967

Page

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Brethitt suspends eastern Kentucky strip mine permit

Governor Edward T. Breathitt ordered a strip mining permit suspended in eastern Kentucky under the 1966 law after landowner Jink Ray challenged Puritan Coal Mines Inc. plans to surface mine beneath surface ownership. The move ends 20 days of tense dispute over surface rights and mineral extraction.

Island Creek Edward T. Breathitt Kentucky Jink Ray Fon Johnson Puritan Coal Mines, Inc

Bombs damage homes of two leaders in Baton Rouge area

In Baton Rouge two explosions damaged the homes of state labor leader Victor Bussie and Viola Logan, a retired Negro school principal, in separate incidents late Tuesday night and early today. No injuries were reported.

Baton Rouge Victor Bussie Viola Logan

Merchants armed, city sees three months crime-free

Highland Park Police Chief William E. Stephens says gun-toting merchants kept crime away, noting no store robberies in nearly three months as merchants grow more proficient with pistols, reflecting a city of 38,000.

Highland Park Mich William E. Stephens Stephens

Pentagon allows wartime relief for Vietnam losses

The Pentagon ruled that servicemen who lose a relative in Vietnam may be kept out of the war for at least six months. If already in Vietnam, they may be removed from the war zone for a similar period.

Washington Pentagon Vietnam

Alden aide joins U S Office of Education

An Alden aide assumes a position in the U S Office of Education as part of a government staffing change. The move is noted on page four of Inside Today with other regional notices and public items referenced throughout.

Alden U. S Office of Eeeses Mason County Ohio

Major Rail Yards Targeted in North Vietnam Bombing

U S bombers hit four north of Hanoi rail yards and a missile site near the Hanoi Haiphong corridor. Navy pilots reported hitting a SAM site in Hai Duong stadium while others struck rail lines and an oil depot near Haiphong as 133 missions were flown with one U S plane lost.

Saigon North Vietnam Hanoi Haiphong Hai Duong Cmdr Gene Lund Biloxi Miss Navy Air Force Marine U.S U.S. Command South Vietnam North U.S. Marine Demilitarized Zone U.S. Army Oregon Ele Ments 101St Airborne Division 25Th Infantry 196Th Light Infantry Thailand China Kep

Lunar Explorer Aims To Check Moon Radiation

CAPE KENNEDY Florida AP A Lunar Explorer spacecraft Explorer 35 launched on a Delta rocket toward the moon on a three day flight to orbit the moon for two to three years. It carries 10 experiments to measure cosmic particles magnetic fields and solar emitted radiation to assess radiation hazards for Apollo astronauts. If all goes well a retro rocket will slow it Saturday and place the craft in lunar orbit. The mission seeks data on the earths magnetic tail potential shielding role though no further funds are allocated for more radiation studies.

Cape Kennedy Fla America Moon Earth Apollo Norman F. Ness Delta Lunar Explorer Apollo Project

130 Men Leave Their Jobs At McBee Plant Walkout

About 130 construction workers walked off the job at the new McBee Systems plant east of Athens on Route 50. A tentative labor agreement aimed to bring Brewer Co. employees into the same benefit scope as craft workers, but was not accepted by both sides, halting work and delaying scheduled return. The dispute centers on District 50 United Mine Workers of America members not affiliated with AFL CIO and their subcontractor status with George A. Fuller Co.

McBee Systems Athens F. H. Brewer Co Lancaster Aflcio Brewer District 50 United Mine Workers of America Columbus George A. Fuller Co

Student Association and CIA Strain Over Headquarters

Washington report on the NSA and CIA split notes dueling tensions over headquarters rent and funding. NSA president W Eugene Groves says Independence Foundation acts as CIA conduit while NSA seeks to keep offices free of CIA payments amid foundation pressure. Contributions to NSA from the foundation in the early 1960s totaled about 155k.

CIA Student Association Independence Foundation of Boston Foundation NSA W. Eugene Groves Groves Washington Independence Foundation Foundation For Youth and Student Affairs New York

Soviets Hedge On Backing Arab War In Moscow Talks

The Arab delegation Boumedi enne and Aref failed to clinch Soviet support for new military action against Israel. Brezhnev and Kosygin heard Arab views while Moscow signals hinted at limited backing, with no clear agreement on how to force Israeli withdrawal. The U.N. cease fire dispute and U.N. General Assembly efforts mark the backdrop as the Security Council may take up the issue.

Associated Press Houari Boumedienne Algeria Abdel Rahman Aref Iraq Moscow Israel Boumedienne Aref Cairo Communist Party Leonid I. Brezhnev Alexei N. Kosygin U.N U.N. General Assembly Security Council the Assembly Soviet Union

Conferees Flounder Over Antigerrymandering Provision

Washington AP Conferees from the House and Senate remain divided on a congressional redistricting bill. They previously agreed to a 35 percent population variance between largest and smallest districts for five years and a 10 percent cap starting in 1972. The hangup is whether to add an antigerrymandering clause or leave district line drawing to states. Rep Emanuel Celler says a new effort will be attempted. failure would send conferees back to the Senate for instructions.

Washington House Senate Trict Emanuel Celler D-N.y Celler

Two Gallia GIs Killed In Action In Vietnam

Gallia County mourns as two more soldiers die in Vietnam raising the local toll to five. Private Wandle Hickman of Bidwell and Sergeant Russell Blanton of Vinton Route 7 died July 12 and July 15 respectively. Hickman, a 1961 North Gallia graduate, served with Co B 112th Infantry Fourth Division and arrived in Vietnam March 9. Blanton, a Southwestern High School senior at enlistment, belonged to the 196th Light Infantry Brigade and had been in country seven months. Funeral arrangements for Hickman are incomplete. Blanton’s are pending at McCoy Funeral Home in Vinton.

Gallipolis Vietnam Gallia County Army Wandle Louis Hickman Bidwell Russell Lee Blanton Vinton Hickman Angelo Hickman Central Highlands Columbus North Gallia High School Co. B. 112Th Infantry Blanton Bert Blanton Southwestern High School Sergeant Blanton 196Th Light Infantry Brigade Fayette County W. Va Bert and Elizabeth Johnson Blanton Bertha Banks Thurman Betty Banks Chillicothe Peggy Ramey Michigan Anita

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