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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1965

Page

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Strike Notice Aimed At Steel Industry Rail Meet In Pittsburgh

The international executive board and wage policy committee of United Steelworkers plan a Pittsburgh meeting on July 30 to consider giving the basic steel industry a 30 day strike notice. Ohio reports 204,000 more employed than three years ago.

Pittsburgh International Executive Board The United Steelworkers Basic Columbus James A. Rhodes Ohio

Ten Year Viet War Forecast Stirs Senate Debate

Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield warned the Viet Nam war could last a decade with the Communists seeking twenty years of conflict. White House strategy sessions continued as McNamara urged dispatch of more U S troops to bolster a lopsided guerrilla war. Leaders weighed force levels, troop composition, and possible mobilization of reserves.

Washington Senate Mike Mansfield Viet Nam South Viet Nam U. S White House

Dems Block Trimming antipoverty Bill in House

The House pressed to pass the administration’s 1.9 billion antipoverty bill with a Democratic majority staving off GOP attempts to trim it. Republicans urged a veto amendment power for governors and elections for community action boards were rejected. The measure would expand education Job Corps and fund levels while keeping churches out of programs.

Washington House Federal Office of Economic Opportunity OEO

Logan Hit By Faked Twenty Dollar Bills

Police report five counterfeit twenty dollar notes passed in Logan with the same serial number L17079465A. Merchants including Elberfeld's Store J C Penney Savings Hardware and Risch Drug Store exchanged the bills to Farmers and Merchants Bank and Citizens Bank. The offender is described as a tall attractive well dressed blonde woman. The Treasury Department is sending an agent to investigate alongside other recent city cases. Casey Stengel says 75th birthday will be his final year as Mets manager.

Logan Roy Kelch Elberfeld J. C. Penney Savings Hardware Risch Drug Store Farmers and Merchants Bank Citizens Bank Kelch Treasury Department Columbus Zanesville Newark Lancaster

False earthquake prophecy rattles Santa Barbara

Civil Defense officials in Santa Barbara said a circulated letter predicting a quake kept them on edge. The note cited J Douglas Stewart of Athens Ohio and sources Jean Dixon and Grace Conrad but Dixon denied predicting a West Coast disaster and no tremors occurred July.

Santa Barbara Calif J .Douglas Stewart Athens Ohio Ohio University Francis A. Farley Farley Stewart Jean Dixon Washington, D. C Grace Conrad Bayside Dixon West Coast California

Feud Over Ohio River Ownership To Reach Supreme Court

The Ohio River border ownership dispute between Ohio and Kentucky heads to the U.S. Supreme Court. Ohio seeks a declaratory judgment, citing Army Corps maps showing Ohio claims part of the river, while Kentucky asserts ownership to the Ohio shore. Both states seek a licensing settlement under the Banner Act of 1958.

Supreme Court Portsmouth U. S. Supreme Court Ohio River Ohio- Kentucky State Attorney General’s Office High Court Paul Sorossy Department of Natural Resources’ Watercraft Division Ohio Army Corps of Engineers Kentucky

Report on Subversives at Ohio State University

A 20 page unsigned report titled Emotionalism vs Education lists 650 OSU faculty members as subversive. It criticizes support for Johnson and Humphrey and civil rights groups. A related letter attributed to Dr William E Warner discusses lowering education quality via subversion. Trustees debated but kept the campus speakers rule unchanged.

Ohio State Columbus Ohio State University Johnson Humphrey Congress of Racial Equality National Association For the Advancement of Colored People William E. Warner G. Fawcett Warner Fawcett

Bargain On Bill Sticks In House Senate Talks

Washington negotiators enter a third day of bargaining on a $7.5 billion housing bill sent in different forms by the House and Senate. In Baton Rouge Governor McKeithen and state leaders back a 40 man biracial committee to head off racial tensions.

Washington House Senate Baton Rouge John J. McKeithen Louisiana

News Index Editorial Obituaries Sports Television

Editorial page notes and briefs across sections including obituaries sports and television listings with occasional features and commentary. Readers are directed to various columns for local notices and community updates.

Ese Oocal Sports Cebiveeddes Stag Eeesecess Eceeeeseneel4

Work By Conference To Assist Education

Washington report on the White House Conference on Education notes agreement on continuing federal help and expanding programs. President Johnson closes the two day event urging use of discussions for new actions and legislative proposals addressing desegregation dropouts urban schools and preschool care for deprived children.

Washington White House Johnson

Drive in Fire Window Suggested for Nelsonville Station

Nelsonville fire chief Clarence Hall proposes a new drive in window at the station after a car blaze started by a cigarette in a rear seat. Jimmy Maiden raced to the station at 1 p.m. Wednesday but could not extinguish the fire himself. Chief Hall extinguished the blaze.

Nelsonville Clarence Hall Jimmy Maiden Madison St Maiden Hall

Ohio counties push for new state penitentiary site

Scioto Meigs and Jackson County groups have proposed locating a new state penitentiary in their areas. Director Martin A. Janis of Mental Hygiene and Correction said a site decision likely by summer if the capital improvements bill passes.

Columbus Scioto Meigs Jackson County Martin A. Janis Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction

U S Jets Hit Near Red Line

U S war planes pushed toward the Chinese border in an air strike on North Viet Nam. Three F105 Thunderchiefs destroyed a highway bridge 41 miles from China and 105 miles northwest of Hanoi, with Yen Bay rail yards also cratered. Ground fire was heavy but all planes returned safely. Local clashes near Bien Hoa and Dong Cao were reported with light American casualties.

Saigon South Viet Nam U.S North Viet Nam Hanoi Yen Bay China North Viet Nam 1St Division Big Bien Hoa

Nixon Weighs 1968 Bid Amid GOP Reconnections

Nixon tours the country signaling a possible run for the 1968 Republican nomination. He meets with congressional leaders to discuss party finances and viet Nam policy while polls show him ahead of other GOP hopefuls.

Washington Richard M. Nixon Nixon Viet Nam Senate Everett M. Dirksen Dirksen Illinois House Barry Goldwater Thomas H. Kuchel Calif Gerald R. Ford R-Mich GOP California

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