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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1967

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Rioting in Detroit Provokes Federal Troop Request

President Johnson ordered federal troops to Detroit as rioting killed five and wounded many, with property damage over 100 million dollars. Gov Romney urged 5,000 troops, saying without aid the situation could become uncontrollable. Armed guards and police, 7,000 already on duty, faced widespread fires and looting across multiple districts as city life ground to a halt.

Bulletin Washington Johnson Detroit Lom Luda Ab George Romney Moe Bloomfeld Jerome Cavanagh Hys Ath Army Chicago Ft. Campbell Romney Isok Umiver

Black Power movement outlines white opposite black nation plan

In Newark at the first national Black Power conference about 1000 delegates, many in African dress, endorsed resolutions for a black oriented society. They urged partitioning the United States into two nations and creating black controlled institutions, with distrust of whites and calls for independence from white networks.

Newark United States

Violence erupts again in Spanish Harlem

New York AP reports Puerto Ricans spilling from crowded tenements spread violence in Spanish Harlem. About 1,100 helmeted officers battled disturbances, firing at a suspected sniper, injuring three police and one firefighter, with four arrests and a temporary truces followed by renewed clashes as Tactical Patrol Force units returned to the area.

New York Third Avenue 107Th 108Th Streets Upper East Side Harlem

Artillery Wipes Out Red Unit In Vietnam Action

In a South Vietnam operation the army patrolled the southern half of the demilitarized zone about a mile inside the zone, while U S forces with heavy artillery wiped out a North Vietnamese company in the central highlands near Pleiku, with 324 enemy soldiers reported killed. An American pilot was also killed in separate hostilities as North Vietnam attacked rail links north of Hanoi. Marines and South Vietnamese troops had previously invaded the DMZ in May, then withdrew after a series of clashes.

Saigon U.S 4Th Division Central Highlands Pleiku North Vietnam Hanoi Red China Demilitarized Zone Vone

86 Dead In Turkish Earthquake

Turkish officials report 86 bodies recovered after the quake that struck western and central Turkey. At least 111 injured, with about half in critical condition, as workers search rubble in Adapazari and 456 nearby towns. The president and premier, en route to Istanbul for meetings with Pope Paul VI, toured affected areas. The U.S. Consulate checked American citizens and found none unaccounted for or harmed.

Adapazari Turkey Cials I Tstanbul Cevdet Sumas Suleyman Denarel

Reagan Nixon say no deals at Bohemian Summit

Governor Reagan and former Vice President Nixon denied making deals at the Bohemian Grove meeting. They argued only that the Republican Party must nominate a candidate who can beat President Johnson next year. The weekend gathering on the Russian River north of San Francisco marked their first meeting since Reagan’s rising political profile.

MacNixen Bohemia Johnson

Reagan Phy Rcalif Brief Talk No Deals Proposed

A brief exchange between Reagan and California officials yielded no proposed deals. The dialogue appeared informal with no concrete steps or commitments outlined.

Rcalif

GOP Assault Seen On Viet Policies

Washington AP reports Republican leaders debate a fresh push on Vietnam policy led by former President Eisenhower. Ideas include declaring war on North Vietnam and prioritizing the war over domestic programs, while some GOP figures warn against broad moves that could draw in Red China or the Soviet Union.

Washington Dwight DD. Eisenhower Johnson Eisenhower Congress North Vietnam Oni Republican Policy Coordinating Committee Vietnam Senate Riverett M. Dirksen Jack Miller Rilewa Senate Armed Services Committee

Resale of Arms Probed by U S Officials

Washington AP defense and state departments warn that military equipment sold to allies is being resold as surplus to nations in arms races. Townsend W Hoopes and Telfrey Waitchen testify before a Senate subcommittee. about 7 000 47 and M48 tanks expected in Europe surplus by 1971 due to accelerated West German sales.

Washington Defense and State Departments Townsend W. Hoopes Senate Foreign Relations Telfrey Waitchen Politica Europe Kitchen West Germany U.S Subcommittee On

Egypts New Budget Calls For Sacrifices

Cairo AP President Gamal Abdel Nassers new budget calls for sacrifices to keep war crippled Egypt fighting Israel but he left room for a political settlement. In a Sunday night broadcast he said he had no objection to meeting with the Americans on restoring peace and instructed Egypts UN delegation to meet if feasible. He blamed the United States for the June war outcome, softened his charges, and urged Arab solidarity while noting a possible negotiated peace.

Cairo Gamal Abdel Nasser Middle East Egypt United Nations U. S Johnson

LeMay Says Not Candidate Yet Hints at Run if urged

Former Air Force Chief Gen Curtis LeMay told about 30 Omaha listeners that he is not a candidate for any office yet but would consider running for president if a large number urged him. He was in Omaha for a brief business visit. Nearby reports note Carl Sandburg's death at 89 in Flat Rock North Carolina with cremation today. The Hertz family continues to seek news on Gustav C Hertz kidnapped by Viet Cong in 1965 amid conflicting reports of possible death.

Omaha Neb Air Force Curtis LeMay Strategic Air Command United States Flat Rock N.C Carl Sandburg St. John’s In the Wilderness Episcopal Church Connemara Washington —P Gustav C. Hertz U.S Hertz Burke Hertz Falls Church

Cleveland art theft at Fawick Strings warehouse

thieves stole about 75 art pieces valued at 500000 from Thomas L. Fawick's private uninsured collection in Cleveland. Police reported burglars gained entry to the Fawick Strings warehouse where the collection was stored, discovered by Fawick and an assistant during a business visit.

Cleveland Thomas L. Fawick Fawick Strings, Inc Fawick

Goodrich Contract Ratified by URW Locals in Akron and Woodburn

A three year contract with the B F Goodrich Co was ratified Sunday by United Rubber Workers in Akron and Woodburn Indiana A URW Local 5 spokesman said the standing vote was about 3000 for 25 against and the agreement covers workers at both locations

Akron, Ohin B. F. Goodrich Co United Rubber Workers Akron Woodburn Ind URW

Plain Dealer Dispute Settled In Cleveland Saturday Night

A union dispute halted the Cleveland Plain Dealer Saturday edition but was resolved Saturday night enabling an abbreviated Sunday paper. Local 43 of the International Typographical Union held a 22 hour chapel meeting after officer Pat Locurte was sued Friday for removing a bulletin board notice prohibiting printers from leaving the floor without permission. In Lakewood a 49 year old man is being held for questioning in connection with the death of his son James Heffernan found in the back seat of the father’s car.

Cleveland Cleveland Plain Dealer International Typographical Union Pat Locurte Locurte Lakewood James Heffernan Jieffernan Charles J. Hefferhan

Fire destroys home near Pratt's Fork in today edition

Fire destroys a home near Pratt's Fork causing about 8500 dollars in damage. The special report mentions school districts disputing tax yields from McBee plant and notes an Athens annexation controversy while a Pennant Fever tale from Boston highlights the Red Sox sweep of the Indians.

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