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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1967
Page
1
Fifty African miners died and 49 were injured at an Anglo-American shaft after a surge at a subway turnstile. The injured were not in critical condition, the company said.
In Cincinnati on Monday negotiators for the United Rubber Workers Union and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co reached a tentative three year agreement covering about 21,250 URW members in 11 cities. Uniroyal remained without a settlement among the five largest rubber producers.
City officials ponder a proposed garage and parking area with a cost overrun of 300000 dollars. The Messenger notes accompanying pages discuss candidates for Athens County Treasurer, east Athens annexation factors, and a citizens committee update in a three part special report.
In Pontiac Michigan a white state legislator Arthur J Law shot at youths after a market window break and firebombing left two Black youths dead including 17 year old Alfred Taylor and two wounded as looting and shootings rocked the city near Detroit Law said he fired his 12 gauge shotgun after the market was damaged while he claimed self defense and law and order stance.
Army paratroopers, 1800 strong from the 101st and 82nd, moved into Detroit by order of President Johnson, helped quell 48 hours of rioting that left 23 dead and widespread arson. Curfews and shutdowns remained as Gov Romney urged businesses to reopen amid continuing sniper fire and damage.
A tornado near East Fairfield twelve miles southeast of Salem, Ohio injured Alfred Heald, 77, and his wife Alice, 76, damaging several homes and uprooting trees along Ohio 558. Mrs Heald has a fractured wrist and is in fair condition. her husband was treated and discharged. No other injuries were reported. The incident, part of multiple funnel clouds observed by the U S Weather Bureau in Cleveland.
Police and troops moved to quell looting and arson as rioting spread from New York City to Detroit and cities across ten states. Johnson urged all Americans to join in restoring order after President cited indisputable evidence governors could not control the unrest.
The Ohio General Assembly pushed riot measures, approving a National Guard authority bill and moving to vote on a second to curb rioting. The first clarifies governor power and guardsmen immunity. the second would let police seal off trouble areas and ban sale of guns and dynamite. Rep C L Stokes cites strong measures to quell violent unrest amid Toledo riots. Rep W F Bowen opposes civil-immunity provisions but supports the bill. two lawmakers dissent.
Police in riot gear dispersed roving gangs in Toledo after midnight as clashes and looting spread through the South Side. About 50 arrests, mostly juveniles, and 18 fires set by firebombs were reported, with several injuries and false alarms hampering fire crews. King Jr visit planned for Detroit drew concern.
SAIGON AP reports American warplanes and naval ships delivered a coordinated strike on the Ben Thuy power plant near Vinh, the first combined air sea assault on a major North Vietnamese facility. The Veil included cruiser St Paul and destroyers shelling shore batteries, followed by jet bombing from the carrier Constellation. plant capacity had been intermittently restored, but after the two day raid it was deemed likely out of operation.
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