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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1967
Page
1
Istanbul hosts Pope Paul VI on a pilgrimage to Izmir and Ephesus with Turkish leaders and a 21 gun salute. Patriarch Athenagoras joins religious leaders bidding farewell as the pontiff begins Turkey’s first papal visit in 12 centuries.
In Montgomery Alabama Governor Lurleen Wallace revisits the statehouse as she recovers three weeks after undergoing cancer surgery at M D Anderson Hospital in Houston Texas. The public figure remains in familiar surroundings at the governors mansion during her convalescence.
Athens urban renewal moves ahead as homes will be torn down this summer. The six year project advances with state funding and planning details outlined while a broader civic agenda unfolds across Athens.
Death toll rises to 33 as National Guardsmen and police battle snipers on Detroit’s West Side. Gunfire, tank assaults, and fires spread through a five square mile zona with hundreds injured and thousands displaced. Multiple fatalities include a white motel guest and three Black youths at Algiers Motel amid extended firefights.
Washington AP reports leaders spar over political blame for urban riots as Congress moves to create a probe. Democrats and Republicans trade charges about Johnson delaying troops to Detroit and whether GOP efforts are partisan while Dirksen offers a plan for a multi city inquiry and Ford questions presidential politics. Governor Reagan claims a campaign kickoff behind the unrest with strong language at a Sacramento briefing.
FBI agents arrested H. Rap Brown at Washington National Airport on Maryland charges of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution tied to inciting a Cambridge riot. Brown, SNCC national chairman, faced arraignment in Alexandria as crowds gathered and a 2 hour riot damaged Pine Street buildings.
SAIGON APwaves of high altitude B52 bombers conducted one of their rare incursions over North Vietnam dispatches say the operation involved multiple aircraft flying at extreme altitude as they targeted suspected military sites according to US officials and Vietnamese military reports the raid marks a notable escalation in air activity over the region with limited immediate details on damage or casualties available at press time
A 5:25 p.m. alarm on N Lancaster Street led to Athens firemen rushing to a cookout scene where smoke appeared to issue from a house. They found a charcoal grill near the residence and resumed the cookout as no fire existed.
Temperatures stay below normal Thursday through Monday with highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s and lows around the low 40s. Cooler weekend ahead. Scattered thundershowers expected Thursday and again Saturday or Sunday, totaling about a quarter inch.
Stokely Carmichael arrived in Havana for a Latin American Solidarity conference and warned that American Negroes in cities will wage a guerrilla fight to the death. He cited Newark tactics, said groups are being prepared for defense, and noted a high price for rebellions. The Alabama Senate urged he be denied re‑entry to the United States.
President Charles de Gaulle will depart Montreal and cancel Ottawa events amid protests to his Quebec speech. Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson rebuked him. police probe a bullet hole found at Montreal City Hall. De Gaulle’s five day tour was to end Thursday with Ottawa banquets then.
Yugoslavia's President Tito will travel to Cairo to meet President Nasser within the next few days to discuss the Middle East situation. Al Ahram cited the trip as part of Yugoslavia's stance in the Arab-Israeli conflict and broader nonaligned diplomacy. Egypt unveiled an austerity budget to bolster its economy after wartime losses, including higher taxes and reduced subsidies, while Jordan's King Hussein urged Parliament for an Arab summit to reassess defeat and plan ahead.
In Toledo Ohio city officials welcomed the cancellation of Martin Luther King Jr visit amid two days of rioting. National guardsmen and police protected a riot area around Dorr Street where 53 buildings were damaged and 85 people were arrested. At least 23 injured as fires caused more than 150000 dollars in damages.
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