28 Jul 1975
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1975
Page
1
President and Mrs. Ford stand with West German President Walter Scheel and his wife on the Scheel villa balcony during a diplomatic visit. The scene captures a cordial moment amid talks likely on bilateral ties.
President Ford arrived in Warsaw for a two day official visit meeting East European Communist leaders. He was greeted by Edward Gierek Henryk Jablonski and Piotr Jaroszewicz and rode in an open limousine to the Royal Wilanow Palace.
Sponsors expect Senate approval tonight for a bill creating Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens. Gov Rhodes likely to sign. lawmakers also pursue final action on sunshine/open meetings, rape statutes, drug revisions, and public employee bargaining as adjournment nears.
A 17 year old student from a private high school chose midflight to fly to Hawaii and hijack a Tokyo Sapporo flight. He was admitted to the cockpit, demanded a return to Tokyo, unloaded passengers, then Hawaii before two officers boarded and seized him. he was unarmed. Related items report OSMA backs malpractice bill, Pittsburgh end of a 31 day blackout, Ohio State Fair hiring begins Aug 7 for 290 positions with applications at a trailer office.
Fifteen persons died in Ohio weekend traffic accidents reported by the Ohio Highway Patrol. Five victims were pedestrians, another man was killed after being run over by a truck he was riding. Feather Clear forecast noted mid 60s tonight and Tuesday highs near 80s with little rain.
Premier Vasco Goncalves expected to announce a new cabinet after a violent weekend as Socialists and militants clash. The Socialist party urged President Francisco da Costa Gomes to renounce his role and form a government of national salvation. Meanwhile Evora and Figueira da Foz hosted mass rallies. Non-graphic report of political turmoil and military involvement in Portugal.
The United States Railway Association submits a plan to Congress to consolidate seven ailing railroads into a 15,000 mile system named ConRail. It expects the reorganized network to become profitable by 1979, with Ohio accounting for 1,675 miles and Indiana 1,240 miles, while offering lines for subsidies or abandonment across a 17-state region.
Three Apollo astronauts Thomas Stafford Donald Slayton and Vance Brand will enter a 10 day isolation at Tripler Army Hospital Honolulu to guard against infection after inhaling rocket fumes. Doctors say lung cells are damaged yet improvement is slowing though Stanton and Nicogosian remain cautiously optimistic about recovery.
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