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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1967
Page
1
New York buyers queued in a hotel for a $1 lottery ticket offering a $250000 return. Patricia Nelson, a Bronx housewife, was first to buy at the Americana Hotel amid excitement over a big win.
An explosion at a Texaco Co plant in Cincinnati ripped a huge fuel storage tank Wednesday night injuring four people. Fire Chief Bert Lugannani said damage reached $125,000. An 8,000 gallon gasoline truck was destroyed and two others were heavily damaged.
U S Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson departed Moscow by plane for consultations in Washington on Vietnam, the Middle East crisis, and other issues affecting U S Soviet relations. He said the timing was not significant and the visit was part of routine four month consultations.
Apple Grove plant workers approve a new contract ending a three week strike and return to work. Indianapolis 500 winner A. J. Foyt pockets a record $171,227 for his surprising victory. Summer may bring joys for children as warm weather arrives.
Cairo reporting on a regional crisis as British Foreign Secretary Brown pushes for the Gulf of Aqaba to stay open to vessels from all nations including Israel. The United States seeks UN Security Council action for a ceasefire while Arab and Israeli forces mobilize around Egypt and Jordan.
In Quang Ngai Province a U S armored sweep hit a vast bunker complex near a firm Viet Cong stronghold. Navy rockets opened the coastal area revealing trenches and fortifications as U S casualties rose to 2941 for May, the highest monthly toll.
Twenty six National Guard generals petition Congress to scrutinize a Pentagon plan to cut 15 Guard divisions. They warn such reductions would impair combat effectiveness and threaten military prestige amid an international crisis. Pentagon briefing with Army leaders followed.
The Ohio Senate Education Committee opened hearings on a bill touted as possibly the best of the century. Senator Oliver Ocasek called it a top school bill, while Chairman Oakley Collins said better funding for higher education is also being developed. The bill seeks about $200 million more for elementary and secondary education, part of a $666 million biennial cost, with additional funding plans hinted.
A much amended Ohio banking bill, backed by Sen. Ralph S. Regular, would expand powers of state chartered banks to boost competitiveness with national banks. After January 1968 it would allow banks to vote shares held in trust, a practice tied to a Cleveland court case. Trust-share voting provisions were omitted due to the ongoing suit by Cleveland Trust Co. against Cyrus Eaton.
In Blackpool Julian Ellis-Morris posed as a tramp selling goods, but in Paris he was a wealthy eccentric who treated two Folies Bergere girls with chocolates flowers and cigarettes. He died in March at 75 leaving 174697 dollars including 2800 to the entertainers.
Army officials addressed the mid April death of Lt Ronald Greer Reeves at Ft Bragg after a drinking ritual allegedly involving 17 ounces of vodka. Coroner cites suffocation from vomit while the Army urges stricter supervision of alcohol in such rituals and says future events require approval from Fort Bragg command before proceeding.
The United States plans a Saturday airlift of about 700 Americans from eastern Nigeria as conflict looms between rebels led by Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu and the central government. Embassies urge dependents to depart. most evacuees from Port Harcourt. Britain and Italy arranging withdrawals of their citizens.
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