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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1967
Page
1
Astronaut Edward G. Givens Jr. died when his 1964 car left a road near Pearland south of Houston. He was 37, one of 19 astronauts named in 1966, dead on arrival at a Houston hospital. Two colleagues were injured.
Richard Speck, condemned to die for the eight nurse killings, was at a diagnostic center today before transfer to Stateville Prison. Judge Herbert C. Paschen set the electric chair for Sept. 1 with automatic appeal to Illinois Supreme Court in capital cases.
Samuel H. Sheppard former Cleveland osteopath won an initial ruling allowing him to resume practice in California. He must pass oral and written exams within six months to qualify.
The House Ways and Means Committee discussed trimming proposed Social Security benefit increases from President Johnson. The panel continues weeks of closed sessions on complex administration legislation with a vote unlikely before next month.
National Guardsmen with light tanks and machine guns aided by nearly 80 officers hunted an armed band around Canjilon New Mexico led by Reies Lopez Tijerina. State Police Chief Joe Black identified 30 to 40 fugitives in a militant bid to press old Spanish land grant claims.
Brooks Shoe Company workers vote overwhelmingly to accept a new contract as reported in Inside Today. The notice highlights a decisive labor action with strong approval among staff.
Israeli forces push toward the Suez Canal within 90 miles and seize Gaza City area as Egypt closes the canal to prevent ships from being hit. Arab oil cuts, Soviet backing, and widespread air and ground actions mark a widening regional war with battles across Sinai Jordan Syria and Iraq.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk rejected Cairo Radio claims that American carrier based planes attacked Egypt. He called the charge malicious and false and suggested Egypt could verify with the U S ambassador in Cairo or Washington. Rusk urged avoiding propaganda and stated we do not like this kind of charge.
American jets conducted 113 strike missions over North Vietnam and five B52 raids into South Vietnam. Three MiGs were shot down in air battles as pilots clashed with Mig27 and Mig17 interceptors near Ha Noi Thai Nguyen rail corridors. One Navy Crusader was shot down, pilot missing.
A major blaze at an Army support airfield in Binh Dinh Province damaged helicopters and light planes and destroyed stores. One American service member died and two were injured. unknown Vietnamese injuries reported as base firefighters and engineers fought the 744 hour fire with bulldozers clearing burning debris.
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes reprieved John Carter McClellan of Toledo to June 16 allowing time for an appeal in U S District Court. McClellan, 38, was sentenced for the fatal stabbing of 17 year old Raymond Espinoza during a December 1964 Toledo argument. Espinoza's body was found in Monroe County Michigan.
The New York market rose at the open with gains outweighing losses about two to one. Small advances led the rebound following Monday’s sharp losses after reports of Israel Arab war tensions.
In San Francisco Episcopal Bishop C Kilmer Myers calls for Anglicans and Protestants to unite under the Roman papacy prompting mixed reaction across the United States. He cites war threats in the Middle East and calls disunity a sin while noting lay protests focus on papal authority and infallibility.
Ohio House Speaker Charles F. Kurfess said lawmakers discussed raising taxes mainly for education as the Ohio Tax Study Commission works toward a final report this week. He indicated any rise would likely affect existing taxes rather than create new ones, with sales tax expansion being discussed, including non professional services.
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