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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1968
Page
1
An AP analysis projects U.S. Vietnam casualties nearing 256,000 by year end if fighting and talks in Paris continue. Through June 8, 1968, U.S. combat deaths reached 177,716 with 24,744 killed and 80,541 wounded needing hospital care.
Western diplomats fear a sustained Viet Cong assault on Saigon could wreck the Paris peace talks. In London, Harold Wilson's Labour government lost in two House of Commons by elections, signaling weak fortunes. In Columbus CORE invites Stokely Carmichael H. Rap Brown and Elijah Muhammad to July convention. Bob Hope confined at home for a mild flareup of a left eye ailment with past clot in 1958.
William Boyd, 73, known as Hopalong Cassidy, was in satisfactory condition after surgery to remove a tumor from a lymph gland. The report covers other brief items from Tulsa and Cape Kennedy, with a fatal mower accident in Cincinnati.
Grand jury transcripts reveal witnesses describing Sirhan Bishara Sirhan rapidly firing at Kennedy from a hotel kitchen area just hours before the assassination. Testimony cites 22 witnesses about the scene at the Ambassador Hotel, the killer’s expression, and the chaotic aftermath. Records note a prior plan shift with Kennedy led by an employee to the shooting location.
In Sugar Loaf Colorado hippies flock to the mountains pledging to ride out a predicted pass of asteroid Icarus. They fear tidal waves and earthquakes while astronomers forecast a near miss about 3.9 million miles away with no collision expected.
A young equestrian is highlighted in the newspaper's Speaking of Women series. The item appears among notices and society items on today’s inside pages, reflecting local profiles and events.
A tornado roared through Tracy Minnesota killing at least ten people and destroying up to 300 homes. More than a dozen missing and over 20 hospitalized. Seven bodies recovered after dark with three found in the morning as guards and civil defense workers searched. The town of 2800 was largely leveled with many foundations left. streets cleared for cleanup.
West Berlin traffic rebounded at night but police warned of more delays as East Germany imposes overland travel visas. Chancellor Kiesinger urged a united Western response with the United States Britain and France. Soviet Pravda backed East German action while Western powers discuss a response with the Soviets. He indicated differences in approach on curbing travel and traffic with East Germany. The regulations require West Germans and West Berliners to obtain visas and fees before traveling to West Germany, spurring long delays.
U S soldiers sweeping Saigon's rocket belt found 32 enemy missiles and killed 26 guerrillas. Despite 12,000 allied troops in the area the Viet Cong fired four rockets into Tan Son Nhut airbase, killing one American and damaging a plane. Saigon escaped attack for the third straight day. The largest rocket cache was recovered by the U S 1st Infantry Division six miles northeast of the capital.
A flood of letters telegrams and calls urging stronger federal gun laws reaches Congress after the Kennedy assassination. The surge is strongest in urban districts but also grows in rural East Midwest and hunting regions. Bills seek extending the mail order handgun curb to rifles and shotguns with licensing and registration.
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