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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1967
Page
1
In Geneva US and Soviet delegates denied any final treaty agreement to curb nuclear weapons. Rusk reportedly said to NATO ministers that a jointly drafted treaty with a blank clause on controls and safeguards would be submitted to the conference.
London says Gibraltar residents will decide in September whether to stay with Britain or join Spain. Judith Hart told MPs observers from Spain and the United Nations will be invited. In Washington, Congress honored 20 wounded Vietnam veterans on Flag Day as Rep. Jack Brooks saluted the group.
Inside Today reports a tower under construction for a joint North American Aviation and Ohio University research project. Dr. J Ingraham Clark takes a position at Auburn University and a sports feature previews federal hacking athletics. Senator Long hints at new facts in defense of Senator Thomas Dodd.
White teen shot in Cincinnati amid renewed racial unrest as rioting spreads to Dayton with arson, vandalism, and 70 arrests. SNCC leaders incite, urging whites to kneel. National Guardsmen deployed. In Tampa and Chicago, efforts to curb violence continue while New York discusses concentrating civil rights power city by city.
The U.N. General Assembly could convene an emergency session this weekend to discuss a Soviet demand that Israel withdraw from territories captured in the war. Secretary-General U Thant began polling members after the Security Council refused to approve a Soviet resolution condemning Israel.
U S Marines clash with Communist forces at two points south of Da Nang as casualties for the week show the lowest toll in nearly two months. A battalion of the 5th Marines engaged a force near Leathernneck, while 7th Marines battled about 60 Viet Cong in Operation Arizona. In the Mekong delta a hard core battalion of 500 was cut to pieces by U S helicopter gunships and a South Vietnamese division with 211 killed and 17 captured. Further north of Saigon another Red battalion attacked an American company, leaving six Americans dead and 12 wounded. The operation produced 60 Communists killed and additional American losses.
POMEROY The Tuppers Plains Chester Water District has received $539000 from the Farmers Home Administration, bringing total FHA and EDA funds to $3329000. Trustees will meet with engineers Friday to select water storage towers and pumping sites while final plans and bid specs proceed. The system will serve Athens and Meigs Counties including Reedsville, Tuppers Plains, Chester, and nearby communities.
County commissioners back a bill to abolish the County Court and extend Athens Municipal Court to countywide jurisdiction. State Rep Ralph Welker will introduce the measure next week. If enacted, the County Court would be dissolved by year end, ending Judge George Schoonover's long career.
Athens County may move to abolish the Athens Municipal Court and create a countywide municipal court effective January 1 with a full time judge. A candidate would need five years as an attorney. salary likely 9000 to 15000 dollars. Municipal Judge John Newcomb is cited as a potential candidate. The plan would require state law based salary and would not disrupt mayor courts in eight villages. Continued on Page 2.
President Johnson appears to skirt Senate input as the State Department asks two citizen panels to advise on the Israeli Arab crisis. Senators report unclear timelines for White House and National Security Council actions while leaders from both parties seek a role in shaping policy. Javits urges input, calling for an overhaul of U.S. policy to reflect recent events in the region.
Mrs. Carroll Sparks 70, a retired McArthur teacher, died instantly when struck by a coal truck at Main and Market near the Vinton County courthouse. Dewey A. Floyd Jr. 24, Wellston, faces manslaughter charges. he said he did not see her until in front of the truck. Surviving are two sons, Robert aboard U S S Boxer and Joseph a teacher in Modesto. Funeral arrangements by Wrightsel Funeral Home.
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