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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1968
Page
1
Evangelist Billy Graham, speaking at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio after a four day Hemisfair crusade, warned of the cosmos ending in a gigantic convulsion and renovation. A crowd of about 28,000 attended, far surpassing the venue’s 22,406 capacity.
In Columbus at Capital University the 22nd Buckeye Girls State continued with emphasis on city government. One thousand two hundred forty participating high school seniors elected municipal officials Sunday night. Petitions for state and county offices were due today with primaries and general elections set for Tuesday. Xenia Mayor Olive H Huston was to swear in the new mayors at a Monday banquet.
Anthony J. Caserta of Alliance Ohio told an Iowa AMVETS gathering that solving violence is more important than the Vietnam War. He urged passing the gun law and all parts of the safe streets legislation and said dignity must be given to the police on the beat.
Washington officials report a drop in letters home from USS Pueblo crewmen. The reduced correspondence is seen as possibly indicating North Korea is abandoning propaganda aims tied to the ship's capture.
Inside Today reports 500 campers gather at Point Pleasant Krodel Park for a weekend convention. Local organizers elect a Teen Queen amid activities and community events.
In Paris the Sorbonne fell to gendarmes Sunday night as about 150 occupiers filed from the main building. Red and black revolutionary flags were lowered, the French Tricolor raised, and skirmishing with police on the Left Bank lasted about three hours with officers preventing any fixed positions.
U S military officials report radar sighting of enemy helicopters near the DMZ with reports they may have been downed by artillery and Navy jets. Vietnamese sources say several choppers were shot down along the coast and near Saigon as ground troops assault a Viet Cong stronghold.
The NRA launches a counterattack to block federal gun controls as lawmakers consider restrictions on sales. A mass letter campaign to 900,000 members urges immediate congressional outreach amid rising calls for tighter laws following high profile gun violence. The piece notes the NRA’s historic influence in stifling past proposals.
National Rifle Association officers seek improved marksmanship as the group expands to about 900000 members with a near twelve million dollar net worth. President Harold W Glassen, in a Lansing Michigan background, denounces the label gun lobby and warns a step by step plan to deprive Americans of the right to keep and bear arms. A two page letter to members urges sportsmen to push senators and congressmen to act on long gun restrictions.
U S intelligence traces Viet Cong rockets moving at night from Cambodian storages via Saigon waterways. Sampans carry four to five rockets in waterproof containers, sunk at a drop point until use. Rockets, mainly 122 millimeter, travel from North Vietnam through Laos into Cambodia then across the border to supply Viet Cong attacks on South Vietnam.
In Battle Creek, Rev. John Huhn urged about 1000 St. Joseph Church parishioners to turn in their firearms for destruction during two Masses, but none complied. He called the act a point about reducing violence, yet expressed disappointment at the reluctance to act publicly.
Nelson Rockefeller wins a major endorsement from Pennsylvania Governor Shafer at Tulsa boosting his bid for the GOP nomination. Shafer says 45 to 50 of Pennsylvania’s 64 delegates may back Rockefeller, while Rockefeller warns endorsements could swing delegates to Nixon. Nixon camp asserts he already has enough delegates. Newsweek estimates Nixon near nomination with 573 of 667. Democratic scene features McCarthy stepping up, pushing Vietnam questions as Humphrey afresh faces Johnson policies. Wallace returns third party bid emphasizing law enforcement over gun control.
Washington AP medical bulletins report former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains alert and in good spirits after a heart attack at Walter Reed. His heart rate and respiration are stable with no recurrence of pain since June 15. Doctors note danger remains despite stability. Ike, 77, has had five heart attacks since 1955, and his wife is at the hospital.
Adam Clayton Powell a former congressman ousted and later reelected aims to win Harlem renomination in a Democratic primary against John Young, a ex staffer. Expected to win renomination and reelection, Powell faces possible seating by Congress amid a libel suit fallout and long-running state court action.
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