Athens Messenger 1968 Athens Ohio edition on June 17
The Athens Messenger dated Monday June 17 1968 is published by The Messenger Publishing Company at 43 West Union Street Athens Ohio 45701. The issue lists Frederick W Bush Gordon K Bush G Kenner Bush as publishers with M W MecDargh advertising director Fred W Weber circulation director and Charles W Reamer as managing editor.
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Athens
the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K Bush
G. Kenner Bush
M. W. MecDargh
Fred W. Weber
Charles W Reamer
Arrest of James Earl Ray in London shocks world in two trials
The London arrest of James Earl Ray, prime suspect in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s slaying, triggers urgent extradition efforts for two high profile trials. Debate centers on possible defenses, money influence, and the role of accomplices in a year marked by sensational assassinations.
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London
Martin Luther King Jr
James Earl Ray
Dr. King
Ray
De Gaulle’s Society of Participation in France
Charles de Gaulle unveils a new societal model blending socialism and fascism, calling it a society of participation where workers students and citizens engage in enterprise, education, and government. He argues this differs from communism and capitalism yet critiques both as poor human systems. He may oppose American private enterprise strength.
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Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
United States
Magnet method revives nonfunctioning muscles at Maimonides
A Brooklyn medical team led by Dr. David Grob reports reviving normal muscle flexing in heart, bladder and diaphragm of animals using steel filings drawn by electromagnets. They plan human tests to assess safety and potential use in heart attacks emphysema and bladder retention.
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Maimonides Hospital
Brooklyn
David Grob
Grob
Will Bombing in Vietnam Resume Now?
Joseph Alsop analyzes the Vietnam War stalemate with Paris talks fading in importance while Hanoi presses a manpower surge and Saigon endures population bombing. Ambassadors Bunker and Harriman warn that ending north immunity could ease political risk. analysts foresee an end to Hanoi’s current strategy before year’s end.
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Washington
Paris
Vietnam
South Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
William Westmoreland
Creighton Abrams
Westmoreland
New England
Ellsworth Bunker
Saigon
North Vietnam
Bunker
North
Averell Harriman
Corporations Urged to Promote Foreign Worker Travel
Commerce Secretary C. R. Smith asks leading international firms based here to urge their foreign employees to visit America as a method to ease the balance of payments deficit. They should consult the home office for guidance.
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Commerce
C. R. Smith
America
Home Office
Humphrey Faces Path to Reuniting Democrats in 1968
Washington analysis notes Kennedy supporters remain split on backing Humphrey or McCarthy as the Democratic presidential race tests unity. It discusses Vietnam war records, liberal appeal, Nixon Republican challenges, and Rockefeller dynamics shaping a potential fall contest.
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Crosby S. Noyes
Washington
Arthur Schlessinger
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Vietnam
Communist National Liberation Front
Saigon
Asia
Johnson
Nixon
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Middle Road
United States
Sub sinker claim sparks rumble of war news
Passengers arriving in New York report that an American submarine sunk a German sub off the Virginia cape. An oratorical contest at Ohio University capped Commencement Week. American planes shot down 77 Japanese aircraft over Guadalcanal, with six planes lost. Gallipolis earned praise for its safety record in the All-Ohio Traffic Contest.
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New York
Cuba
Virginia Cape
Ohio University
Guadacanal Island
Gallipolis
Ohio
Mailbag miscellany and curious facts from HAL BOYLE column
Reader mail ranges from traffic and diets to quirky folklore and science notes. Topics include highways surpassing a trillion miles, dietary studies, sneeze velocity, ear discs among Kraho women, rising soft drink consumption, contact lenses history, farm trends, infant solid foods, and aphorisms. Notable items mention presidents by nicknames and Don Marquis on optimism.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Brazil
Leonardo da Vinci
U. S
Illinois
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
U. S. Grant
William McKinley
Don Marquis
Supreme Court bars sweeping death penalty exclusions
The Supreme Court in a 6 to 3 decision disapproved most death sentences and curbed juror exclusion practices. Justice Stewart held prosecutors may exclude jurors who refuse to consider death, but must not bar those with broad religious or philosophical objections. Dissenters warned the ruling biases juries and undermines capital punishment law.
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U. S. Supreme Court
United States
Potter Stewart
Congress
Hugo L. Black
John M. Harlan
Byron R. White
Athens Messenger Publication Details
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday editions with AP membership and pricing. It explains delivery options by carrier and mail, including regional rates for Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere, with dates and postal classifications and the publisher address at 43 W Union St, Athens Ohio 45701.
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Ohio
West Virginia
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Sirhan
Society of Participation
Joseph Alsop
Dien Bien Phu
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Harris
Richland
Dalton
Shephard
Richard & Elizabeth French
Canterbury
Small Society
Hal Boyle
the Athens Messenger
Associated Press
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US & Possessions
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
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