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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1969

Page

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Nuclear Fire Halts Nuclear Missile Production For Months

AEC says Rocky Flats fire may pause plutonium weapon production for six months plus, with delays possible up to a year. Officials seek 45 million to restart the plant as test warhead work shifts to Hanford or Los Alamos. The incident prompts reviews though no sabotage is suspected and Safeguard schedules face disruption.

Washington Atomic Energy Commission Rocky Flats Colo AEC Congress Air Force E. B. Giller Subcommittee Giller Glenn T Seaborg Nixon Nevada Hanford Wash Los Alamos Research Center New Mexico

Crash Kills Ten In Miami

A damaged DC4 cargo plane departing Miami crashed into a busy street. Ten people died and about a dozen were injured as the craft plowed through homes and businesses near the airport. The crew of four and several ground victims perished. investigators probed wreckage for more bodies.

Miami Federal Aviation Administration Richard Skully International Airport Miami International Airport Maxine Burmester Burmesters Charles Knapp 36Th Street Santo Domingo Jorge Bujosa Carlos Brador Carlos Gonzalez Cesar Molina Alto Fla

House Vote Set On Surtax Bill

Washington AP Nixon surtax extension bill faces first House floor test Wednesday with a close vote expected. Democrats back a closed rule and Republicans seek enough Democratic support to push the measure, which would keep the tax at 10 percent for six months and 5 percent for the next six.

House Washington Nixon House Rules Committee Charles A. Vanik D Ono

Fugitive Browning Captured After Logan Shootout

A Meigs County fugitive, Boyd Browning, 29, was captured near Logan after a gunfight that endangered his 23 month old daughter and injured him. Deputies exchanged nine shots at a roadblock on Route 93 as Browning fled north from Meigs County. Browning and his daughter were taken to hospital. the child was listed in good condition. Browning faces multiple charges including conceal identity and assault, while his wife Jo Ann Browning was charged with harboring a felon.

Logan Meigs County Route 93 Athens County Browning Hewlett Mary Browning Hocking Valley Community Hospital Children’s Hospital Coumbus JoAnn Scott JoAnn Steelwell JoAnn Browning

Ben Het Camp Endures Heaviest Bombardment Since May Day

U S spokesmen said a convoy broke through encircling enemy troops to deliver critical ammunition and supplies, as fighting raged around the besieged Ben Het Special Forces camp in Saigon.

Saigon Ben Het U.S

Columbus Officers Reinstated After Gambling Payoffs Scandal

Police Chief Robert Baus reinstated 10 officers who had been relieved of duty June 5 amid a gambling payoffs scandal. Eight faced federal indictment for conspiring with gamblers. two were named as co-conspirators. They returned to nonsensitive posts at police headquarters.

Columbus Ohio Robert Baus

Westbrook Pegler dies at 74 in Tucson era obituary

Tucson reports the death of Westbrook Pegler a famed 1920s sports writer and 1941 Pulitzer Prize winner for exposing labor union racketeering. He was 74.

Westbrook Pegler Tucson Ariz W— Westbrook Pegler

Nelsonville Council rejects bend sales for water project

Nelsonville city government rejects the proposed bend sales for water system improvements amid a council meeting. Athens County welfare board discusses ongoing issues after a joint commissioners meeting. Joe Frazier defeats Quarry in a technical knockout as sports and comics pages appear. Obituaries and television listings follow.

Nelsonville Council Athens County Board of Commissioners Joe Frazier Quarry

Nelsonville Elks Lodge Destroyed by Early Morning Fire

Fire destroyed the second floor of the Nelsonville Elks Lodge at Hocking and Fayette Streets with damage estimated around 100000 dollars. Fire crews from Nelsonville and Logan fought flames from 3:30 am onward, risking wall collapses as they battled to save remaining interior rooms and nearby businesses.

Stell Bob Rogers Nelsonville Elks Lodge Fayette Steel Nelsonville Elks Lodge Hocking Fayette Streets Logan Fayette Street City Hall Bruce Newlin Chris Bookman Elks

Singer Sewing Machine Sale Notice In Nelsonville

Carlin Carpenter of 36 Oak Street Nelsonville Ohio placed an Action Act to sell a Singer sewing machine The message notes the first party to call purchased the machine Messenger Action Ads are advertised for buying selling or trading services at low cost.

Carlin Carpenter Oak Street Nelsonville Ohio Carlin

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