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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1967

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Rusk Gromyko Confer on UN Nuclear Arms and Middle East

Secretary of State Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko plan a followup dinner at the Soviet U.N. mission to discuss Viet Nam Middle East crisis and arms race limits. A draft nuclear treaty shows best progress with Kosygin and Johnson aiming to present at the Geneva disarmament talks.

United Nations, N.Y Dean Rusk Andrei A. Gromyko Glassboro Rusk Gromyko U.N Vietnam Middle East Johnson Kosygin U.S

Athens school board delays replies on unanswered questions

During a crowded Athens High School auditorium session, about 60 people asked about the school system. The board plans to finish addressing the questions next Thursday or Friday at a special meeting after moving from its cramped offices to the larger venue.

Athens School Board Athens High Athens — School Board Athens High School Sol Rosenberg Educa

Castro Kosygin Hold Private Talks in Havana

Soviet premier Alexei Kosygin and Cuban leader Fidel Castro planned further private talks in Havana. Western observers expected discussion on Vietnam the Middle East stance and Castro's opposition to peaceful coexistence. Kosygin's stay was said to be at least one more day with no official word on length.

Havana Alexei N. Kosygin Fidel Castro Vietnam Middle East Castro Kosygin United States Johnson Cuba Osvaldo Corticos Raul Roa Central Committee Cuban Communist Party Ludmila Gvishiani

U S aid official executed by Viet Cong reported

Saigon announced Gustav C Hertz 48 chief of the U S AID public administration in Saigon may have been executed by the Viet Cong after a broadcast 12 days earlier His wife and four children live in Leesburg Va The report ties his fate to a Viet Cong reprisal and notes ongoing air and ground war developments across North and South Vietnam including heavy bombing and shelling resulting deaths and injuries.

Saigon U.S Gustav C. Hertz U.S. Agency For International Development Leesburg Gustav Hertz Kenneth Roraback North Vietnam Air Force Navy Marine Hanoi

Garrison's Top Prober Resigns in JFK Inquiry Clash

William Gurvich, chief investigator for New Orleans DA Jim Garrison, resigns and accuses Garrison of rights violations in the Kennedy death probe. He says the Warren Commission solved the case and urges the Orleans Parish grand jury to investigate Garrison. Gurvich, who returned from New York, also criticizes the arrest of Clay Shaw as improper.

Garrison JFK New Orleans John F. Kennedy Warren Commission William Gurvich Jim Garrison Gurvich Albert Labiche Orleans Parish Grand Jury Labiche Clay L. Shaw Shaw Kennedy Dallas Tex Lee Harvey Oswald Oswald New York

Antiriot Legislation Faces House Committee Race

In Washington two committees push antiriot bills as civil rights and riot provisions move forward. Judiciary advances a package bill while Rules favors separate action to speed House consideration amid warnings of a summer of unrest. The measure would make rioting across state lines a federal crime and protect civil rights activities for Negroes at voting, schools and public accommodations.

Washington House Judiciary Rules Committee Congress Tampa Dayton Boston Cincinnati Emanuel Celler D-N.y Judiciary Committee William C. Colmer D-Miss

Immediate Tax Boost Urged By Federal Reserve Leader

Federal Reserve Board Chairman William McChesney Martin Jr urged a prompt tax increase to combat inflation. He backed Johnson's six percent surcharge and suggested a larger rise might be needed, though Johnson had not yet sent legislation to Congress. Administration sources expect a surtax proposal to reach Congress in early July.

Washington William McChesney Martin Jr Federal Reserve Board Martin Johnson Congress Rotary Club Toledo Ohio

Western Governors eye winner for 1968 GOP nomination

Western Republican governors convene to compare candidates for 1968 and seek a winner to challenge President Johnson. They note California Governor Ronald Reagan as a strong, controversial figure, with moderates wary yet open to backing a viable challenger if he gains broad appeal. George Romney remains a leading option among moderates while Goldwater backs Reagan if Nixon cannot run.

Johnson Western Governors’ Conference Reagan Barry Goldwater GOP Richard M. Nixon

Methodist EUB Merger Heads to United Church

In Dayton Ohio AP reports that the merger of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church into a United Methodist Church with about 11 million members is virtually assured. Ohio Sandusky EUB Conference vote 166 to 120 favored the union after earlier regional approvals. EUB delegates nationwide backed the plan by 2,714 to 1,590 with roughly 750,000 members now approving by a 70 percent margin.

Dayton Ohio The Methodist Church Evangelical United Brethren Church United Methodist Church EUB Sandusky St. Marys Ence

Alabama Governor Lurleen Wallace Reveals Malignancy

Montgomery Alabama Gov Lurleen Wallace says she has a malignancy likely needing surgery. The nation’s only woman governor will enter M D Anderson Hospital in Houston next week on doctors recommendation. Eighteen months earlier she had a hysterectomy for an early malignant uterine tumor.

Montgomery Ala Lurleen Wallace Alabama M. D. Anderson Hospital Houston Tex

Bull Sells For 113000 At Ohio Auction

Columbus insurance man Anson B. Smith saw his seven year old Guernsey bull fetch a record 113000 at a Hilliard auction. Buyers hailed it as the highest price for a dairy bull ever sold at auction. Smith had bought him for 7500 in 1961. He called the bull “one heck of a bull.”

Columbus Ohio Anson B. Smith Hilliard Smith

Burmese protests erupt at Chinese Embassy in Rangoon

Angered by demonstrations in support of Mao Tse tung and attacks on Burmese newsmen thousands of Burmese kicked punched and stoned Chinese in Peking s Embassy and smashed Chinese shops Ambulances and police cars took a number of injured Chinese to hospitals.

Rangoon Burma Mao Tse-tung Peking

May Cut U.S. Arms Supply Faces Senate Scrutiny

In Washington lawmakers in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee debate the administration's 3.1 billion foreign aid package, including nearly 600 million for military aid, amid growing opposition to arms shipments to foreign nations. The panel's 19 members hear warnings about the arms program as debates over redistricting and debt limits surface in Congress. Senator Byrd signals a push for a debt ceiling well below the proposed 358 billion, while conferees approve a redistricting measure seen as easing one man one vote rules for five years.

U.S Washington Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senate House Supreme Court Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass John Conyers Jr D-Mich Harry F. Byrd Jr Senate Finance Committee Johnson

Richmond Heights flyer plans world flight from Cleveland

Jim Bede a 34 year old Richmond Heights aviation enthusiast announced a 6 am Sunday takeoff from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to attempt a non stop flight around the world without refueling. He said the plan gained U S State Department clearance to fly over Iran.

Cleveland Richmond Heights Cleveland Hopkins International Jim Bede U.S. State Department Iran

Two Bandits Rob Fifth Third Union Trust Bank

Police in Cincinnati continued the search for two masked men who robbed the Fifth Third Union Trust Co. branch on Central Parkway about 1.5 miles north of downtown. They used .38 revolvers and escaped with 14015 dollars in a bank robbery described as the city’s biggest in over two years.

Cincinnati Fifth Third Union Trust Co Central Parkway

Margaret Creek Conservancy Maintains Land Appraisals

Conservancy officials decide to keep current land appraisals as part of ongoing property management. The article notes no changes to assessed values and outlines the rationale for maintaining steady valuations amid local development concerns.

Margaret Creek

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