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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1968
Page
1
Viet Cong infiltration around Saigon has increased as officials place the capital on full alert. Leaves are canceled, troops mobilized, and air strikes prioritized to blunt a potential major assault aimed at affecting Paris peace talks.
Opposition to President Johnson naming a new chief justice grows with support from Republicans and some Democrats. Sen. Griffin circulates a petition to block, while questions linger on vacancy legality as the Judiciary Committee asks Ramsey Clark for input. Nelson Rockefeller defends the appointments amid GOP criticism and a House measure proposes a constitutional amendment for reconfirmation.
In Los Angeles, Sirhan Bishara Sirhan appears in a chapel courtroom for a murder case against Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney Russell Parsons seeks a three week continuance to study the defense. Security upgrades costing about 20000 dollars were approved by the County Board of Supervisors after threats against Sirhan and his attorney.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7 5 to postpone further gun control bills until July 9 as support for stricter laws fades amid public reaction and political reversals. President Johnson had pressed for national gun registration and owner licensing, but measures face a dimmer outlook after backtracking in Congress and NRA opposition.
From jail, Rev. Ralph David Abernathy states the Poor People’s Campaign will appeal to Republican and Democratic national conventions to adopt poverty elimination stands. He heads the SCLC run campaign and warned of Resurrection Cities springing up nationwide, including Washington.
Richard Nixon says pre convention differences among Republicans are infinitesimal as he faces Sen Eugene J. McCarthy and Gov Nelson Rockefeller. McCarthy criticizes Nixon over Paris trip affecting Vietnam talks while Rockefeller accuses Nixon of criticizing Johnson nominations. Humphrey defends a broader bid, pledging bold action and social justice for the nation.
In Cleveland the Masons Commission on Welfare calls for guaranteed annual income to replace welfare, with urgent passage of state welfare standards. The plan would tax individuals at 6 percent and corporations at 5 percent, estimated to raise about $500 million annually for a four person family.
A Waring Was issued warning against pro Communist or pro neutralist leanings in Vietnam as Huong's office cites vague peace appeals. Johnson to sign law making four national holidays Monday observances effective 1971 with Washington Birthday Memorial Day Veterans Day and Columbus Day shifted. CORE plans July convention with about 300 attendees from 130 chapters. East Liverpool Ohio sees around li city workers on strike over pay and council actions.
Faint, garbled text notes Merican League pitchers named for the All Star game in Houston next month. Fragments reference page items and an industrial site in Lopunm with unclear details.
Ohio Penitentiary plans to gradually reduce inmate population and transfer prisoners to other state institutions to free capacity for the proposed Lucasville Penitentiary. Officials report guard vacancies addressed after recent riot, with damage costs now pegged at about 25 million dollars or more, higher than earlier estimates.
Democratic Senate hopeful John J. Gilligan accuses Republican opponent Attorney General William B. Saxbe of dodging the gun issue. Gilligan endorses the Presidents gun registration and licensing plan and calls on Saxbe to take a clear stand on gun controls. Ohio five day forecast shows below normal temperatures with variable highs and lows through midweek.
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