Athens Messenger June 28 1968 Athens Ohio edition
The Athens Messenger front page dated Friday June 28 1968 from Athens Ohio reports local news and notices. It lists the publishing staff and business offices including Frederick W. Bush Gordon K Bush and G Kennett Bush. The issue serves as a community record with planned notices and brief items.
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the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Oho
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K Bush
G. Kennett Bush
M. W MecDargh
Fred W. Weber
Charles W Reamer
Ohio
Peace talks stalemate dominates Senate debate
Senator George Murphy and Senator Edward Brooke urge firm timelines and warning of renewed war if Paris talks fail. They stress national unity, increased South Vietnamese capability, and caution against rush to ceasefire while negotiations stall. Brookes warns North Vietnam could invade South if Paris stalls.
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Senate
Paris
Sen
George Murphy
California
United States
North Vietnam
Edward F. Brooke
Massachusetts
Johnson
Brooke
South Vietnam
North
Vietnam
Saiwon
Demilitarized
Andy
Lhe
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Nornieulam
Hubert Humphrey
Johnson signs crime control bill section on federal aid and rights
The president signs a crime control bill expanding federal aid to local police, with first year funding of 1 million and 3.06 million the next. It allows voluntary confession use, wiretaps under orders, and emergency 48 hour eavesdropping, bans mail order handgun sales, restricts handgun sales to adults 21 in state, and bars firearms for felons and certain others.
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Johnson
Supreme Court
Mills Sees Surtax Extension Aiming to Curb Deficit
Rep Wilbur D Mills, chair of the Ways and Means Committee, warns the nation may need to extend the tax surtax to stabilize finances. He expects a 10.2 billion surcharge and 88 billion in spending cuts to reduce the fiscal 1970 deficit and ease inflation by October 1, while protecting the dollar and balance of payments.
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Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Is It The Last Hurrah In Vietnam War Plans
Joseph Alsop assesses intelligence pointing to a final Hanoi spring offensive aimed at Saigon with northern targets likely. He notes Gen Abrams optimism, Tho and Neh in Paris and Moscow, and hints at possible post offensive negotiations or a fadeaway. The piece weighs risks of a Saigon setback versus a potential pause.
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Hanoi
Vietnam
Saigon
Vo Neuyen Giap
Hattoi
Creighton W. Abrams
Delta
II Corps
Johnson
Abrams
Paris
le Duc Tho
Te Duan
Cial
Xuan Thuy
Hanot
Moscow
le Thanh Nehi
United States
United Nations
Anatoli F. Dobrymin
Vasaily V. Kuznetsov
Dobrytin
Kuznétsovy
South Vietnam
Dong Nugi
Rockefeller Campaign Notes Point to Big States Challenge
Nelson A. Rockefeller gains in Ohio and Pennsylvania as he courts voters in key states. The piece notes the need to win major eastern and midwestern states plus California, with city-level support crucial in big states.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
New York
Pennsylvania
Evarts- Novak
Cleveland
Nixon
Rockfeller
White House
Mr R
California
New York State
New York City
The Rocky Road to Philadelphia in Nixon vs Rockefeller
A conservative column questions Rockefeller as a GOP winner citing New York voting patterns and coat tail effects. It argues Nixon showed party rally power in 1966 and suggests Rockefeller cannot reliably carry Republican candidates, urging the convention to consider these realities before choosing a path.
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Philadelphia
Michigan
Detroit
Rockefeller
Nixon
Rocky
Nixon-Kennedy
Nixon-Humphrey
Nixon-McCarthy
New York
John Kennedy
Jfk
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
M. Stanton Evans
Indianapolis News
Romney
Evans
Rockefellers
State Assembly
Congress
Frayed shoestring cache aids Burke’s congressional bid
Dr William T. Burke, director at Southampton College on Long Island, unveils a frayed shoestring fund of several hundred dollars to support his campaign for a congressional nomination.
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William T. Burke
Southampton College
Long Island
Congress
Maine priests back optional celibacy plan for clergy
A Maine organization formed to promote optional celibacy for 150 priests serving 274000 Roman Catholics proposes allowing priests to choose between remaining celibate or marrying. The key hurdle remains marriage within the priesthood.
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Maine
Year To Forget Me A Year Ago Flag Bill Progress
A year ago the House approved a bill imposing a $1000 fine and one year in jail for flag mutilators, but the measure stalled in the Senate. Despite the setback the fight to defend the flag remains in litigation.
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House
Senate
Guns and registration debate voiced by Vance Ramsey
In a pointed letter from Athens Route, Vance Ramsey argues for gun registration and stricter controls, recounting personal military service and a tragic campus shooting to illustrate how registration could limit access to firearms. He contrasts this with calls for a referendum and criticizes the gun lobby.
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James Hii
Rand
Mr. Tall
Fantasy Lake
Marine Corps du Mg
Hill
Tre ‘Ches
University of Texas
Vance Ramsey
Athens
Conclusions Jumping to Conclusions from HAL BOYLE
The columnsatirizes trust and honesty linked to weight and social signals. It notes fat people are often seen as more honest than skinny, jokes about a Manhattan cocktail party, and voices views on family dynamics, rebellions, Nehru jackets spelling, fishing, teen attitudes, and hypocrisy at the beach.
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Manhattan
Nehru
Jawal
Messenger Publishing Co rates and postal info
Daily and Sunday editions sold daily except Saturdays with varying prices for local and mail delivery. The Athens Ohio office lists subscriptions for different terms and rates and notes mailing to The Messenger Publishing Co at 43 W Union St. Ath ens Ohio 45701.
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Associated Press
D&s
Mario Olio
West Virginia
US & Possessions
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
Union St
Athens
Ohio
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