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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1968
Page
1
Gus Van Glo ne 80 retired vaudevillian who starred in five Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway died Tuesday. He formed the singing team Van and Schenck with Joe Schenck, who died in 1930.
Washington reports George Meany agrees to a special AFL-CIO convention to judge labor leadership, conditional on Walter Reuther agreeing to accept the verdict. Meany says Reuther could have the convention if he “puts his gun away.” In Indiana, hog farmers face killings and price protests as the National Farmers Organization seeks pork at 23 cents per pound from 19.
A front page note reports drought conditions in winter impacting fish and wildlife more than cold temperatures. Resulting effects are discussed alongside regional environmental concerns and potential management responses. Nearby items cover poverty survey results, a May levy vote, Mason County school board decisions, and local city resurfacing petitions.
European gold demand surged as London bullion dealers curtailed small orders and raised prices to 35.20 dollars an ounce amid news Italy denied Zurich reports of shouldering gold pool duties. Swiss banks expect possible US embargo triggering higher prices and a freer market. Britain also reported February trade deficit widening.
New Hampshire Democrats delivered a split result with President Johnson a narrow favorite and Eugene McCarthy winning 42 percent of the vote and about 20 pledged delegates. Nixon swept the GOP, gaining 79 percent as Romney drew around two percent. McCarthy’s strong showing adds urgency for Kennedy and Wisconsin’s upcoming vote. Johnson claims a fragile mandate while McCarthy gains official delegates for Chicago.
BARDSTOWN Ky P one of Al Durante s friends after hunting on a farmer s land presented him with a bottle of inexpensive bourbon That was just right the farmer sighed after sampling the gift What do you mean just right asked the hunter If it were any worse the farmer explained I couldn t drink it and if it were any better you never would have given it to me
AP reports Allied forces killed over 300 enemy troops in four battles in northeast South Vietnam on Tuesday while bombardment at Khe Sanh by North Vietnamese gunners slackened. Across the region, South Vietnamese infantry and armor killed 194 enemy in two days near Dong Ha, with 39 killed, 91 wounded, 12 missing. Marines claimed 35 enemy bodies after an eight hour fight near Dong Ha, with 10 Americans killed and 23 wounded. Additional clashes near Quang Tri and Quang Ngai sustained pressure, and B 52 bombers supported Khe Sanh.
Griffin, a veteran aide for 18 years, captured the seat in Griffin Mississippi by beating Negro leader Charles Evers by a 2 to 1 margin in Tuesday's special election to fill the slot vacated by John Bell Williams. Evers plans to run again and faces a Democratic primary on June 4. Evers visited Griffin’s headquarters Tuesday night to offer congratulations.
The two men shook hands after the vote as Griffin supporters applauded and Evers signed the guest book. Griffin 41 hailed the record vote as an endorsement of his conservative politics while Evers 45, the state field secretary, faced a strong showing in the Mississippi race.
Victory Jary told a television audience that more whites voted against him than expected, yet the election signaled a new day in the state with greater turnout and political engagement.
A late winter storm sweeping Ohio brought snow sleet rain and hail across the state. Northeastern Ohio endured heavy snowfall with up to 7 inches in Lake County and 3 to 5 inches in Ashtabula and Geauga counties. Traffic slowed nationwide as icy roads sparked hundreds of accidents and a Henry County fatality occurred when a car slid off a road. The Ohio Highway Patrol reported sleet glazed roads statewide and Cincinnati area bridges saw multiple crashes with the top deck briefly closed.
A twin engine Dassault Mystere jet owned by Mead Paper Corp plunged off the end of a 5100 foot runway at Wood County Airport near Parkersburg West Virginia early today, killing five people. Pilot and four passengers were aboard en route from Dayton Ohio on business. Firefighters pulled two victims from the wreckage but all perished. Weather was light snow with broken clouds and seven miles visibility at about 745 a.m. Local airport elevation is 859 feet. The fire department reported the pilot tried to go around after a landing attempt. Weather outlook calls for cooler temperatures later this week with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s and chances of rain Friday or Saturday and again Monday.
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