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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1967
Page
1
American warships engaged a large armed Communist trawler 100 miles south of the 17th Parallel. The trawler beached and exploded after a running battle that damaged a Swift boat and yielded uniforms small arms and contraband for salvage.
The Senate ethics committee examines Sen. Thomas J. Dodds fund raising as a mass of facts covers 1961 to 1965. Documents show at least 150000 dollars deposited in Dodds personal accounts from 456709 dollars raised, including testimonial dinners with Johnson and Humphrey speakers. Witnesses note inquiries about purposes and potential personal benefits.
The Johnson administration asks the House Ways and Means Committee to restore investment tax credits and favorable depreciation rules for businesses while delaying a formal income tax increase. Officials expect a surtax proposal may not reach Congress until May or June, as discussions continue amid inflation fears and wartime funding needs.
President Johnson reportedly rebuked Senator Robert F. Kennedy over Vietnam and warned his political career could end. Kennedy aides deny the quotes and say the Time magazine piece contains substantial inaccuracies. Aides say a Feb. 6 White House meeting lasted about 45 minutes and involved mutual exchange of views on Vietnam.
A rift grows among Ohio University faculty over statements for and against president Vernon R. Alden amid a strike by university employees seeking union recognition and payroll deductions. A meeting with the trustees and Attorney General William Saxbe is set, with a press conference at Lincoln Lodge in Columbus tonight. A restraining order on picketing faces a Common Pleas Court hearing Wednesday as Alden is subpoenaed to testify.
BIMINI Bahamas AP Adam Clayton Powell plans to return to New York next Sunday and says he will walk Harlem streets and deliver a Palm Sunday sermon at Abyssinian Baptist Church despite a contempt of court warrant. Powell lauds Meredith for quitting the race and hails civil rights leaders' support while Meredith cites funding and political reasons for withdrawing from the April 11 special election.
First Lady Lyndon Johnson tours an isolated Cana da Township hamlet by bus to inspect Teacher Corps programs aiding poverty areas. In Charleston, W Va, Glenwood Elementary closes a family enrichment project after federal funds run out, as about 100 local youths and parents attend after dinner classes and activities to support basic reading, math, and home skills.
Severe gusts on Monday night damaged several Racine buildings on Third Street. A porch from a second floor apartment at Proffitt Service Station landed across the street and broke a power pole, smashing a Proffitt Television Shop window. A roof blew off the former Star Supply building. trees uprooted and power out about four hours. Fire crews cleared debris. Rutland saw two feet of water on Main Street as Leading Creek overflowed but no homes were harmed.
Jakarta observers report student leaders boycotted a rally in support of acting President Suharto while the government mobilized more than 50,000 people to hear the Jakarta military commander Major General Amir Machmud appeal for stability and calm.
U S and world briefs report a late night incident at the University of Cincinnati where about 1,000 students took part in a panty raid. Police said there was no fighting or destruction and no arrests, though some girls tossed bras and garters from dormitory windows.
In Aachen Germany nine officers and scientists from Chemie Gruenenthal were formally accused of inflicting bodily injury and negligent manslaughter over the thalidomide scandal. The charges come more than five years after the drug’s worldwide impact on unborn children and pregnancies.
Columbus Ohio Senator Robert R Shaw a Republican from Columbus proposed a six member committee on the Senate floor Monday night to oversee coverage of the state legislature The panel would include three newsmen and three senators Shaw said he was misquoted in a Columbus morning newspaper story about a highway bill passage.
Governor James A. Rhodes of Ohio cut his Asian tour short at the request of President Johnson to join a meeting of U.S. governors in Washington. A White House cable asked Rhodes to attend the gathering, announced by spokesman Glen W. Allen.
Newark Advocate publisher Frank W. Spencer announced that interests tied to the Newark Advocate have purchased the Fos toria Review Times. No changes in operations or staff at the 7,300 circulation Fostoria daily were planned, and the sale price was not reported.
Heavy rains flood the area with the Hocking River back on the rise in Athens prompting local officials to monitor waters. The report notes lingering rainfall and potential street impacts across the city and surrounding neighborhoods.
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