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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1967

Page

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Ohio University Strike Settled University to reopen March 20

Ohio University and AFSCME Local 1699 reach a settlement ending the week long walkout by non academic staff. The agreement includes union dues check off, union recognition, grievance procedures, and no reprisals for returning workers. Classes resume Monday at 8 a.m. with employees returning to their prior positions.

University Leonard Sigall Edward Dailey The Afscme Ohio University Vernon R. Alden Dailey

U S and World News Briefs Summary

Hong Kong reports say Red Chinese troops seized party organs and major factories in the south, while other sources note continued resistance to Mao’s purge. Lucille Pickett Williams, 50, seeks to defeat Powell in the April 11 special election to defend the two party system. The U S-Soviet consular treaty moves toward ratification as filibuster threats fail. Johnson administration reportedly backs no immediate merger of Labor and Commerce into a department of economic affairs. Ohio senators push voters to decide death penalty abolition on the November ballot. NYC teachers fear the “blackboard jungle” as over 1,000 rally in support of 79 junior high teachers who resigned over crowding and safety. Gov Rhodes returns from Asia to meet Johnson in White House.

Red Chinese Hong Kong P— Canton Radio Communist Party South China Mao Tsetung New York Lucille Pickett Williams Adam Clayton Powell Sak Fifth Avenue YWCA Bronx New York City

Logan City Council Sets Meeting To Decide Street Paying Plan

Local government convenes on Page 8 to set agenda for street paying program priority. Board of Trade reviews progress in industry, schools, and hospitals in Nelsonville on Page 9. MOVC All Stars selected with three teams added to WOOP Teceben on Page 16.

Logan City Board OF Trade Nelsonville MOVC Woop Teceben

Bunker to Replace Lodge as Ambassador in Saigon

President Johnson names Ellsworth Bunker 72 to succeed Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge in Saigon. Bunker will press to stabilize a new South Vietnamese government while Westmoreland gains strengthened command and intensified ground operations. Fulbright supports swift Senate approval.

John M. Hightower Washington (Ap Johnson Ellsworth Bunker Vietnam Henry Cabot Lodge Bunker William C. Westmoreland Westmoreland Southeast Asia Nashville, Tenn Ambassador Lodge

Milk Holding Action Hits Athens Area Farms

National Milk holding action announced by the NFO affects the Marietta Athens Cooperative area spanning 16 counties in Ohio and West Virginia. Farmers began withholding milk while Great Lakes Milk Marketing Federation plans to continue deliveries and meet obligations. The NFO seeks two cents more per quart and a nationwide cooperative contract. area participation is undecided.

National Farmers Organization Athens Marietta - Athens Ohio West Virginia Great Lakes Milk Marketing Federation NFO Corning Iowa Glenn Lake North Branch Mich Great Lakes Organization Great Lakes Great Lakes Federation Tennessee Virginia Kentucky Pennsylvania Indiana Michigan Earl Bailey Athens County

Fliers Die In Ohio Crash Kills Three Navy Airmen

In Circleville Ohio a twin engine A3D Sky Warrior from China Lake Naval Air Facility California crashed in farmland Wednesday. Cmdr William L Reardon Jr Lt Cmdr R R Kormegay and ADJ 1 Boyd K Whitby died in the wreck.

Circleville Ohio U.S. Navy China Lake Naval Air Facility Calif Cmdr William L. Reardon Jr Warwick R.I R. R. Kormegay Centerville Ala ADJ Boyd K. Whibbey Bridgeport W. Va

Four Planes Downed in Vietnam Action. Pilots Missing

Communist mortar attacks hit seven positions in Vietnam as four U.S. warplanes and one helicopter were downed. Two American pilots were missing, a third parachuted and was rescued near the South China Sea. Civilian casualties included women and children. one helicopter was hit while landing near Pleiku.

Saigon U.S South Vietnam South China Sea Delta

Joe Moch 85 Bank Leader Dies in Gallipolis

Joe Moch 85 longtime president of the First National Bank in Gallipolis died Thursday morning at Holzer Hospital. He lived at 16 State Street and had led the bank for 54 years. Survivors include his wife Celestine Walker Moch. Funeral arrangements are set by the McCoy Weatherholt Funeral Home.

Gallipolis Joe Moch State St First National Bank Holzer Hospital Celestine Walker Moch McCoy. Wetherholt Funeral Home

Counter To Testimony Is Slated

Senate ethics hearings in Washington focus on Sen. Thomas J. Dodd. His attorney plans to call a handwriting expert and a liquor store manager to counter testimony by former office manager Michael V. O'Hare who said he paid Dodd's bills with money orders from a testimonial fund to conceal political money.

Washington Thomas J. Dodd Dodd John F. Sennett Connecticut Democrat Senate Ethics Committee Michael V. O'Hare O'Hare

Ohio Legislature Debates Teachers Pay Increase and Union Rights

Major bills filed in the Ohio General Assembly seek higher minimum pay for teachers with master and bachelor degrees and grant public employees the right to join unions for collective bargaining. The measures include an $83 million funding plan and a new three member state labor relations board to address recognition disputes.

Robert E. Miller Columbus Ohio Ohio General Assembly Senate House Oakley Collins Lawrence Ohio Education Association Collins Senate Education Committee Sen. Davis Holcomb Dayton, Montgomery

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Ohio University Strike By Roger Bennett George Lovell Powell Johnson Administration Labor and Commerce Departments Department of Economic Affairs Ohio Senate Oliver Northfield Summit Judiciary Committee Far East James A. Rhodes White House Tee Seewee Renee Heloise Seeeeere Il Coes Chauncey Glouster Logan Middlepart Pleasant Pomeroy Lodge Cian J.W. Fulbright Senate Foreign Relations Committee Henry Cabot Bailey Goodloe Dadisman Fairmont Foods Co Tack Pleiku Gallipolis Bank President Kennedy Arlington National Cemetery Jacqueline Kennedy
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