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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1967

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Milk Withholding Action Enters Second Day Across 25 States

The National Farmers Organization milk withholding for higher pay moves into its second day. In Athens area activity includes 3300 pounds drained and pickets at Fairmont plant. Meigs Vinton Hocking Ross Gallia Lawrence counties report 40 45 NFO members with about 100 shed workers. Officials note supply impact remains unclear but expect tightness as days pass.

National Farmers Organization NFO Goodloe Dadisman Fairmont Food Co Athens Earl Bailey Athens County Arnold Marietta-Athens Portsmouth Meigs Vinton Hocking Ross Gallia Lawrence Miami Valley Milk Producers Association NFO Action Bailey Milk Association Karl Bailey Athens County Nfo George Lovell

Rail and political briefs span national concerns

In Columbus the C and O Railway offers to reschedule remaining Washington Cincinnati trains if its discontinuance request is granted for two main lines. In Washington the FCC will reassess the AMBIC ITT merger after Justice Department objections. Congress approves a large Vietnam war emergency aid and boosts tax incentives for business investment. Powell's lawyer warns of unrest if he returns to New York. A Senate committee backs deployment of antiballistic missiles pending Soviet limits.

Columbus, Ohio Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Washington

Admiral cites growing antiaircraft fire and tunnels in North Vietnam

On the carrier Kitty Hawk in the Gulf of Tonkin Rear Adm. David C. Richardson said the Communists are firing more antiaircraft guns than before and are digging more underground storage areas to shield war supplies from American planes.

Kitty Hawk Gulf of Tonkin U.S. Navy North Vietnam David C. Richardson

Hospital building to receive new offer in Meigs County

Meigs County reports a potential bid for the old Hocking Valley Hospital as a new offer is reportedly made. The village struggles to find an airport site and may forfeit a $100,000 state grant if no suitable location is found.

Hocking Valley Hospital Meigs County S.eess Cassius Clay Pymhless

Dodd Admits Money Woes Plagued Him In Senate Probe

Sen Thomas J Dodd testified before the Senate ethics committee that he fell “in the hole” in 1956 and stayed there as loans and campaign funds overlapped. The probe centers on using campaign money for personal expenses including loan repayments. Edward F Sullivan, tied to Dodd’s 1964 re election, to be called as a witness.

Washington Thomas J. Dodd Senate Ethics Committee Dodd Senate John F. Sennett John Stennis Dmiss Stennis Edward F. Sullivan Hartford

Navy Bomber Attacks Viet Nam Power Plant Under Fire

A Navy Intruder from the Kitty Hawk dodged antiaircraft fire and four Soviet built missiles to strike Bac Giang's power plant near Hanoi. Cmdr. Ronald J. Hays led 13 bombs in darkness, reporting unclear damage. The raid followed earlier attacks on Thai Nguyen steel works and Viet Tri power center amid heavy weather and ongoing frontline combat near Khe Sanh.

Thai Nguyen Hanoi Viet Tri Hays Ted Been Houghton, Mich

Legal Fights and Grand Jury in JFK Death Probe

In New Orleans the Kennedy assassination inquiry advances on two fronts legal clashes in court and secret grand jury sessions. Defense objects to forced testimony as Shaw faces a possible trial for conspiring to murder Kennedy while grand jury indicts Dean Andrews Jr. for perjury. Andrews had testified about Warren Commission matters and potential aliases used in the Oswald case.

Jfk New Orleans Clay L. Shaw Jim Garrison Shaw John F. Kennedy Orleans Parish Garrison Warren Commission Dean A. Andrews Jr Tes Belly Andrews Lee Harvey Oswald Clay Bertrand Oswald Dallas Tat Shaw Bertrand Perry R. Russo

Five Day Forecast Sees Below Normal Temperatures

Five day outlook shows high temperatures in the 30s north and upper 40s south with overnight lows in the 20s. A warmer Sunday precedes a steadily colder period with about 2 inches of precipitation as snow or flurries mainly this weekend.

Rhodes Heads For Meet With President Johnson

Gov. James A. Rhodes heads to Washington for talks with President Johnson and other governors after returning from a Far East trade mission described as excellent and productive. He notes $5 million in goods sold by 60 mission members in the first two weeks and says a second overseas trade office will open in Tokyo within a month with plans for an All Ohio show and four more trips to various regions.

Columbus Ohio James A. Rhodes Washington Johnson Bangkok Thailand White House Tokyo Hong Kong Rhodes South Central America Australia New Zealand Scandinavian Europe

St Patrick's Day Festivities Across U S with Green Rivers

Cities celebrate with green fountains and illuminated falls. Chicago dyes fountains green and Mayor Daley jokes it should be year round. New Yorks Long Island Railroad offers one day naturalized Irish passes. Niagara Falls planned green dye and green lighting on Patrick s Night for American and Horseshoe Falls.

Chicago Richard J. Daley Civic Center New York Long Island Long Ireland Railroad Patrick J. Dillon Niagara Falls N.Y Niagara River Dillon Horseshoe Falls St. Patrick's

Humphrey says Soviets may launch space spectacle this year

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey warned the Soviets will likely launch a large manned space platform to mark their 50th anniversary and Sputnik's 10th anniversary. NASA head James E. Webb agreed the Soviets could produce another dramatic space advance, while U.S. program faces budget pressures from Congress.

Washington Hubert H. Humphrey Soviet Union U.S Congress Space Agency Mars Space and Industry Humphrey James E. Webb National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Council

Red Soviet Space Vehicle Circling Earth Report

The London Evening Standard reports a large Soviet space vehicle circling the earth. Western radar may have tracked the craft, described as possibly the biggest spaceship ever launched, though Jodrell Bank officials say no signals are received and no crew is confirmed. Russia last sent a man into space two years ago.

London London Evening Standard Evening Standard Peter Fairley Jodrell Bank Russia

Senate Endorses U S Soviet Consular Treaty Amid Vietnam War

The Senate approved the U S Soviet consular treaty by a 66 to 28 vote as the Moscow ratification was anticipated. The pact creates limited diplomatic immunity and access rights for Americans in the Soviet Union within four days, marking the first treaty solely between the two nations.

U.S United States Soviet Union Dirksen

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