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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1969

Page

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Rogers Says U S Terms Reasonable for Vietnam Peace Talks

Secretary of State Rogers told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the United States and its allies offer reasonable and honorable terms to end the war. He urged North Vietnam to drop polemics and begin good faith negotiations, while defending Nixon's ABM decision and pressing for early momentum in U S Soviet missile talks.

Washington William P. Rogers America Vietnam Rogers Nixon Senate Foreign Relations Committee United States J. W. Fulbright D-Ark Dean Rusk U.S State Department Paris

Humorous Macabre Note Lingers On Advertising Silence

The fragment notes a humorous macabre tone as two advertisers have not yet shared any opinion about the situation. The absence of their input leaves readers with a darkly comic curiosity about the unresolved commercial stance.

Secrecy Shapes Laos Trail Air War Despite Johnson Limits

A year after Johnson restricted bombing to the 20th parallel, air power concentrates on the Ho Chi Minh trail through Laos. Allied losses mount, with about 100 Air Force planes lost in five months and roughly 45 pilots listed missing in action in Laos since November 1.

Saigon Johnson North Vietnam South Vietnam Laos Paris Ho Chi Minh Trail Pentagon Vientiane Pathet Lao Viet Cong

Eisenhower’s Condition Deteriorates at Walter Reed

Doctors report former President Dwight D. Eisenhower growing weaker with congestive heart failure. He lies in critical condition sleeping longer, lucid when awake, Mamie Eisenhower by his side providing support and encouragement.

Washington Dwight D. Eisenhower Walter Reed Army Hospital Frederic J. Hughes Jr Eisenhower Mamie Eisenhower

Wilson Goes To Lagos To Seek Biafra Peace

London AP reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson flew to Lagos to seek a bombing halt as a step toward ending Nigeria's civil war with secessionist Biafra. He planned mercy measures to ease civilian suffering and would accept an exception allowing bombing of Biafra's air strip near Ali.

London Harold Wilson Lagos Nigeria Biafra Wilson Ali

Ohio Under Federal Plant Quarantine Over Beetle Infestation

The Agriculture Department announced Ohio will be placed under federal plant quarantine starting April 1 due to cereal leaf beetle infestations. Regulations will cover shipments of hay straw fodder litter small grains soybeans corn and used harvesting machinery. Police report a synthetic bomb blast Wednesday aimed at restaurant manager Pete Paras of Whitehall.

Washington Agriculture Department Ohio Columbus Pete Paras Whitehall

Thousands may lose college chance as loan funds cut

In Bowling Green Ohio Robert McKay president of the Ohio Association of Student Financial Administrators warned that National Defense Student Loan program funds are cut about 25 percent from the current year. He noted rising requests for defense loans as allocations shrink.

Bowling Green Ohio Robert McKay Ohio Association of Student Financial Administrators

North Congress Street parking woes cited by officials

The note outlines citywide parking problems with officials planning actions to ease access. Page references hint at bond issues and tax concerns as voters resist levies amid general tax aversion.

Congress Street Meigs Pentagon Bill Hess Ohio University Tom Sau

Viet Cong and North Vietnam reject private talks ploy

Viet Cong representative Tran Buu Kiem and North Vietnam's Xuan Thuy denounce private talks on a Vietnam settlement as a trick to calm opinion. They insist on direct talks with the NLF as a separate entity and oppose Thieu’s conditions while signaling possible bargaining time.

Parisap North Vietnam Viet Cong National Liberation Front Today United States South Vietnam Vietnam Tran Buu Kiem Saigon Nixon Xuan Thuy Nguyen van Thieu U.S NLF Thieu Thuy Front

Democrats Seek Nixon Budget Cut Plan Before Surtax Vote

House Democrats demand President Nixon disclose proposed budget cuts and tax reform plans before supporting extending the 10 percent income tax surcharge. Nixon seeks a one year extension to July 1 with about $10 billion in annual revenue, while Democrats press for details on Johnson budget reductions and reform priorities.

Washington House Nixon Congress John W. McCormack Ways and Means Committee Johnson

Ray Denied Conference With Memphis Attorney

James Earl Ray, seeking to disavow his King murder admission, was denied an immediate meeting with a Memphis attorney at the state prison because the attorney had not been officially retained. The Tennessee Supreme Court also ruled that a convicted criminal cannot overturn a prison sentence by claiming misadvice from counsel when pleading guilty.

Nashville, Tenn James Earl Ray Martin Luther King Jr Memphis Harry S. Avery Tennessee Tennessee Supreme Court Ray Allison B. Humphreys

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