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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1967
Page
1
Fort Lauderdale leaders clash after State Atty. Harper calls for a crackdown on the annual college influx. Police report about 30,000 students over the weekend with nearly 500 arrests for drinking and disorder, and incidents including looting of delivery trucks and a courtroom raid for souvenirs.
U S pilots struck Haiphong outskirts and other North Vietnamese targets in the heaviest raids in two weeks as 107 missions were flown. An oil depot near Haiphong and a surface to air missile site were hit, while weather allowed intensified bombing before seasonal monsoons. One F4C Phantom was lost and two crewmen listed missing. Ground fighting remained light with civilian bases north of Da Nang hit and five civilians killed.
Viet Cong militants threaten candidates with abduction and murder and urge voters to abstain as elections for village councils and hamlet chiefs approach. Intelligence reports say guerrillas seized voting cards and census records, warned withdrawal, and accused the Saigon government of a false democracy. Elections begin Sunday across 961 villages and 4,487 hamlets within two months.
Governor Rhodes urges approval of a statewide higher education master plan totaling 455 million for capital improvements at state aided universities and colleges. The plan envisions expanded facilities, new state universities, and enhanced research with a 355 million state share after subtracting 120 million in anticipated federal funds.
Washington AP officials study anatomy of crime as 500 law enforcement court and other officials convene by President Johnson to plan a major anti crime drive. The 352 page report by the Presidents Crime Commission outlines about 200 recommendations and estimates costs of hundreds of millions yearly over a decade. Ramsey Clark keynotes the two day conference urging modernization of police and courts and addressing minority group tensions amid rising crime fears.
Vatican City AP Pope Paul VI endorsed government action to control population while maintaining opposition to artificial contraception. The encyclical supports married couples freedom to avoid immoral or bishop guidance grounded methods. Vatican sources say the stance could enable birth control information in Catholic areas previously restricted.
Greece ordered Albert Zaharov and Igor Ochurkov to leave by Wednesday night amid claims they were linked to a Soviet espionage ring targeting NATO bases in the Mediterranean. The expulsion follows recent arrests of Italians and disclosures of the broader spy operation.
The Defense Department reports the death of Spec. 4 James D. Brewer, 20, of Long Bottom Route 1, killed March 21 by a mortar shell at Pay Ninh. A Meigs County man, Brewer had been in the Army since November 1965 and was a graduate of Eastern High School. Surviving relatives include his mother and stepfather, father, siblings, and grandparents. his body will go to Ewing Funeral Home for arrangements.
National Farmers Organization president Oren Lee Staley says the milk withholding campaign continues full steam ahead in a 13 day dispute. In 25 states picketing dairy plants increased after the Easter weekend lull as NFC members push for two more cents per quart.
In Kansas City Missouri the wage hour clash between the Missouri Mediation Board and the City Council eased as a walkout was canceled. In New York the Uniformed Firemen's Association voted to begin a clerical work stoppage at 9 am Friday. In Tennessee James R Hoffa will be brought back to Chattanooga May 8 for an evidentiary hearing on his fourth motion for a new trial after his 1964 Teamsters sentence.
Leonid M. Kushenko a 29 year old fisherman from Vladivostok returned to sea aboard his Soviet shrimp trawler after 43 hours in an Anchorage jail. A representative of the Soviet embassy in Washington paid his 10 000 dollar fine ending his coast waters violation case.
The Ohio Bobcats edged Kentucky Wildcats 4-2 in Lexington as the paper fronts city renewal debates and speculates on Governor Rhodes’s post term future. Page references indicate broader coverage across pages.
Navy planes bombed the stricken tanker Torrey Canyon off Land’s End to end the oil leak. It burned as 1,000-pound bombs scorched the wreck, forcing a 20-mile exclusion zone and threatening Cornwall’s beaches. Troops and fire crews battled oil on shore as experts warned of long lasting pollution and a possible maritime law shift.
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