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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1968

Page

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Athens County Engineers Faced With Possible Work Stoppage

Athens County engineering department workers consider a work stoppage next week after Engineer Harry Dust barred signing a contract with AFSCME Local 1915. Dust cited legal advice prohibiting bargaining with a public labor union, prompting union officials to warn of action if no agreement is reached.

Athens County Engineering Athens County Engineering Department Athens County Harry Dust American Federal Federation of State Dusz Homer B. Gall William Saxbe Tuscarawas Saxbe Guy Simons Dcal Scioto Hamilton Clark Montgomery Ohio University Dust Simons Godfrey Franklin Franklin Hocking Valley Labor Council

GOP Faces Unity Call at National Convention

Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller urged Republicans to select a presidential standard bearer at the national convention and avoid “smoke-filled hotel rooms” to unite against Johnson in November. He signaled support for the party’s choice even if not his brother Nelson Rockefeller of New York. Rockefeller noted his brother remains in contention for the nomination.

Columbus Ohio Arkansas Winthrop Rockefelter Johnson Rockefeller Nelson Rockefeller New York

AR CHIR SPEAKER AT ATHENS DINNER

AR regional mission chairman to address attendees at a dinner in Athens. Separate items note an American Wind Symphony concert on the Ohio River in Meigs County and Ohio State football links, plus plans to repurpose the Ames Building in Logan for Hocking County officials.

Appalachian Athens American Wind Symphony Ohio River Meigs County Segal Ohio State AMES Logan Hocking County

Israel Jets Bomb Jordan Artillery Front Across 50 Miles

Israeli jets hammered Jordanian artillery nests along a 50 mile Jordan river front from Jericho to near the Syrian border. The air attacks followed heavy exchanges of artillery mortars and machine guns as Israeli forces sought to respond to Jordanian attacks and a guerrilla mine blast that killed four Israelis and an American volunteer.

Tel Aviv Jordan Jericho Im Kais Amman Jordan River Beisan Gilad Nurdan Fertile Gesher Beit Yosef Yardena

Nests Hit in Massada Mine Incident Amid Region Tensions

A tractor-towed banana grove blast near Massada south of Lake Galilee wounded a fifth passenger, an American, as Arab leaders warned of looming conflict. Reports from Amman Beirut and Baghdad cited Israeli troop buildups and renewed fears of war following recent Jordan clashes and Palestinian raids.

Massada Lake Galilee Cairo Beirut Damascus Amman Bagdad Israel Jordan Jordan Valley Veast Syria Sinai Lebanon Hussein Army General Headquarters Charles Helou Abdwllah Yafi Arab League Abdel Khaled Hasseina Abdel Rahman Aref Aref U.N. Peachey Gunnar Jarring Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine

Memphis Riots Shock City Amid Beale Street Unrest

National Guard and police enforced curfews as 6,000 marchers led by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. faced clashes with authorities. Fires burned in downtown Memphis with 148 fire alarms, a two alarm blaze at a feed mill, and guards on firetrucks kept firefighting crews safe through the night.

Memphis Tenn Beale Street Martin Luther King Jr National Guard National Guardsmen

North Viet Claims U S F-111 Shot Down Over Vietnam

North Vietnam said on a Hanoi broadcast that a U S F-111 supersonic bomber was shattered by enemy fire over Ha Tinh Province about 100 miles northwest of the DMZ near the Laos border. The U S spokesman offered no confirmation while noting the aircraft was overdue.

Saigon North Vietnam U.S Hanoi Tokyo Ha Tinh Demilitarized Zone Laos

McCarthy and Kennedy Clash in Indiana Primary Fight

Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy and Robert F. Kennedy move toward a head to head clash in Indiana on May 27 as both antiwar Democrats vie to deny Johnson renomination. Kennedy filed signatures for the May 7 ballot in Indianapolis while McCarthy supporters acted earlier. Goodwin, a McCarthy lieutenant, signals likely Kennedy or McCarthy victory. McCarthy campaigns in Wisconsin with Kennedy urging votes against Johnson, and Kennedy tours campuses planning farm policy remarks amid broader national race tensions.

Associated Press Eugene J. McCarthy Robert F. Kennedy Indiana Johnson Kennedy Berg Indianapolis McCarthy Roger D. Branigin Richard Goodwin Spo Wisconsin

Alden Seeks Tuition Increase To $600 For In-State Students

Ohio University President Vernon R. Alden announced plans to ask the board of trustees for a 30 dollar per quarter increase in comprehensive registration fees. The changes aim to offset potential state-fund losses, fund library and department needs, and would take effect in the summer quarter. Non-residents would face 1200 dollars annually.

Ohio University Vernon R. Alden Board of Trustees Ohio Board of Regents Athens Alden Board of Regents Columbus Stae Miami University Ohio State University Bowling Green University Kent State University

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