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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1969
Page
1
Vice President Spiro Agnew sought GOP support for Nixon’s Safeguard missile defense in a closed Kentucky meeting. He urged backing as a less costly national shield than Sentinel and warned against disarmament delays, noting broad yet uneven gubernatorial backing among 21 states surveyed.
Columbus based Athens agent Carl Clifford 54 attached to five counts of filing false and fraudulent joint income tax returns for 1962 through 1966. A complaint filed April 4, indictment announced Wednesday. arraignment to follow in Columbus Federal Court.
Protesters led by Students for a Democratic Society seized two Columbia University buildings and repulsed a counterattack by other students. They jeered a sheriff who warned them to leave as turmoil spread to four other New York City campuses and several campuses nationwide reported fewer incidents.
Chicago a circuit court magistrate fined Staughton Lynd and 27 others the maximum 5660 dollars each for interfering with police during last year’s Democratic National Convention. The convictions followed their demonstrations and arrests in the convention area.
In western Nepal on Mount Dhaulagiri the world’s seventh highest peak, five of ten American climbers perished along with two native guides after an icebound incident on the southeast face.
Athens officials report Logan City Jail criticism amid budget debate as Commissioner panel prepares to choose a site for the Childrens Home Monday. Jim Maloney adds another milestone with his third career no hitter in a linked sports item.
In Columbus Ohio the union pay drive moves to Chillicothe Correctional Institution where 53 guards reported in sick as the "day of mourning" begins. Ohio Penitentiary and Mansfield facilities return to normal with Guardsmen released and minimal disruption expected.
A planned Day of Mourning to protest low wages drew black armbands but little absence from jobs. State hospitals, universities and prisons reported normal operations with absenteeism below normal as union calls for a $1,500 pay raise split members on legislative approach.
May Day 1968 saw subdued displays in Communist capitals as Moscow scrapped military parades and Western capitals prepared for unrest. In Prague and Lisbon security tightened amid sporadic clashes elsewhere, with strikes and demonstrations reported in London Paris Madrid and Salonika.
Saigon AP reports U.S. battlefield deaths last week fell to the lowest in nearly four months while enemy toll remained high. The weekly totals: 163 Americans, 237 South Vietnamese government troops, and 3,662 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed in action.
Ohio voters will decide in November whether 19 year olds can vote, with the House voting 83 to 12 to place a constitutional question on the ballot after Senate approval 30 to 3. Debate focused on maturity and related adult privileges. supporters say broad support exists from parties and Gov Rhodes.
Sheltering Arms Hospital trustees review a recruiting drive to hire three hospital based specialists by the fall for the new 125 bed facility on West Union Street. The plan targets radiologist pathologist and anesthetist with a committee of Thielmann two trustees and three physicians overseeing efforts.
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