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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1968
Page
5
Ohio State University officials denounced recent assaults on photographers at the campus and a public building. A TV cameraman was beaten and hospitalized as incidents raised concerns over press rights at tax funded institutions.
North Vietnamese Embassy in Vientiane rejects U.S. peace talks aboard an Indonesian cruiser in the Gulf of Tonkin. Hanoi says Jakarta is not neutral and demands talks in Phnom Penh or Warsaw, while U.S. officials push for Warsaw or other sites. The debate centers on neutral ground and press access as Johnson's conditions loom.
In South Vietnam the four day battle near Hue and Dong Ha yields more than 1000 enemy deaths. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces report 81 killed and 395 wounded since Monday. A Shau Valley sweep disrupts main enemy supply routes as US commanders warn of unseen pockets. Captured prisoners total 97 including five women nurses.
In Jerusalem, Israel paraded military hardware including Soviet tanks and missiles to mark 20 years of nationhood amid Arab protests and a UN Security Council dispute. Dozens of thousands of Israelis and foreign visitors filled the Arab and Jewish sectors while authorities guarded roadblocks and potential provocations.
Columbia University trustees, meeting in a special session, agreed to study basic structural changes and to consult with community leaders over the Morning side Park gymnasium dispute. The action follows a faculty resolution amid nine days of protests, with police clashing with students injuring at least 11 people.
In Memphis hundreds of African Americans prepare to march on Washington to highlight poverty. Core figures Mrs. King and Rev. Abernathy attend the dedication of a stone atop the Lorraine Motel where King was killed. The march heads to Marks, Mississippi, amid tension after a jail demonstration in Quitman County.
At the mayor's suggestion Mayor John V. Lindsay the trustees chair announced a five man committee to study and recommend changes in the basic structure of the university. Alan F. Weslin 38 a public law and government professor and co chair of the facilities executive committee said it was necessary to redesign Columbia.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the United States can afford to spend less than one percent of wealth on a foreign aid bill of 4.82 billion. He urged continued aid for South Vietnam and Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa, warning that reversing progress could threaten world peace. He noted Vietnam aid will be trimmed for the rest of the year after the Viet Cong offensive that began Jan 31.
Washington AP reports a tentative three year contract giving 6.5 percent annual wage increases and fringe benefits for 209000 workers, set as a pattern for 600000 Bell System employees. The deal could end the first nationwide telephone walkout in 21 years after ratification.
Cincinnati pupils staged sit ins and picketing at four city high schools for a second straight day. About 120 people including two nonstudents were arrested for trespassing during 19 sit ins. Most arrestees were Black. Parents and students met to plan further actions at Board of Education Building and City Hall.
Patricia Haverland, 38, retrieved from an 8 foot grave after fainting, says she will attempt another underground stay possibly this weekend with doctor’s permission. She spoke of her 10 day confinement, the breathing chute exit, and possible food poisoning from lobster dainties or a chicken salad sandwich.
Photographer Jon Webbs provides a pictorial report from a Morgan County farm showing Dwight Haines working with two horses. Columnist Dr. Garry Myers discusses children’s sleep problems and offers parental solutions.
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