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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1967
Page
1
In Athens observers predict a single dictator will emerge from Greece's ruling military junta after the April 21 coup. Col. George Papadopoulos and Brig. Gen. Stylianos Patacos are seen as the leading figures, with Col. Makarezos fading from public prominence as the trio reshapes the cabinet and economy.
President Johnson proposes a five member board to block a potential nationwide rail strike until at least 1969 with 30 days of intensive mediation. Union leaders oppose compulsory arbitration while railroads prefer broader federal law changes. Senate views split as hearings loom. some praise swift action, others demand tighter safeguards.
U S Marines seized Hill 881 North at 2 35 pm marking the last of three border peaks won after 12 days of brutal fighting that cost roughly a thousand American dead or wounded and caused heavy Communist losses. Elsewhere in the Hue region government forces drove guerrillas into a vise aided by helicopter gunships with 89 guerrillas killed and five captured. Col Olds downed his second MIG in a 20 minute duel near Hanoi, as U S pilots logged 68 missions in poor weather over North Vietnam.
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved drafting younger men first and backed a lottery idea only in part. It rejected wholesale consolidation of 4,000 local boards into regional agencies and suggested college students in good standing defer until finishing undergraduate work or turning 24 before reentering the draft pool. The panel left open the question of a true lottery system and noted the need to extend draft authority beyond June.
The World Journal Tribune ceases publication with today’s issue after management closed doors. Formed March 21 1966 from a merger of the New York World Telegram The Sun Herald Tribune and Journal American. The closing ends a landmark era in New York journalism.
The Oklahoma House approved and sent to Gov. Bartlett a bill to legalize artificial insemination of humans and declare children of such conception legitimate. Final approval came after House accepted Senate amendments amid little discussion. Both chambers had passed the measure earlier.
Dr. Carl Coppolino, Sarasota anesthesiologist, started a life sentence at Florida State Prison after a Naples jury found him guilty of second degree murder in his wife Carmela's death. He was denied a new trial and ordered to pay his own appeal costs. Bail was not granted. The defense contended the verdict was illegal due to alleged premeditation in the injection charge. The case drew attention from attorney F Lee Bailey as appeals proceed.
The Senate ethics committee remained unmoved by Senator Thomas J. Dodds opening defense plea as they pursue censure for double billing travel expenses and more than 116000 dollars in campaign funds. The panel cites conduct that could bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute after a 14 month probe. Dodd aides indicate another letter may reach senators before the censure vote in about two weeks.
Negro civil rights leaders announced a planned march near Churchill Downs on Derby eve, risking clashes with a 25 000 crowd. Rev A D Williams King and Dr Martin Luther King Jr pressed open housing measures while police and National Guardsmen bolster Derby security.
Gen Maxwell D Taylor defended U S policy in South Vietnam in a calm talk at Chabot College Thursday night despite two tear gas cartridges released into the audience. Barry Goldwater called the war longest in U S history during a Marietta College lecture. President Johnson returned to his Texas ranch for a likely long weekend working on ambassadorial matters and routine duties.
In Ironton Ohio the jury in the Carl E Halleck murder trial recessed after 5 44 hours of deliberation without a verdict The judge instructed the jurors to reconvene at 9 am the next day They reviewed testimony that conflicted with Hallecks account of escaping the Lawrence County jail and questioned verdict options The state says a gun battle followed the jailbreak and an officer was killed
Laurelville 21 year old Max Lee Ebert died after being thrown from his car on Route 56 south of Laurelville. Police say his car failed to negotiate a curve at a hill crest, rolling five times before stopping on its wheels near the Hocking Ross county line. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Berger Hospital in Circleville. The body was taken to Heiby Memorial Home in Chillicothe.
Forecast calls for near normal temperatures with highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s and lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s across regions. Expect about 5 inches of showers over the weekend into early next week with little temperature variation until a cooler spell midweek.
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