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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1967
Page
1
United States backs a peace accord calling for Israeli withdrawal from Arab lands while recognizing Israel's need for secure and recognized boundaries. Britain presses for Security Council unanimity, saying time to decide has come.
U S Navy Skyhawks from the carrier Coral Sea bombed Haiphong Shipyard No 2 near the city center for the first time in the Vietnam War. The attack targeted a boatyard on the Tram Bac river, while Hai Phong’s unloading piers were left intact. Civil and military updates follow on casualties and troop levels.
A spokesman for prescription drug makers argues high profit rates lure capital for breakthroughs, while Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association president C Joseph Stetler notes profits are above average yet prices fall overall. He cites Labor Department data showing retail drug prices down over the past decade.
Inside Today report notes MIDGET MOTORS suspends operations to renovate the plant in preparation for a planned production increase. The move signals a shift in manufacturing focus and potential future output gains.
Washington AP Gen William C Westmoreland plans to push for quicker deployment of troops already authorized in Vietnam but would not seek a larger U S commitment. He is expected to discuss this with President Johnson at the White House as high level Vietnam talks continue with officials including Bunker Rusk McNamara Wheeler Helms Rostow Komer and the CIA director.
A shabby Panamanian suspect arrested on suspicion of being Heinrich Mueller, Hitler's Gestapo chief, claims to be 61-year-old Francis Willard Keith, born Webb City Missouri. Fingerprints sent to West Berlin for comparison with Mueller’s.
Mrs Clara Rizer was killed and her husband Dan Rizer age 70 seriously injured in a two truck collision on Route 35 east of Xenia Green County. The crash occurred as Rizer skidded left of center slowing behind another car and struck an oncoming truck driven by a Greenville resident. Both Rizers were thrown from the vehicle. Dan Rizer was treated at Green Memorial Hospital Xenia then moved to Miami Valley Hospital Dayton in poor condition. The Rizer family runs River Oil Co in Pomeroy and their son Franklin River is a Pomeroy councilman.
The House approved a reduced antipoverty measure at 1.6 billion dollars, far below President Johnson’s request, in a 283 to 129 vote. Senate action and a compromise awaited, with supporters arguing the program survives amid a charged reform battle.
Senator Robert Kennedy says McCarthy could attract backing in California New England and the Midwest if he enters the race against Johnson. Kennedy, who opposes Johnson's Vietnam policy, notes McCarthy would voice national discontent. In Texas, Dissenting Democrats plan antiwar events led by actor Robert Vaughn in Austin next February.
A violent storm dumped up to 13 inches of snow across parts of New England causing four deaths and a massive Boston area traffic jam. Motorists faced hours of gridlock with cars running out of gas and batteries dying while drivers and students from Harvard Radcliffe MIT and Boston University helped stranded motorists by directing traffic and delivering supplies.
Washington AP leaders in steel and copper plan price hikes as government data show a second straight monthly drop in industrial output. Fed Chairman Martin urges a tax hike to curb inflation while auto strikes continue. U S Steel raises wire and rail materials prices under 3 percent and Phelps Dodge Copper Products announces tube product price increases about 4 cents per pound.
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