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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1968
Page
1
Western finance ministers gathered in Bonn to halt a second major crisis this year as money markets shut to curb speculator attacks. The pound, franc, and dollar faced pressure while gold prices surged, with Germany proposing tax changes to cut export surpluses and blunt revaluation fears.
President elect Nixon seeks to reassess the international climate, especially in Czechoslovakia, before deciding when to seek U S ratification of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. A Nixon source says no timetable exists and decisions await Senate action, likely after Congress reconvenes. He will consult advisers Finch and Mitchell before traveling to New York.
Washington AP report quotes Surgeon General Dr. William H. Stewart saying early Hong Kong flu cases are mild with no complications and two to three days in bed. He expects an epidemic year but vaccine not needed for healthy under-65s, with outbreaks in San Diego Needles Colorado and New Jersey. Absentee rates in Needles schools ran about 20 percent.
In San Francisco three police officers were wounded in a gun battle near a police station. Mayor Alioto called for a grand jury probe into the Black Panthers and any allied groups. Eight arrests were reported as officers pursued suspects from a panel truck linked to the group.
An early morning explosion at Mountaineer Coal Company's No 9 mine near Mannington trapped as many as 75 workers. Rescue teams and authorities reported 21 located or rescued, with eight found at the bottom of a shaft. The incident prompted state officials to mobilize experts as crews focused on the Llewellyn and Farmington portals amid ongoing ventilation and safety concerns. The mine, producing over two million tons annually, employs about 360 workers across three shifts.
U S proposes rule to base five federal welfare program eligibility on applicants statements of need within 30 days. Private lawsuits in 26 states seek to extend food programs to most counties, arguing residence based denial is unconstitutional. Court action targets Department of Agriculture. states named include California Florida Indiana Iowa Kansas New York Ohio Texas Virginia.
Mr. Howard Schultz of 701 McCulloch Rd Pt Pleasant West Virginia ran an Action Act to sell a circulating gas heater and notes he received several calls and sold the stove on the fourth day after the ad ran to people who needed it. If you have something to sell, one of our 17000 reader families may be waiting to buy it. Start your Action Ad tomorrow.
Mrs Helga Wood 31 used a fire extinguisher to combat an explosion and fire in a Boeing 707 restroom as the jet prepared to land in Denver. A Continental Airlines official called her a heroine. Police arrested a male passenger on destruction of aircraft charges. Seventy passengers and crew were aboard with Senator Clifford Hansen among them. The plane landed safely.
A 190 man snow clearing team battled overnight to free clogged streets after Cleveland's first snow storm of the season. Police called it the worst traffic jam in city history with 14 miles of backed up cars from downtown to West 25th Street and along State Road to Pleasant Valley Road in Parma. Downtown Cleveland and the West Side saw two inches, while southern and eastern parts of Cuyahoga County and much of Lake and Ashtabula counties reported up to four inches.
Washington report notes a cluster of wreaths at Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s grave marking the 43rd anniversary of his birth at Arlington National Cemetery beside the eternal flame near his brother John F. Kennedy’s grave. Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles last June. Friday marks the fifth anniversary of the president’s assassination.
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor posted a $720 bond and was released after being arrested for allegedly failing to pay a $1,000 hotel bill in Mallorca. She was removed from a plane to Paris but allowed to depart after promising to settle charges with the San Vida hotel. The hotel claims she owes $1,140 for four days and she made a partial payment on a $3,500 boutique bill during a brief Spanish vacation.
Ottawa weighs changes to Canada’s NORAD involvement as part of a broad foreign and defense policy review. Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau told the House of Commons that Canada’s role, as the junior partner to the United States, is under consideration with options to boost, cut, or withdraw from the command.
San Francisco State College officials announced plans to reopen the campus today with police on standby after a shutdown last Thursday caused by campus violence.
Inside Today notes Kettering School names a new superintendent while Ohio University grants honorary status to a local figure. Other items include Cambridge firm seeking material recovery for Athens bridges and Nelsonville's Tri-County Technical Institute planning expansion amid funding needs. County engineer Clyde Underwood indicates he'll drop a related lawsuit.
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