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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1968

Page

1

Senate withholds Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Vote

Washington sources report Senate leaders will not bring the nuclear nonproliferation treaty to a vote this session. In Ohio, Gov Rhodes attends a groundbreaking for a new penitentiary as a 800 day completion target is set near Scioto County. US commander rescinds ordering soldiers who failed to salute sent to combat amid misinterpretation. Harriman urges North Vietnam to display readiness for peace talks at the Vietnam conference in Paris. Five Moscow intellectuals go on trial for organizing a Red Square demonstration against the invasion of Czechoslovakia. Defense Secretary Clifford notes some Soviet troop withdrawals but lacks detailed figures. An Australian jury acquits a 21-year-old laborer of murder by insanity citing a chromosome abnormality. Northern Ireland’s government moves to curb clashes as 1,500 Queen's University students march in Belfast.

Lucasville Ohio Scioto County James A. Rhodes Moscow Red Square Czechoslovakia Pavel Litvinov Larissa Daniel

Five Day Forecast Low Temperatures Temperatures Dip

The forecast shows temperatures averaging below normal from Thursday through Monday with highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s and overnight lows mainly in the 40s. A cool spell dominates though temperatures edge up slightly toward week’s end. Precipitation totals half to three quarters of an inch as showers occur at the start and again early next week.

Action Ad Promises Quick Carpet Sales in Classifieds

John M. Gilham of 16 Grand Park Blvd reports 20 calls in 2 days after placing an Action Ad to sell two pieces of carpet. He urges readers that the Messenger Classifieds are the right place to sell items and to use Action Ads.

John M. Gilham Grand Park Blvd

Nixon Attacks Humphrey Wallace in Campaign Swing

Nixon says a vote for Humphrey would be expensive and a Wallace vote futile. Humphrey counters that Nixon and the GOP cannot fix the country. Wallace appeals on housing repeal, law and order, and rough Vietnam policy in Boston and Flint. McCarthy urges party unity after losing the nomination at a New York fundraiser for Paul O Dwyer.

Associated Press Richard M. Nixon Hubert H. Humphrey George C. Wallace Humphrey Nixon Wallace Richard Nixon Republican Party Boston Common Minneapolis Eugene J. McCarthy McCarthy New York Paul O'Dwyer

House Bill On Debate Is Stalled

The House endured nearly 20 hours of delaying tactics before considering a bill to enable a Hubert H. Humphrey Nixon George C. Wallace television debate. Democrats pushed for passage while Republicans used roll calls and chamber blockades, including 244 hours of prelude and 36 rolls, as part of a prolonged dispute over the presidential forum.

Washington House Hubert H. Humphrey Richard M. Nixon George C. Wallace Wallace George Wallace Boston Common

Ohio University protest urged over student group decision

Student body president David Stivson of Ohio University calls for protests regarding the decision that keeps students off a group seeking a successor to President Alen Evencissee. The note appears on page 3 with other regional items.

David Stivson Ohio University Alen Evencissee

Gun Bill Confronts Opposition in Congress

A bill to outlaw mail order sales of guns and ammunition clears a House Senate conference but faces new obstacles as some conferees did not sign the report. House may resist banning mail order ammunition though initially exempted. The bill advances Johnson gun control goals but omits universal firearms registration and owner licensing. The Kennedy assassination revival spurred renewed action after NRA opposition.

Washington House Senate Congress House-Senate Johnson

Coup thwarted in Saigon amid arrests of marine officers

A coup against President Nguyen Van Thieu was thwarted Tuesday night and several marine officers, from majors to colonels, were arrested. The government warned of more arrests as the military remained on full alert in Saigon, amid uncertainty over who was behind the plot and its breadth, with possible links to Lt. Gen. Le Nguyen Khang. Separately, U.S. paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne moved into Saigon’s military district to bolster western defenses, realigning units and shifting control of a brigade from the 25th Infantry Division.

Saigon Nguyen van Thieu le Nguyen Khang Nguyen Cao Ky Khang Thieu U.S 82Nd Airborne Division 82Nd Airborne

Viet Cong action alert and B52 strikes near DMZ

A Vietnamese official called a security alert a normal precaution amid intelligence of possible Viet Cong action against the capital. An Information Ministry spokesman cited reports about possible troublemakers behind the alert. Also, B52 bombers flew over southern North Vietnam to shield Marines operating in the DMZ.

Nguyen van Thieu Information Ministry Nguyen van Noan North Vietnam Demilitarized Zone

Nixon HHH Set Ohio Visits Senate Hopefuls Raise Funds

Nixon plans a six hour Akron visit including a University of Akron rally. Humphrey to appear in Cincinnati on TV show and speak before the National Newspaper Association convention and a downtown rally. Senate race fund raising sees Gilligan at a $100 a plate dinner in Columbus with Tydings urging support. Saxbe campaigns in Cleveland warning tuition could rise to 16,000.

Nixon HHH Ohio Senate Richard M. Nixon Akron University of Akron Hubert H. Humphrey Cincinnati National Newspaper Association Ted W. Brown John F. Kennedy Brown Humphrey George C. Wallace Columbus John J. Gilligan Joseph Tydings D - Md Jack Gilligan Saxbe Cleveland John Carroll University Gilligan

Thousands Of Miners Quit As Pact Expires

Washington AP report says more than 40,000 United Mine Workers on strike as their contract expired and a new wage and fringe benefits agreement stands to be finalized. Stoppages spread across Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio Illinois and Kentucky while talks between UMW President Boyle and Bituminous Coal Operators Association President Judy resume to finish details for union approval.

Washington United Mine UMW Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio Illinois Kentucky W. A Tony” Boyle George Judy Bituminous Coal Operators Association

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U. S Charles P. Stone Paris W. Averell Harriman Harriman Clark M. Clifford Clifford Melbourne Australia Belfast Northern Ireland Queen’s University Flint, Mich United States Hubert Humphrey Wall Street Jeanne Cairoli Miss Cairoli Miss Wow Wow LOGAN Dorsey Scott Mason Schools Sanoees Els Abby Teeters Seas White House Robert F. Kennedy D-N.y National Rifle Association Fort Bragg N.C South Vietnam 1St Corps Duong van Minh District of Columbia B. Saxbe Gerald Donahue
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