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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1965

Page

2

Ohio plans single member districts under apportionment plan

Ohio Attorney General William Saxbe submitted a federal court reapportionment plan proposing 38 single member House districts and 38 senate districts for the General Assembly to meet the Oct 1 deadline. The plan preserves county lines where possible and uses the 1960 census figures for Ohio's population.

Columbus Wiliam Bo Saxbe House Senate General Assembly Supreme Court Loneman Saxbe State Ohio Cincinnath Ghia Senate Butler Stark

Month Of Hatred Strike Fizzles In Saigon Area

South Vietnamese forces claim 218 Viet Cong killed in two days of fighting near Can Tho and Saigon with 37 VC prisoners freed. US reports mixed results and light American casualties. A Viet Cong call for a nationwide strike apparently failed as support waned.

Saigon South Viet Nam U.S Mekong Delta Can Tho Binh Duong U.S. Army 1St Infantry Qui Nhon U S South Viet Nam United States

Protest Parade Pledged in Berkley Viet Nam Day March

Berkeley officials warned of mass arrests as the Viet Nam Day committee pressed a 714 mile march from Sproul Hall to the Oakland Army Terminal to join a worldwide protest against U.S. involvement. Oakland, Berkeley police and National Guard were placed on alert after parade permits were denied. A 400-member Berkeley faculty group condemned the permit denial and criticized officials.

Berkeley Calif University of California Oakland Army Terminal Oakland U.S Sproul Hall National Guard Viet Nam Day Committee Army Terminal

Vatican approves declaration denouncing anti Semitism

The Vatican Ecumenical Council endorsed a declaration condemning anti Semitism and stating that Jews as a group cannot be blamed for Christ's crucifixion. Bishops voted 1763 to 250 in St Peter's to approve the document, dropping the word deicide but rejecting the portrayal of Jews as rejected by God. Final promulgation by Pope Paul VI is expected in a public session after this vote.

Vatican City tPi Vatican Ecumenical Council St Peter's Paul VI Council

Meigs County Hopes For State Prison Site

Meigs County officials push their bid for Ohio's 18 million maximum security prison to be built with bond funds. They cite 1800 acres between Letart Falls and Portland, access highway concerns, and expected 300 permanent jobs with a one million dollar payroll. The decision rests with the Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Corrections within 30 days.

Pomeroy Meigs County Ohio Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene ODMHC Meigsman Seieta Athens Trimble Township Jackson Lawrence Madison Meigs Letart Falls Portland

Secretary Fowler Seeks Balance of Payments Equilibrium

Secretary Henry H. Fowler told business leaders in Hot Springs that the United States should continue improving its balance of payments in the second half of 1965. He cited a $1.3 billion deficit for early 1965 and urged steps to boost exports and foreign investment to reach a stable equilibrium.

Hot Springs Treasury Henry HH. Fowler United States Fowler Business Council

Second Hocking Marine Corporal Dies in Viet Nam Conflict

Logan Hocking County mourns a second Marine death in the Viet Nam war. Corporal Francis I Toops 22 died October 8 at Clark Air Base Hospital Philippines from a land mine injury. He was a 1961 Logan High School graduate born November 22 1942 at Mount Sterling. Survivors include parents five brothers and five sisters. Funeral plans pending at Leonard Funeral Home with Rev O Appleman officiating. Burial at Armstrong Cemetery Start Two.

Logan — Hocking County Cpl Francis I. Toops Cpl. Toops Clark Air Force Base Philippines Viet Nam Hocking Toops Logan High School Mount Sterling Big Pine New Zion Methodist Church Frederick Logan Enoch Tartton Jerry Lee New Straitsville Larry Lee Union Furnace John Edward Fort Knox Russell Fugene Maridel Te Anne Pamela Lucille Melinda Kay Susandane Marines Camp Lejviene Leonard Funeral Home O. Appleman Armstrong Cemetery

Evacuate Cuban Refugees Aimed At Ordered U.S. Arrival

The State Department plans to send Fidel Castro a note today urging an orderly evacuation of an estimated 30 000 to 50 000 Cubans to the United States President Johnson signals welcome but insists on controlled intake. In Congress the House moved to delay funding for a low income housing rent subsidy program. Don Appell of the HUAC continues hearings on Klan activities as higher education reforms push a national teacher corps to aid access for poor and middle income students.

Washington State Department Fidel Castro United States Johnson Florda Straits National

Sholokhov Wins 1965 Nobel Prize for Literature

Soviet writer Mikhail Sholokhov, author of Quiet Flows the Don, receives the 1965 Nobel Prize in literature at Stockholm. The Swedish Academy cites his epic for expressing a historic phase in the Russian people with artistic power and integrity. He is 69 and a member of the soviet parliament.

Stockholm Mikhail Sholokhov Sholokhov Supreme Soviet Swedish Academy Academy Nobel Committee Anders Osterling

Mason County youth wins top eastern farm er award

A Mason County youth has been named the top eastern farmer in a regional award program recognizing outstanding agricultural achievement. The event highlighted young farmers and their community contributions with regional judges presenting the honors.

Mason County

Navy grants noncombat deferral for sole surviving sons

The Navy restored a policy allowing men who are sole surviving sons to be exempt from combat. A formal request to be assigned to noncombat duties is required, and the protection covers sole surviving sons in families wiped out by service incidents since 1940.

Washington Navy

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