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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1968

Page

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Johnson seeks Hanoi assurances to halt bombing

President Johnson presses Hanoi for guarantees to advance Paris peace talks and halt combat in the South while Thieu resists signing a US backed halt declaration. Washington eyes demilitarized zones and limits on infiltrations as air strikes continue amid weather and planning shifts.

Washington Johnson Hanoi Saigon U.S North Vietnam Paris South Vietnam United States Nguyen van Thieu North Ellsworth Bunker Thieu South Vietnamese National Liberation Front

Hair Breadth Victory Predicted by Humphrey

Democrat Hubert H. Humphrey told a New York Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner crowd he trails Nixon in polls but predicts a hair breadth victory in November. He cited Truman’s comeback and noted Nixon and Johnson shared the platform as they spoke on Vietnam and welfare. Nixon urged listening to youth and proposed a Youth Service Agency to coordinate programs.

Hubert Humphrey Terence Cooke Richard Nixon Johnson New York City Associated Press Hubert H. Humphrey Richard M. Nixon St. Louis Humphrey Nixon New York Harry S$. Truman Vietnam George C. Wallace Louis Bean Truman Bean America Washington

Northeast Ohio In Campaign Focus With National Figures

National candidates concentrate on Ohio industrial northeast. Mrs Humphrey Muskie visit Akron noon, then Geneva rally for Summit Ashtabula Geauga Lake counties. Agnew to speak in Youngstown. Wallace will speak from Stambaugh next Wednesday. Nixon to begin whistlestop tour across state from Cincinnati to Columbus and Toledo. Saxbe cites Johnson administration credibility gap. Gilligan accuses Saxbe on pollution enforcement at Ashtabula civic meeting.

Ohio Muriel Humphrey Jane Muskie Akron Summit County Humphrey- Muskie Geneva Ashtabula Geauga Lake Counties Spiro T. Agnew Plannd Youngstown GOP George ©. Wallace American Independent Party Stambaugh Auditorium Nixon Cincinnati Columbus Toledo Saxbe John J. Gilligan Gilligan

Apollo 7 astronauts tour smooth running spaceship

Apollo 7 astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr Donn F. Eisele and Walter Cunningham gave television viewers a matter of fact tour of their spacecraft as they sped along the downhill leg of their marathon voyage while checking the complex systems on board Houston space center AP reports the crew eager to return home after a demanding sequence of tasks

Parents seek babysitters after crowded classified ads

Robert J. Brown and his wife at 23 Palmer Street in Athens praised the classified section of the Athens Messenger for attracting 35 to 40 calls. They found a babysitter on the first day and suggest others try the service for babysitters or odd jobs.

Athens Messenger Robert J. Brown Palmer St. Athens

Televised Apollo 7 crew show grows sterner in episode four

The Wally Walt and Donn program aboard Apollo 7, drifting south of the U S, airs a 12 minute, sober segment with shaky reception. Schirra demonstrates zero gravity quirks while focusing on windows and panels, then the crew returns to routine exercises as officials push away from lighthearted parts.

Wally Walt and Donn Earth United States Schirra

Hurricane Gladys Near Tampa Bay Braces Rise

Hurricane Gladys moved past the Florida Keys toward the Tampa Bay area with 90 mph winds. The National Hurricane Center projected inland impact near Bradenton by midday as Florida’s population center faced the storm.

Miami Fla Florida Lower Keys Tampa Bay Cuba National Hurricane Center Bradenton

Sleepyheads' Death Rate Higher From Strokes

A large Albany study links long sleep to higher death rates from strokes and heart disease. Men aged 50 to 59 who sleep 10+ hours show stroke deaths 286 percent higher than 7 hour sleepers. coronary death rates also rise. Data gaps limit age groups.

New York

Inside Today Student unrest colors today’s pages

A SDS member voices unhappiness with the local judiciary as readers flip through pages 4 and 15 reveal plans for a free high school and a feature on two Southeastern Ohio natives returning for a Miami Ohio University game on Saturday.

Southeastern Ohio Miami Ohio University

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