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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1967

Page

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Demonstrators Threaten Civil Disobedience at Pentagon

Washington AP reports antiwar demonstrators vow civil disobedience to halt Pentagon operations. Air Force planes fly in Army MPs from Ft. Bragg Ft. Hood and the Presidio as crowds gather up to 70 000. National Mobilization Committee outlines permit ground rules while Dellinger warns of action beyond limits. Police and guardsmen brace for weekend protest with limited picketing areas. Justice Department marshals reportedly being dispatched.

Washington California Pentagon Air Force Ft. Bragg N.C Ft. Hood Texas Presidio San Dave Dellinger Dellinger General Services Administration Lincoln Memorial Washington Police Force District of Columbia

Ohio Univ trustees approve raises. tuition hikes planned

Ohio University trustees agreed on a $500,000 benefits package for nonacademic staff and approved two tuition and room and board increases to cover costs from wage settlements and House Bill 93. Undergraduate registration would rise to 175 per quarter, with out of state students to 370, and room and board up 10 per quarter to 315. The package for staff, effective January 1 1968, includes a one step wage increase free meals and hospitalization and medical insurance. Union and university officials reached the agreement with Local 1699 AFL CIO representing about 700 employees.

Jim Reader Ohio University Board of Trustees Ohio Board of Regents Sion John Milar Milar Board of Regents Vernon R. Alden Ohio University Columbus State Employment Compensation Board Samuel Erskine American Federation of State, County and Municipal Afl-Cio Oscar McGee Frank Gilbraith

Bids for Sheltering Arms Hospital Under Study At Ohio Univ Inn

Trustees review more than 40 alternates for the general contract as bids exceed estimates. Three firms bid general construction totaling about 3.39 to 3.48 million with kitchen equipment bids listed. Officials from hospital and state health department attended the bid openings as talks with Hill Burton funds conclude.

Sheltering Arms Hospital Ohio University Inn Dwight Rutherford Arthur Kasler J. B. Vanity Jr Robert Mathews Martin L. Hecht Hunter Hope John Jones Carl Thielmann

Typhoon Carla Halts U S Air Strikes Over North Vietnam

Typhoon Carla weakened to 29 mph winds over the Gulf of Tonkin, halting U S Navy strikes from three carriers for the second straight day. Air Force and Marine jets from Thailand and South Vietnam flew 77 missions, including railway bridge attacks near Hanoi. Ground actions in South Vietnam saw 64 Communist casualties in three skirmishes, with no American losses. B52s bombed suspected DMZ staging areas northeast of Con Thien, delivering 300000 pounds of ordnance.

Carla Gulf of Tonkin Gulf Thailand South Vietnam Hanoi North Vietnam North U.S. Command U.S U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division Saigon Demilitarized Zone Dmz Con Thien

Ford Strike Nears Settlement After 44-Day Walkout

Detroit negotiators for Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers held a marathon bargaining session for more than 20 hours and were reported close to a settlement of a 44 day old strike. A bargaining table source indicated he expected an announcement when he left, implying a settlement.

Detroit Ford Motor Co United Auto Workers

No Major Surprises From U S And Soviet Venus Probes

American and Russian space probes studied Venus with Mariner 5 approaching within 2 500 miles and Venus 4 delivering surface data. Both missions found no major surprises with dense carbon dioxide atmospheres and high surface pressures. Venus 4 also reported no nitrogen detection, a result noted as not ruling out its presence.

U.S Pasadena Calif Venus U.S. Mariner 5 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Venus 4 Earth Mariner 2 Moscow

Mississippi jury convicts seven in 1964 civil rights slayings

Seven Mississippians were convicted and eight acquitted by an all white federal court jury after more than 14 hours of deliberation in the 1964 slayings of three civil rights workers. Jurors found Neshoba Deputy Sheriff Cecil R. Price and Sam Holloway Bowers Jr. guilty among others. several defendants were acquitted and a mistrial was declared for three. The case tied to the murders of Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney.

Meridian Miss U.S. Dist Harold Cox Neshoba County Cecil R. Price Sam Holloway Bowers Jr FBI Imperial Wiz Andrew Goodman New York James Chaney

Policy showdown nears at governors conference on Vietnam

Democrats and Republicans at the National Governors Conference confront a vote on pledging resolute support for President Johnsons Vietnam policy. Gov George Romney predicts failure to reach a three fourths majority while Gov Calvin Rampton argues Democrats may prevail despite GOP representation. Romney plans alternative paths and a December visit to Vietnam as part of the effort.

Charlotte Amalie V.1 Johnson Vietnam Calvin L. Rampton Utah Territorial Nors Rampton GOP David F. Cargo New Mexico Paul Laxalt Nevada Laxalt New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Romney

De Gaulle allegedly cited police in JFK killing

Paris reports claim President de Gaulle told journalist Raymond Tournoux that police were involved in JFK's assassination or at least pulled the strings. He reportedly said the police did the job or let it happen. De Gaulle's office declined comment on the claim.

Paris Charles de Gaulle John F. Kennedy Lee Harvey Oswald de Gaulle Raymond Tournoux

Ohio University to name Graduate Research Building

The university will dedicate the Graduate Research Building at Ohio University in honor of the late Dr. Donald R. Clippinger. Page 2 mentions TV critic Martin Agronsky urging an end to U.S. bombing in Vietnam. Page 3 notes SEORC backing highway priority recommendations at an Athens meeting. Page 4 reports nurses’ group opposing efforts to redefine professional nurse roles at Gallipolis State Institute.

Ohio University Donald R. Clippinger Martin Agronsky U. S Gallipolis State Institute

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