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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1967
Page
1
US marshals removed a core group of Vietnam war protesters from the Pentagon after a weekend rally and clashes. Thousands joined, hundreds were arrested, and dozens injured as demonstrators faced federal detentions and security forces.
UAW leaders prepare for ratification of a Ford contract amid a 47 day strike. Votes by Ford workers are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday across 25 states. The pact includes wage increases from 3 to 50 cents plus cost of living protections and productivity gains, with plant work resuming possible by midweek.
An Ohio University sophomore from Pittsburgh died in a one car crash on a county road in Athens County. Bonnie Jean Bodine, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene from a skull fracture. Edward J. Sternad, 19, of Brecksville suffered minor injuries and was in good condition at Hudson Health Center. The crash occurred at 7:40 p.m. on Baker Road when the convertible left the road and rolled. Bodine was the daughter of Gerald A. and Ruth Bodine. funeral arrangements are being made.
Western Pennsylvania strikers vote 462 to 341 against a proposed pact to end a three month walkout. Cleveland and Buffalo locals accepted the deal, Gary Indiana will release final state by William Kusley. Discontent cited mill waiting period and a Hart remark as unsettled issues.
Egypt claims the destroyer Elath was within its territorial waters when missiles hit it, killing 15 crew and wounding 48 as Israel declares the attack an act of war. Soviet missiles and Naval supply links are cited amid Nasser's cabinet meeting and Zakharov's Cairo arrival. Ben-Gurion questions Egyptian perpetrators.
U S warplanes attacked a naval yard near Haiphong as 4 100 fresh American infantry join 30 000 already there amid fragile northern combat zones. The 198th Light Infantry Brigade adds to 77 000 Marines and push total U S forces toward 467 000. Flights hit Haiphong area oil depot drydock torpedo boat and rail yards to curb supply flow.
In Lock Haven Pennsylvania Leo Held a 39 year old Hammermill lab technician opened fire at the Hammermill plant and then at the Piper Aircraft Co. in nearby airport area killing five coworkers and injuring several others before police wounded and captured him. The incident left multiple victims and wounded workers.
Enugu near capitol of Biafra sees about half a million Ibos flee their homes as federal troops close in. 500 Ibos are reported captured and confined in a gymnasium while two Irish priests aid soldiers with confessions.
The National Hurricane Center reported Heidi as a distant tropical cyclone moving east-northeast about 25 mph. At 6 a.m. EDT its center lay near 33.0 N 60.5 W about 250 miles ENE of Bermuda and 1,600 miles ENE of Miami with no land threat.
Vice Admiral William E. Ellis said the Soviet Union is constructing its first carrier. The New York Times reported from Norfolk that the ship, likely for helicopters, signals a shift toward projecting power beyond Soviet shores.
Three airmen missing since October 13 in Yukon were spotted near their crash site in the Blow River Valley nine miles southwest of Inuvik. Pilot Thor Trontveit of Fairbanks Alaska, Rolf Storhavg of Oslo Norway, and Einar Pedersen of Seattle metropolitan area were found walking beside their wrecked plane and await rescue.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey will visit Kuala Lumpur from Nov 1 to 3 and then go to Jakarta after attending the Saigon inauguration of Nguyen Van Thieu. Details on Indonesia stay were not disclosed, with official notices anticipated in Washington and Jakarta.
Nine persons were hurt in a pair of area traffic accidents around Meigs County and at Ohio University, with a report guiding readers to Page 3. A rural church note on Page 7 highlights a father and son serving as ministers in Meigs County. Page 10 teeee references appear nonsensical.
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