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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1968

Page

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Humphrey Opens Stretch Drive In Ohio Campaign

AP dispatch reports Hubert H. Humphrey launching the final week of campaigning in Ohio with attacks on Nixon’s militarization of policy while citing phony arms estimates. Nixon backers claim a narrow Ohio edge as Wallace eyes a national third-party push with stops in Missouri Texas Detroit Philadelphia and Chicago and a Wallace LeMay TV panel before returns.

Akron, Ohio Hubert H. Humphrey Richard M. Nixon Ohio Humphrey Nixon Johnson Kennedy Montgomery Ala George C. Wallace Alabama Deep South East Midwest Hannibal Mark Twin Beaumont Tex Detroit Philadelphia Chicago Enid Okla Wheeling W.va Hagerstown Wallace Curtis E. LeMay

Seek State's Backing Top Politicians Visit Ohio In Final Week

A closing campaign blitz sees Hubert Humphrey arrive in northeast Ohio with stops in Akron Canton Cleveland and nearby areas. John Gilligan joins in Akron and faces Saxbe in a Cleveland City Club debate. Tower Percy and Muskie schedule appearances in multiple cities while Wallace campaigns in Cincinnati.

Hubert H. Humphrey Ohio Richard M. Nixon Edmund Muskie John Tower Charles Percy Edward Brooke U.S. Senate John Gilligan Humphrey Akron Gilligan Canton Kent Youngstown Toledo Cincinnati William B. Saxbe Cleveland Saxbe Nixon Massachusetts Texas Columbus Defiance Lima Middletown Zanesville Illinois Tower Maine George Wallace American Independent Party

Nixon Defends Agnew Over Conflict of Interest Claims

Richard Nixon defends running mate Spiro Agnew amid conflict of interest charges in a CBS Face the Nation interview. He calls the Times editorial on Agnew’s Maryland governorship and Chesapeake National Bank role gutter politics while asserting the matter is stale and already answered. The Times meanwhile states it will reassess any factual error.

New York Richard M. Nixon Spiro T. Agnew Nixon White House Johnson Vietnam Hubert H. Humphrey GOP Humphrey Albany N.Y Pittsburgh Agnew Face the Nation CBS New York Times San Francisco Times The John B. Oakes United States Maryland Chesapeake National Bank of Towson, Md

Prague Faces Student Rally With Palace Lockdown

Several hundred Czech OsIovak students marched on Prague Castle while President Ludvik Svoboda presided over the 50th anniversary of Czechoslovakia’s independence. Police blocked gates as crowds, including many girls, pressed on lines. Soviet tanks and spies were rumored possibilities, with Soviet radio cars and plainclothes detectives patrolling. Svoboda urged a matter of fact, harmonious stance for the country within the socialist world.

Prague Ludvik Svoboda Czechoslovakia Communist Party

President Johnson backs Humphrey campaign push in week of politicking

President Lyndon B. Johnson vows to go all out for Democrat Hubert H. Humphrey with Muskie, promising to campaign nationwide and on NBC. He blasts Nixon as backward and urges voters to elect Humphrey and a Democratic Congress, while touring states and addressing crowds.

Center Stage Patrick Lyndon Nugent President Johnson Luci Nugent New York LaGuardia Field Humphrey-Muskie Waldorf Astoria Hotel Washington Johnson Richard M. Nixon Hubert H. Humphrey Hubert Humphrey Edmund Muskie Appalachian America Congress Morgantown W.va Nixon

Talks resume between Ohio University officials and non academic staff

Negotiations resume at Ohio University as administration engages with non academic employees over disputed terms and conditions. Details remain sparse as talks proceed behind closed doors with union representatives present.

Ohio University Ase Ccd Secceebs Andee Tess Lert

Unmanned Soyuz 2 Lands. Beregovoy Still in Orbit

Tass reports the unmanned Soyuz 2 returned to the Soviet Union after three days in space while cosmonaut Georgy Beregovoy remained aboard Soyuz 3. The two ships trailed each other as Beregovoy maneuvered to approach the pilotless craft, with no linking attempt announced.

Moscow Soviet Union Tass Georgy Beregovoy Beregovoy Earth

Local renter touts Messenger Ad for quick results

Mr. N. L. Russell of Rt. 1 Athens hails Messenger Action Ad for leasing efficiency. He notes another local source failed with a 6 day cottage ad, while his Messenger ad could have rented four cottages the same day. If you have vacant property for rent, find bonafide renters fast with Messenger.

N. L. Russell Rt. 1 Athens Messenger Russell

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