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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1965
Page
3
Washington report lauds President Johnson for steering a high speed, policy driven Congress. It notes sweeping social and economic bills, a broad Viet Nam stance, and Johnson’s skill at forging cross party consensus while rewarding allies and nudging critics.
A federal judge ordered an almost 17 million dollar judgment against General Electric Co and Westinghouse Corp for a twenty year price fixing conspiracy in sales of large steam turbine generators. Ohio Valley Electric Corp and Indiana Kentucky Electric Corp sued over 11 generators bought in 1952, with awarded tripled damages totaling 7.4 million and 9.4 million respectively.
President Johnson swore in Leonard Marks as head of the U S Information Agency in the White House rose garden and urged a truthful approach to public message. He said the nation has no propaganda to sell and that freedom and truth best tell America's story abroad.
Columbus officials said Ohio will share in a $338 million federal grant for highways in states with national forests. The state highway department announced the plan and noted Ohio is among 40 states and Puerto Rico to receive funds based on land area and value owned by the federal government.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew said the United States offered a three million dollar bribe to keep silent a CIA agent caught attempting to buy information from a Singaporean intelligence officer. Washington denied the claim.
In New York Dr Martin Luther King urged a tour by President Johnson through northern Negro ghettos to ease civil rights tension after recent riots. He called it a tremendous release for alienation and frustration and praised Johnson’s efforts, saying most Negroes hold him in high regard and blame is not on him.
Congress approved a new cabinet level Department of Urban Affairs by voice vote in the House and sent the bill to President Johnson. The measure is one of the president’s top priority programs.
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