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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1968
Page
1
Atlanta brief notes Public Health Service advisory committee warning of a potential fall and winter outbreak of a new Asian influenza strain A2 Hong Kong 68 with no specific vaccine available. The alert stresses high risk and early strain identification across the United States.
A New England church marks 100 years with special Sunday services as part of a centennial observance. The report notes community participation and historical reflections guiding the ceremony.
President Nixon defended Chicago police and protesters after last week’s violence. He urged a study of handling urban unrest and the proper use of force once law is broken. Humphrey campaign aides touted growing support as stops planned in Philadelphia Denver and Los Angeles.
Atlantic City AP Susan Thompson Miss Iowa beams after winning the first swimsuit judging in the 1968 Miss America Pageant. Her father Maj Abe Thompson, an Air Force pilot, leaves Sept. 27 for Vietnam, and he could not attend. Susan, 20, a Drake University music major from Des Moines, has moved frequently since 1954 with only the piano staying in place.
Allied forces launch air and ground assaults to halt Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops moving toward Saigon from the north and northwest. U.S. intelligence says the earliest attack could occur Sept. 15, with plans depending on outlying-front successes. American casualties last week totaled 408 killed and 2,513 wounded as fighting surged after a lull. Vietnamese rangers repelled an enemy force 20 miles southwest of Saigon, the largest clash near the capital since earlier incursions, with seven rangers killed and 17 wounded. An enemy unit fired eight mortars near ranger positions, wounding five. Over 2,009 infantrymen drove into Bot Loi Woods, 30 miles northwest, where the former enemy base camp had been leveled. initial reports indicated no contact with the enemy.
Washington AP The Johnson administration ordered a violence study panel to probe the Chicago convention protests and police tactics. Led by Milton Eisenhower the group will examine July Cleveland gun battles and possible Miami rioting as part of a broader inquiry into the Democratic and Republican confrontations.
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen reaffirmed he will vote for Abe Fortas but did not commit to actively pushing for confirmation. The Judiciary Committee meeting was postponed as a quorum failed. most Fortas opponents stayed away. Leaders warned Congress faces a backlog of issues including nuclear treaties gun control and farm program extensions with possible October recess.
A reader tip notes that pets bring joy to kids and urges checking Classification 76 Pets and Supplies in Messenger Action Ads for available puppies and kittens offered today.
Nigerian and Biafran forces clash over landing rights delaying a Red Cross airlift of food and medicine to Biafra. Government agrees to daytime flights for 10 days to a Uli airstrip while Biafrans favor Okigwe. Fears of blocked Umuahia advance persist.
Washington AP reports major airlines expect federal air traffic controls aimed at reducing congestion in New York Chicago and Washington to become law by November 1. The FAA plans a public hearing September 25 while small-plane pilots vow strong opposition.
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