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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1969
Page
1
U S and South Vietnamese commands agree to scale military operations to fit enemy actions during a three day Viet Cong cease-fire for Ho Chi Minh's funeral. casualties include civilians and soldiers near Da Nang. attacks persist around Da Nang and Saigon area.
An El Al office in Brussels was bombed wounding four. A grenade near the Israeli Embassy in The Hague missed its target and exploded before a House of a West German diplomat. Police held likely Arab suspects in both cities. Israeli Ambassador Yannay cited a 16 year old suspect.
Senate leaders announce tribute to Everett Dirksen, longtime Republican minority leader from Illinois, who died at Walter Reed Army Hospital at age 73 after lung cancer surgery complications. President Nixon called him a giant in Congress. funeral plans set for Pekin, Illinois.
Sen Hugh Scott emerges as likely successor to Dirksen after his death, with a leadership contest possibly unfolding through 1970. Sen Gordon Allott may challenge for whip, while strategy favors a collective or delayed leadership amid a fragmented Republican setup and a potential 1970 election shift.
President Nixon wraps up a month at the Western White House with a two-stop flight home. He will meet Mexican President Diaz Ordaz to dedicate a binational dam, then inspect Hurricane Camille's damage in Louisiana and Mississippi. Dirksen's death creates an immediate gap in the Senate leadership during a somber capital.
In Belfast a Protestant gunman killed a man amid a gasoline bomb attack on a Catholic home. An angry crowd gathered as army units deployed. Police treat the killing as murder. three unexploded gasoline bombs lay near the scene.
The Cuban government expelled Associated Press correspondent Fenton Wheeler and ordered him and his wife to leave within two hours. Officials said they objected to his reporting, including a Friday story accusing a Mexican Embassy staffer of spying for the CIA.
ICC members must pay their own hotel and travel expenses after Virginia Mae Brown issued a memorandum directing officials to cover all costs. The directive affects all ICC staff and stems from relationships with trucking and railroad groups.
Readjustment of Athens County population estimates will substantially raise highway improvement funding. The article notes a related impact on state and local allocations and project planning.
U S ambassador to Brazil C Burke Elbrick was freed by 15 political prisoners who reached Mexico. Brazilian authorities hunted abductors as the military junta warned of possible violence by groups backing the kidnapping. Elbrick, 61, sustained a head wound but was reported in good health.
Washington expects a Soviet reply in the opening days of the UN General Assembly on nuclear arms talks. Secretary Rogers plans to visit New York September 15 for talks with leaders including Andrei Gromyko. A response by September 20 is anticipated, with a yes no or request for more time.
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