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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1969

Page

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Briefly Czechs To Oust Ex Party Chief

Prague informants report Alexander Dubcek will be driven from public life after Soviet charges on 1968 reforms. Gustav Husak and other leaders plan to remove him from the 11 member party presidium within weeks, with his government posts to follow. Detroit mayoral primary winners named two candidates in Wayne County.

Prague Alexander Dubcek Dubcek Communist Party Gustav Husak Detroit Wayne County Richard Austin Roman Gribbs Mary V. Beck

Radicalism spreads to high schools says Columbia attorney

An attorney from Columbia University warned state officials at a three day campus security seminar that student radicalism persists and is reaching high schools. The event drew about 60 university officials at the Ohio Highway Patrol Academy in Columbus. Gov Rhodes also announced an $85 million annual savings by moving aged blind and disabled from welfare to Social Security, benefiting 95 000 Ohioans. Senators Eastland and Hruska rejected Haynsworth conflict of interest claims as baseless, citing a Justice Department file in defense of his Supreme Court nomination.

Columbus Ohio Columbia University State University New York Edward C. Kalaidjian Ohio Highway Patrol Academy James A. Rhodes National Governors Conference Washington Clement F. Haynsworth Senate Haynsworth Supreme Court James O. Eastland D-Miss Senate Judiciary Committee Roman L. Hruska R-Neb GOP Justice Department

Research Center Closings Seen Across Nation

Nineteen of 93 medical research centers may close next year for lack of federal funds, NIH says. Congress has not appropriated enough money to operate all centers, many run on federal aid. The centers are small hospitals where patients receive the newest medical and surgical techniques, including pioneering organ transplant work.

Washington —P National Institutes of Health Institute Congress

Utility Rate Hikes Seek More Than One Billion

Senate researchers estimate private utilities have $961 million in pending rate increases across gas electric and telephone services as of June 1, awaiting state commission decisions. This marks a record volume of rate hike applications.

Washington Senate

Students Adopt Own Ethics Code at Small Arizona School

In San Simon Arizona 69 students at the high school voted a school code of ethics. Rules ban beards and mustaches and carbonated drinks, require short haircuts and neat clothing, and enforce a strict 10 p.m. curfew.

San Simon Ariz Arizona

West School disposal discussed at Nelsonville York board

Nelsonville York school board discusses disposal plans for West School during a meeting. Other items note Hocking Commissioners plan bids for rebuilding bridges and a Mets win over the Cubs to narrow the lead, along with Henderson School property offered at a low price drawing Mason County Education Board critique.

Nelsonville-York Hocking Commissioners Leo New York Mets Chicago Henderson Mason County Board of Eaucation

Dayan warns of heavier Israeli strikes after Suez raid

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan warned Egypt of further heavy strikes following an amphibious raid across the Gulf of Suez that Israel says killed 100 to 150 Egyptians. The operation involved infantry and tanks landing near El Hasayer and withdrawing to Sinai.

Associated Press Moshe Dayan Egypt Gulf of Suez Israel Gulf Sinai Desert Ered el Hasayer Suez Canal

Viet Meet Touches Off Withdrawal Speculation

U S officials in Saigon and Washington discuss possible troop withdrawals and a scaled down allied war effort amid talks with South Vietnam leaders. The cease-fire ending at 1 a m Thursday faces mixed reactions as Thieu rejects it while Abrams and Berger seek to bridge Washington Saigon rift and plan further reductions.

Creighton W. Abrams U.S Vietnam Nguyen van Thieu Washington Nixon Abrams Samuel D. Berger Thieu Berger Saigon

Mine Reopening Stirred by Methane Danger in WV Mine

Washington reports reopening Mountaineer No. 9 in Farmington West Virginia will start Friday if weather permits. The mine sealed nine months ago with 78 dead contains high methane levels posing explosion risk for days. Consolidation Coal Co. and federal inspectors will use fans to vent gas as miners break the seal under strict precautions.

Washington West Virginia Mountaineer No. 9 Farmington Consolidation Coal Co

Senators Try to Block Navy Nuclear Carrier Purchase

Senators Mondale and Case filed an amendment to cut 377.1 million from a 20 billion defense bill delaying the carrier project. They seek GAO review of costs and need for carriers amid nuclear missile era, while Stennis opposes the move and warns of naval air arm readiness.

Washington Navy Walter F. Mondale 1D Minn Clifford P Case Rn.j Pentagon General Accounting Office John C. Stennis Armed Services Committee

Seven From Ohio Die In Crash Of Jetliner

A Allegheny Airlines jetliner crashed near Indianapolis after colliding with a small private plane. At least seven Ohioans on board were killed, including Cincinnati Colonial Stores official Augustine J. Long and Armco Steel executive Richard A. Boxwell. Boxwell, 43, was a former Middletown basketball star. Long and his family were en route to California. the group had been reassigned from a TWA flight due to mechanical trouble.

Cincinnati Allegheny Airlines Indianapolis Armco Augustine J. Long Colonial Stores Gregory California Vietnam Long Albers Super Markets Inc Richard A Chick) Boxwell Boxwell Middletown Xavier University Kansas City TWA Here Allegheny

Alaska lifts bid on $1 billion Arctic oil leases

In Anchorage bids open on a record oil lease sale as Alaska aims for about 1 billion dollars in leases. Gov. Keith Miller insists the state will not accept less than its valuation while representatives from major oil firms pack the scene for the historic auction.

Anchorage Alaska State of Arctic Keith Miller

Baker Gains Support as GOP Senate Leader Candidate

The race to succeed Dirksen as Senate Republican leader centers on Howard Baker Scott and Roman Hruska. Liberal Republicans rally behind Hugh Scott. Baker appeals to both wings amid ongoing behind the scenes discussions and burial preparations for Dirksen.

Washington Howard H. Baker Jr Tennessee Senate Everett M. Dirksen Nebraska Gordon Allott Colorado Hruska Baker Scott Charles H. Percy Illinois

Quiet Eloquence Marks Capital Services For Senator Dirksen

President Nixon eulogized Everett Dirksen as a steadfast Republican leader whose death led to a Capitol tribute with roses and silent dignity. Dirksen lay in the Senate rotunda as officials and foreign envoys attended a 24 minute memorial service before funeral arrangements moved toward Pekin, Mississippi.

Dirksen Washington Everett McKinley Dirksen Congress Nixon Senate Everett Dirksen Illinois Pekin House of Representatives Republican Party

Hurricane Gerda Lashes Maritime Provinces Then Moves Inland

Hurricane Gerda battered New Brunswick and Nova Scotia with winds to 80 mph and heavy rain four inches in Portland Maine. The center avoided the U.S. coast as Nova Scotia's south shore suffered downed lines and uprooted trees disrupting shipping and flights. The Tuna Cup sailing race was suspended and the Bluenose ferry remained in port.

Halifax N.S Gerda Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia Atlantic New England Grand Manan Island Portland Maine Eastport U.S. Coast Bar Harbor Yarmouth

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