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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1968

Page

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Alden Announces Resignation As Ohio University President

Ohio University president Vernon R. Alden will resign next June to become chairman of The Boston Co. and the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co. He will complete seven years at Ohio this January. Alden has served as director of The Boston Co. since its founding and of the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co. since 1959. The Boston Co. oversees assets over 3 billion dollars and includes university endowment management and investment advisory firms. Alden expresses pride in Ohio’s growth and pledges a smooth transition to a new president chosen by the trustees.

Ohio University Vernon R. Alden The Boston Co., Inc Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co Alden Ohio U’s Board of Trustees Boston Company Boston Co Trust Company William W. Wolbach Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Dr. Alden Boston Ohio Fred H. Johnson Ohio U. Board of Trustees Johnson Humphrey Nixon New Orleans George C. Wallace Wallace American Legion Vietnam American Independent Party Spiro T. Agnew Washington America

Penitentiary contracts eyed for Lucasville

State Architect Carl E. Bentz planned meetings with low bidding contractors to cut alternate proposals and secure bids within available funds for the new 25 million penitentiary at Lucasville Scioto County.

Columbus Lucasville Scioto County Carl E. Bentz Korea

Bribery Probe Ordered Over Hoffa Testimony Claims

A special grand jury in Nashville is to probe bribery allegations tied to Hoffa witness testimony. Walter Sheridan testified of offers to bribe Ed ward Grady Partin and Robert Vick, with claims of a $1 million pay for changing statements. Judges Miller and Gray directed investigations into Sheridan and Earl Wingo statements.

Nashville, Tenn Teamsters James R. Hoffa U.S. District Court Frank Gray Jr William E. Miller Walter Sheridan Justice Department Sheridan Robert F. Kennedy D-N.y Edward Grady Partin Baton Rouge, la Robert Vick Nashville Hoffa Chattanooga Federal Lewisburg Miller Gray U.S. Attorney’s Office Earl Wingo Nashville Teamsters Local 327

Occupation Troops Withdraw From Prague and Cities

Soviet troops pull back with less tank presence in Prague and other cities as civilian traffic resumes. Evacuations reported in Bratislava Kosice and Brno while air transport and embassy grounds show remaining forces. Kuznetsov presses government on press control and ban on opposition parties as withdrawal plan unfolds.

Saigon Tay Ninh U. S U.S Muskie Ohio Prague Czechoslovakia St. Wenceslas Square Bratislava Kosice Brno Tank Park Pravda Communist Party Vassily Kuznetsov Kuznetsov National Assembly Josef Smrkovsky Prague Radio Ludvik Svoboda Oldrich Cernik Alexander Dubcek Moscow

Nixon and Humphrey clash over treaty ratification

The Associated Press reports a sharp split between Nixon and Humphrey on Senate ratification of a multination nuclear arms treaty. Nixon favors ratification but seeks delays to reassess Soviet aims in Czechoslovakia and Western Europe. Humphrey urges prompt ratification to build East West ties amid rising superpower tensions.

Associated Press Richard M. Nixon Hubert H. Humphrey Senate Nixon Czechoslovakia Humphrey Wilmington Del Charlotte N.C Soviet Union Central Western Europe Washington Moscow London Charlotte Piedmont College

Talmadge Defeats Jackson in Georgia Senate renomination

ATLANTA AP Senator Herman E. Talmadge won renomination to the U.S. Senate by a margin of nearly 31 votes. Opponent Maynard Jackson, the first Black candidate to win a statewide Georgia race since Reconstruction, called the result a moral victory and pledged to continue civic progress in the state.

Atlanta Herman E. Talmadge Senate Maynard Jackson Georgia Jackson Talmadge

Ray Raynor Lawyers Seek Change Over Unusual Punishment

MEMPHIS AP chief attorney Arthur Hanes Sr. says James Earl Ray may be unable to face a November 12 murder trial due to mental strain from intense security. Ray, returned from England July 19, is jailed in Shelby County with bright lights and constant surveillance, described as cruel and unusual punishment. Hanes plans a motion to modify conditions before the trial.

Memphis, Tenn Martin Luther King Jr Birmingham Arthur Hanes Sr James Earl Ray London Memphis Hanes Ray United States England Shelby County

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