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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1968
Page
1
Deputy escorts Robert John Erler Jr. to a Phoenix courtroom for arraignment on a fugitive warrant in the Marilyn Clark case. Erler allegedly tried to harm himself by smashing a glass door and slashing wrists as deputies restrained him.
DETROIT AP Chrysler Corp. raised prices on 1969 models by about 2.9 percent or an average $84. White House economists called the move a setback to price stability and warned it could cost consumers up to $750 million if industry-wide. Chrysler cited BLS data claiming car prices have fallen 17.9 percent since 1957-59 in CPI terms.
Democratic candidate Hubert H. Humphrey pledges a federal state and local crackdown on crime and civil disorder with funds for better police, mobile units and enforcement teams. Republican Richard M. Nixon calls drug use decimating a generation and pushes border tightening, rehab expansion and international cooperation to halt trafficking. Wallace prepares to announce running mate amid jabs at both major candidates.
Washington AP Senate backers of stricter gun control won approval of a ban on mail order sales of ammunition for rifles shotguns and .22 caliber weapons The Senate voted 41 to 36 to keep ammunition under federal controls alongside guns as work continued on amendments to the bill.
Athens Council gives first reading to amended ordinance requiring permits for rooming house operators. State Highway Department says all children home property is needed for bypass. Logan Board hears student transfer request. Ohio U grid report notes Marshall squad has improved. Obituaries and various local notices follow with sports and editorial items centered on Athens and surrounding towns.
Wallace campaign strategists, buoyed by favorable polls and momentum in the third party bid, believe he has a real chance to win. Wallace himself cautions on the vast goal yet notes past encounters with future presidents boosted his confidence. The plan targets 25 states with 357 electoral votes, plus others where signatures to place his name on ballots are progressing.
Warden Harold J. Cardwell rejected a Dayton Daily News report that guards incited prisoners to riot on August 20. He called the allegation preposterous, noting guards were loyal and that the riot, which ended August 21 with five dead, led to his takeover two days after suppression.
North Vietnamese troops ambushed a U.S. Marine column four miles south of the DMZ, killing 25 Marines and wounding 126 as over 200 mortar rounds and heavy small arms fire rained down. Marines replied with mortars, artillery, and helicopter gunships. 27 enemy dead were reported after a 10 hour engagement.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Abe Fortas for chief justice by 10 to 6 but the full Senate faces a filibuster risk. Opponents, including Republicans and Southern Democrats, seek to block or defeat the nomination amid charges of cronysm and conflicts with sep aration of powers. Fortas would replace Earl Warren after Johnson’s June nomination. Mansfield backs confronting obscenity while Dirksen pushes legislation on obscenity and gun sales.
Two burglary suspects Charles Thomas Landy 26 and Kenneth Adkins 25 escaped Huntington City Jail Monday night and were picked up by State Highway Patrol at Crown City at 8 30 a m after Gallipolis post was alerted to hunt for them.
Mrs. P. B. Burns of 64 Stimson Ave. praises Messenger Action Ads for selling a two piece living room suite. A first buyer visited the first evening and returned the next day to pay in full. Turn your no longer needed items into cash with this service.
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