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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1968
Page
1
In Chattanooga Nixon urged Southern voters not to back third party efforts by George C. Wallace. He argued Wallace is not a serious candidate and warned that a Wallace vote could help Humphrey by denying Nixon an electoral majority. He stressed a two party South and his own path to victory.
President Johnson names Washington Post editor J. R. Wiggin s to serve as U.N. ambassador replacing George Ball who quits to join Vice President Humphrey s campaign team. Wiggin s will serve about four months until a new president appoints an envoy in January. Ball cites domestic politics while Ball backs Humphrey s bid over Nixon.
Senate Republican Leader Dirksen says a cloture petition against Abe Fortas could trigger an automatic vote next Tuesday. He expects a strong majority against ending debate, while critics urge Johnson to withdraw Fortas and for him to resign. The clash follows days of heated debate over Fortas's nomination to be chief justice.
Chrysler Corp trimmed its 1969 model price increases to an average of 52 per car, aligning with Ford and GM after White House criticism. Ford gains run about 47 per car and GM about 49, with AMC to release prices Monday.
Portugal's President Americo Thomaz appoints Marcello Caetano a 62 year old law professor and Salazar ally to succeed the ailing dictator who has ruled for 40 years. Public reaction is muted as the new premier takes office while Salazar remains in a coma.
Forces surged from flooded Tivelands near the Cambodian border and struck two well defended South Vietnamese frontier camps. At least 276 enemy soldiers were killed or counted in the fighting.
Conciantiae alert notes park patrolmen surprised a university student Albert Leder late Thursday as he stored about 120000 dollars worth of narcotics inside a large statue of a Hamah, Leder a psychology major, was charged with narcotics possession and held under 2000 dollar bond. Prague leaders continue discussions on Moscow trip to sign partial Soviet troop withdrawal. Cincinnati schools investigate disturbances at two high schools in Clifton Heights with a petition from about 200 angry mothers threatening to pull children from Hughes High and Mercy Junior High amid fights between Black and white students.
Non academic employees union representatives meet with the international president in Columbus to discuss bargaining with Ohio universities. The event notes attendance by hundreds in Pomeroy and Coolville as federal funds are discussed for local housing and public works projects.
UN secretary general urges a Big Four summit with the United States the Soviet Union Britain and France to ease East‑West tension and curb nuclear war risk. Lesser nations back the idea while no immediate reaction comes from the four powers ahead of the General Assembly meeting.
Democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey urged televised debates with Richard Nixon during a Portland City Club speech praising prosperity prospects. He accused Republicans of economic mismanagement in the 1950s and said Nixon advisers resemble a back to McKinley strategy. A telegram from Humphrey to Nixon proposed arranging a series of debates through his campaign manager Larry OBrien.
Ohio Senatorial hopeful John J. Gilligan faces a COPE vote after closed sessions with the 50 member operating committee. Saxbe predicted labor backing for Gilligan, noting past union support for his primary win. The full 200 member COPE committee meets at 3 pm to decide which candidate receives the union’s backing.
A fragmented note mentions gating, icy conditions, and a sequence of unclear events. The readable terms include references to gates, ice, and a person or place named Relaw, with an unclear date or duration.
The Ohio GOP platform committee held a day long public hearing in Columbus to hear testimony from law enforcement business public employees education and sportsmen as it prepares a platform for the State Convention. Senate leader Ted H Gray presides with Saxbe Rhodes broadcast to six stations 8 30 to 9 p m. Kurfess leads for general assembly candidates while McCulloch discusses congressional nominees.
Mrs Albert Leep of Clearview Drive Athens reports two successful uses of the classified ads for selling furniture turning unused items into cash. The notice promotes quick cash through the Messenger Action Act classified section.
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