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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1965
Page
1
Informants report Viet Cong troop concentrations river shipping supply dumps and military bases. Ground fire shot down a Air Force Super Sabre Jet near Can Tho South Viet Nam. the pilot parachuted to safety and was rescued.
Brezhnev warned that Soviet U.S. relations would freeze while aid to North Vietnam continues and China’s Chen Yi rejected peace overtures. Brezhnev urged unity with China but criticized Western powers as the press on Viet Nam. He outlined reforms to run industry for profit and boost worker incentives.
A jury of 12 white men acquitted special Deputy Sheriff Thomas L. Coleman of manslaughter in the Aug 20 shooting of Jonathan M. Daniels an Episcopal seminary student. Defense argued self defense citing witnesses who saw a knife and a gun.
Washington report says House vote could occur today on a bill to abolish the national origins quota system while limiting immigration from Western Hemisphere nations. Rep Emanuel Celler notes conference committee approval and possible Senate action to send the measure to President Johnson, with temporary postponement of other bills.
Vatican council urged to drop birth control text for a papal pronouncement. Segregation incident in Crawfordville shows a bus standoff with white pupils, no violence reported. Other items note a sales tax push in Ohio, Jaffe expelled from Moscow bureau, NYC strike mediation talks, storm Debbie offshore effects, Taal volcano blast and Gary Merrill planning a Maine political career.
In Washington Senator Thruston B. Morton labeled the John Birch Society the Ku Klux Klan and the Communist Party as dangerous clandestine groups. He warned they seek to infiltrate and take over the GOP while urging open political dialogue. Rousselot disputed Morton's charges.
Mrs Margaret Jarvis reported her 95 pound collie watchdog stolen from Akron with an 18 foot chain. She described Rover as a faithful guard for two years and mockingly suggested the thief would have to be quite likable.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko met at the United Nations in New York to discuss disarmament and the India Pakistan crisis. They agreed to another session Friday night at the Soviet UN Mission, following a three hour dinner described as relaxed and businesslike. Brezhnev in Moscow condemned U S Viet Nam policy, while U S officials called it Kremlin propaganda. The exchange reflected a broader pattern of Soviet tough talk and handling of cultural exchanges.
A procession of state officials led by Gov. James A. Rhodes is set to attend a 1:30 p.m. groundbreaking for a new vacation lodge and cabins at Burr Oak State Park. The ceremony will feature an old fashioned horse drawn shovel at the site about two miles east of Bishopville off Route 78.
Washington accord reports the highway beauty bill faces sharp House opposition and Rules Committee scrutiny. Critics decry content and process while supporters note presidential backing and urgency amid remarks about Lady Bird Johnson and past delays.
Fred Chase is appointed to lead Athens city schools as the new superintendent. The move appears in the Athens notice section with page reference and official confirmation.
State Highway Director P. E. Mash says Ohio will complete 957 miles of its 1529 mile interstate by year end. The finish would reach about 63 percent, well above the national average near 50 percent.
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